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Community-ranked versions of Cumberland Blues. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.
Times Played224
First Played11/8/69
Last Played7/9/95
Typical Length5:50
Longest9:59 (10/21/83)
#1 Consensus PickSept. 21, 1972
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94
Length: 6:54 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.88/5 (72 reviews, 151,471 dl)
94
Length: 6:08 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.82/5 (81 reviews, 226,379 dl)
93
#1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.61/5 (60 reviews, 316,382 dl)
92
#2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.78/5 (134 reviews, 335,187 dl)
92
Length: 6:26 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.65/5 (132 reviews, 515,452 dl)
92
Length: 7:01 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.73/5 (65 reviews, 172,915 dl)
91
Length: 6:29 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (159 reviews, 339,371 dl)
90
Length: 5:31 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.79/5 (293 reviews, 944,914 dl)
90
Length: 6:11 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
90
Length: 6:05 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.82/5 (96 reviews, 277,668 dl)
90
Length: 7:01 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.86/5 (53 reviews, 181,031 dl)
89
Length: 6:36 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.63/5 (86 reviews, 183,151 dl)
88
Length: 8:32 · #3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.77/5 (54 reviews, 131,381 dl)
88
Length: 6:16 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.64/5 (58 reviews, 253,757 dl)
87
Length: 5:25 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.78/5 (101 reviews, 394,201 dl)
87
Length: 6:08 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (88 reviews, 213,063 dl)
86
Length: 9:59 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.39/5 (93 reviews, 178,774 dl)
86
Length: 9:22 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.52/5 (65 reviews, 162,799 dl)
86
#3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.62/5 (121 reviews, 358,323 dl)
85
Length: 4:52 · Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)
85
Length: 6:28 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.56/5 (58 reviews, 244,636 dl)
84
Length: 5:21 · Archive: 4.60/5 (141 reviews, 378,075 dl)
84
Length: 5:49 · Archive: 4.86/5 (46 reviews, 176,341 dl)
84
Length: 6:38 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.59/5 (51 reviews, 194,153 dl)
83
Length: 8:10 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.59/5 (67 reviews, 147,477 dl)
82
Length: 6:20 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.46/5 (79 reviews, 219,731 dl)
82
Length: 7:21 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.42/5 (65 reviews, 150,832 dl)
82
Length: 4:43 · Archive: 4.82/5 (82 reviews, 225,407 dl)
82
#1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.54/5 (87 reviews, 209,314 dl)
82
Length: 4:56 · Archive: 4.74/5 (129 reviews, 497,440 dl)
81
Length: 6:16 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.44/5 (94 reviews, 226,162 dl)
81
Length: 5:59 · Archive: 4.62/5 (54 reviews, 126,329 dl)
81
Length: 5:49 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 218,647 dl)
80
Length: 4:34 · Archive: 4.59/5 (119 reviews, 302,646 dl)
79
Length: 6:34 · Archive: 4.65/5 (42 reviews, 104,159 dl)
78
Length: 6:17 · Archive: 4.50/5 (43 reviews, 165,374 dl)
78
Length: 5:48 · Archive: 4.53/5 (52 reviews, 166,281 dl)
78
Length: 6:29 · Archive: 4.45/5 (66 reviews, 182,981 dl)
78
Length: 6:26 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 164,587 dl)
78
Length: 6:22 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.45/5 (50 reviews, 129,168 dl)
Best Version of Cumberland Blues for Every Year (1969–1995)
| Year | Played | Vote | #1 Version of Year | Venue | Length | Score | Tape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 16× | Dec. 31, 1969 SBD | Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA | - | 82 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1970 | 46× | May 2, 1970 SBD | Harpur College - Binghamton, NY | - | 93 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1971 | 42× | Nov. 7, 1971 SBD | Harding Theater - San Francisco, CA | 7:01 | 92 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1972 | 25× | Sept. 21, 1972 SBD | The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA | 6:54 | 94 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1973 | 6× | Mar. 24, 1973 SBD | The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA | 6:05 | 90 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1974 | 7× | Feb. 24, 1974 SBD | Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA | 6:26 | 92 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1981 | 11× | Dec. 5, 1981 SBD | Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN | 5:07 | 69 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1982 | 4× | Aug. 3, 1982 SBD | Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO | 6:16 | 81 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1983 | 6× | Oct. 21, 1983 SBD | The Centrum - Worcester, MA | 9:59 | 86 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1984 | 6× | Oct. 12, 1984 SBD | Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME | 6:29 | 91 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1985 | 5× | Nov. 7, 1985 SBD | Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY | 4:43 | 60 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1986 | 4× | Dec. 30, 1986 SBD | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA | 7:00 | 69 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1987 | 12× | Mar. 27, 1987 SBD | Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT | 5:33 | 72 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1988 | 9× | Apr. 1, 1988 SBD | Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ | 5:56 | 72 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1989 | 8× | July 17, 1989 SBD | Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI | 5:25 | 87 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1990 | 3× | June 23, 1990 SBD | Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR | 6:38 | 84 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1991 | 3× | Sept. 26, 1991 SBD | Boston Garden - Boston, MA | 7:21 | 82 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1992 | 1× | May 30, 1992 SBD | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV | 7:04 | 68 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1993 | 4× | May 27, 1993 SBD | Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA | 6:25 | 46 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1994 | 5× | Oct. 5, 1994 SBD | The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA | 8:10 | 83 | Archive.org ↗ | |
| 1995 | 1× | July 9, 1995 SBD | Soldier Field - Chicago, IL | 4:58 | 51 | Archive.org ↗ |