GratefulHeads

Community-ranked Grateful Dead & JGB versions and shows
Home / Grateful Dead / Songs / Deep Elem Blues

Grateful Dead - Deep Elem Blues

Community-ranked versions of Deep Elem Blues. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or click ▶ Play stream to listen.

Times Played46
First Played12/1/66
Last Played9/24/83
Typical Length5:52
Longest7:37 (12/27/70)
#1 Consensus PickMay 2, 1970
Filter by Year:
93
#1 May 2, 1970 · Harpur College - Binghamton, NY SBD
#1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.61/5 (60 reviews, 316,382 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (5/2/70)
92
#2 Sept. 19, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
#2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.78/5 (134 reviews, 335,187 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (9/19/70)
91
#3 May 15, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
#3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (5/15/70)
88
#4 Mar. 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
#1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (134 reviews, 423,976 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (3/9/81)
88
#5 Sept. 20, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:07 · Archive: 4.60/5 (141 reviews, 378,075 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (9/20/70)
86
#6 June 24, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY
Archive: 4.62/5 (121 reviews, 358,323 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (6/24/70)
78
#7 May 1, 1970 · Alfred College - Alfred, NY SBD
Length: 5:26 · Archive: 4.60/5 (80 reviews, 208,571 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (5/1/70)
74
#8 Oct. 11, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:50 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.77/5 (37 reviews, 139,684 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (10/11/80)
73
#9 Nov. 6, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
Length: 6:41 · Archive: 4.32/5 (45 reviews, 138,068 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (11/6/70)
72
#10 May 14, 1970 · Merramac Community College - Kirkwood, MO SBD
Archive: 4.48/5 (48 reviews, 147,002 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (5/14/70)
71
#11 Dec. 3, 1981 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 6:56 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.36/5 (42 reviews, 105,258 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (12/3/81)
70
#12 Oct. 30, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:24 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.55/5 (23 reviews, 93,720 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (10/30/80)
65
#13 Mar. 21, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY
Archive: 4.41/5 (50 reviews, 143,731 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (3/21/70)
64
#14 June 6, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.40/5 (45 reviews, 97,262 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (6/6/70)
63
#15 Nov. 17, 1978 · Rambler Room, Loyola College - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 3:31 · Archive: 4.53/5 (61 reviews, 167,218 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (11/17/78)
63
#16 Dec. 27, 1981 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:55 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.57/5 (30 reviews, 71,410 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (12/27/81)
62
#17 Nov. 28, 1980 · Lakeland Civic Center - Lakeland, FL SBD
Length: 5:05 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.42/5 (37 reviews, 144,308 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (11/28/80)
62
#18 Apr. 14, 1982 · Glenns Falls Civic Center - Glenns Falls, NY SBD
#1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.29/5 (48 reviews, 97,657 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (4/14/82)
61
#19 Oct. 7, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:15 · Archive: 4.36/5 (21 reviews, 102,541 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (10/7/80)
61
#20 Dec. 27, 1970 · Legion Stadium - El Monte, CA SBD
Length: 7:37 · Archive: 4.60/5 (20 reviews, 56,841 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (12/27/70)
60
#21 Dec. 1, 1966 · The Matrix - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:40 · Archive: 4.24/5 (62 reviews, 212,473 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (12/1/66)
59
#22 Dec. 23, 1970 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.55/5 (36 reviews, 85,816 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (12/23/70)
58
#23 June 4, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:02 · Archive: 4.40/5 (33 reviews, 79,691 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (6/4/70)
58
#24 Apr. 3, 1970 · Field House, U. of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH SBD
Length: 5:19 · Archive: 4.64/5 (23 reviews, 101,795 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (4/3/70)
56
#25 Sept. 24, 1983 · Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds - Watsonville, CA SBD
Length: 5:52 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.61/5 (24 reviews, 75,387 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (9/24/83)
56
#26 Dec. 28, 1970 · Legion Stadium - El Monte, CA SBD
Length: 6:24 · Archive: 4.41/5 (23 reviews, 88,732 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (12/28/70)
55
#27 Oct. 4, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:20 · Archive: 4.49/5 (24 reviews, 91,486 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (10/4/80)
54
#28 Apr. 12, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.24/5 (35 reviews, 118,351 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (4/12/70)
53
#29 Oct. 13, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:23 · Archive: 4.68/5 (19 reviews, 60,970 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (10/13/80)
48
#30 Aug. 27, 1983 · Seattle Center Coliseum - Seattle, WA
Length: 7:02 · Archive: 4.15/5 (32 reviews, 77,113 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (8/27/83)
48
#31 Aug. 5, 1970 · Golden Hall, Community Concorse - San Diego, CA SBD
Length: 5:36 · Archive: 4.34/5 (31 reviews, 64,118 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (8/5/70)
47
#32 May 7, 1970 · Dupont Gymnasium M.I.T. - Cambridge, MA
Length: 6:39 · Archive: 3.83/5 (30 reviews, 221,345 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (5/7/70)
46
#33 July 14, 1970 · Euphoria Ballroom - San Rafael, CA SBD
Length: 5:26 · Archive: 4.35/5 (17 reviews, 98,385 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (7/14/70)
45
#34 Nov. 7, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
Length: 6:54 · Archive: 3.88/5 (8 reviews, 77,090 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (11/7/70)
41
#35 Apr. 9, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:44 · Archive: 4.24/5 (17 reviews, 74,839 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (4/9/70)
40
#36 Oct. 25, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:07 · Archive: 4.14/5 (9 reviews, 65,976 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (10/25/80)
37
#37 Apr. 11, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.61/5 (11 reviews, 22,017 dl)
| | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (4/11/70)
36
#38 Apr. 5, 1982 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
Length: 7:03 · Archive: 3.64/5 (17 reviews, 72,693 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (4/5/82)
31
#39 Mar. 20, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 6:49 · Archive: 3.33/5 (17 reviews, 73,839 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (3/20/70)
29
#40 Dec. 7, 1981 · Des Moines Civic Center - Des Moines, IA SBD
Length: 5:02 · Archive: 4.10/5 (23 reviews, 58,019 dl)
| | | Archive.org ↗ | Show setlist (12/7/81)

Best Version of Deep Elem Blues for Every Year (1966–1983)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreStream
1966 1× Dec. 1, 1966 SBD The Matrix - San Francisco, CA 4:40 60
1970 26× May 2, 1970 SBD Harpur College - Binghamton, NY - 93 -
1978 1× Nov. 17, 1978 SBD Rambler Room, Loyola College - Chicago, IL 3:31 63
1980 7× Oct. 11, 1980 SBD Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA 4:50 74
1981 7× Mar. 9, 1981 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY - 88 -
1982 2× Apr. 14, 1982 SBD Glenns Falls Civic Center - Glenns Falls, NY - 62 -
1983 2× Sept. 24, 1983 SBD Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds - Watsonville, CA 5:52 56