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Grateful Dead - Dupree's Diamond Blues

Community-ranked versions of Dupree's Diamond Blues. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played80
First Played1/24/69
Last Played10/13/94
Typical Length6:15
Longest8:32 (7/8/87)
#1 Consensus PickJuly 1, 1985
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90
#1 July 1, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 7:29 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.60/5 (86 reviews, 215,931 dl)
90
#2 Nov. 4, 1977 · Cotterrell Gym, Colgate U. - Hamilton, NY SBD
Length: 6:30 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.64/5 (101 reviews, 342,325 dl)
88
#3 July 13, 1984 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 6:47 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (111 reviews, 321,478 dl)
87
#4 Sept. 7, 1985 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 7:06 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.58/5 (77 reviews, 214,093 dl)
87
#5 Oct. 2, 1977 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 6:09 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.81/5 (67 reviews, 303,348 dl)
86
#6 Nov. 2, 1985 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 7:10 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (85 reviews, 137,269 dl)
86
#7 June 15, 1985 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 7:49 · Archive: 4.50/5 (67 reviews, 189,812 dl)
86
#8 Feb. 27, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:02 · #1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.98/5 (60 reviews, 175,291 dl)
84
#9 July 8, 1987 · Roanoke Civic Center - Roanoke, VA SBD
Length: 8:32 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.52/5 (56 reviews, 146,333 dl)
84
#10 Nov. 6, 1977 · Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY SBD
Length: 6:03 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.51/5 (118 reviews, 301,236 dl)
82
#11 Oct. 9, 1982 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 6:04 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.59/5 (77 reviews, 210,719 dl)
79
#12 Aug. 28, 1982 · Oregon County Fair - Veneta, OR SBD
Length: 5:55 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.66/5 (59 reviews, 162,293 dl)
78
#13 Sept. 15, 1985 · Devore Field, Southwestern College - Chula Vista, CA SBD
Length: 6:40 · Archive: 4.49/5 (68 reviews, 158,984 dl)
78
#14 Apr. 14, 1978 · Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic U. - Blacksburg, VA SBD
Length: 6:56 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.64/5 (50 reviews, 105,978 dl)
77
#15 Sept. 17, 1982 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Length: 5:48 · #3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.58/5 (64 reviews, 199,018 dl)
74
#16 Sept. 6, 1983 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 6:12 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.44/5 (66 reviews, 182,413 dl)
74
#17 Mar. 1, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:58 · #2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.87/5 (45 reviews, 137,041 dl)
74
#18 July 13, 1985 · Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA SBD
Length: 6:15 · Archive: 4.47/5 (60 reviews, 136,133 dl)
73
#19 Mar. 31, 1985 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Length: 6:15 · Archive: 4.45/5 (57 reviews, 131,974 dl)
73
#20 Apr. 22, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 7:37 · #3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.81/5 (34 reviews, 80,866 dl)
73
#21 Feb. 22, 1969 · Dream Bowl - Vallejo, CA SBD
Length: 3:50 · Archive: 4.71/5 (68 reviews, 144,097 dl)
72
#22 Mar. 26, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 5:42 · Archive: 4.66/5 (34 reviews, 158,051 dl)
72
#23 Apr. 5, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:03 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 138,155 dl)
71
#24 Sept. 20, 1982 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:08 · Archive: 4.43/5 (35 reviews, 197,842 dl)
68
#25 Feb. 12, 1969 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Archive: 4.89/5 (38 reviews, 88,143 dl)
66
#26 Oct. 14, 1984 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 7:29 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.21/5 (45 reviews, 110,660 dl)
66
#27 Feb. 11, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:38 · #1 of 1986 · Archive: 4.48/5 (32 reviews, 106,591 dl)
65
#28 Apr. 26, 1969 · Electric Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Archive: 4.57/5 (36 reviews, 77,134 dl)
64
#29 Apr. 12, 1983 · Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY SBD
Length: 4:37 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.31/5 (63 reviews, 160,505 dl)
64
#30 Nov. 7, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:16 · Archive: 4.25/5 (29 reviews, 86,492 dl)
64
#31 July 7, 1984 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 7:08 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.38/5 (32 reviews, 93,792 dl)
64
#32 Sept. 12, 1988 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:53 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.36/5 (41 reviews, 125,350 dl)
63
#33 Oct. 18, 1983 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Length: 6:50 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.38/5 (25 reviews, 86,245 dl)
61
#34 Apr. 2, 1987 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
Length: 7:27 · Archive: 4.30/5 (26 reviews, 98,435 dl)
61
#35 June 7, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:01 · Archive: 4.48/5 (39 reviews, 158,261 dl)
61
#36 Oct. 27, 1984 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 6:57 · Archive: 4.41/5 (11 reviews, 118,649 dl)
60
#37 Apr. 5, 1989 · Crisler Arena - Ann Arbor, MI SBD
Length: 6:07 · Archive: 4.28/5 (42 reviews, 99,715 dl)
59
#38 Apr. 17, 1983 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 6:25 · Archive: 4.07/5 (70 reviews, 140,700 dl)
59
#39 June 27, 1983 · Poplar Creek Music Theater - Hofman Estates, IL SBD
Length: 6:13 · Archive: 4.44/5 (32 reviews, 67,771 dl)
58
#40 May 3, 1969 · Sierra College - Rocklin, CA SBD
Archive: 4.60/5 (40 reviews, 73,614 dl)

Best Version of Dupree's Diamond Blues for Every Year (1969–1994)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1969 16× Feb. 27, 1969 SBD Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA 4:02 86 Archive.org ↗
1977 4× Nov. 4, 1977 SBD Cotterrell Gym, Colgate U. - Hamilton, NY 6:30 90 Archive.org ↗
1978 2× Apr. 14, 1978 SBD Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic U. - Blacksburg, VA 6:56 78 Archive.org ↗
1982 8× Oct. 9, 1982 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 6:04 82 Archive.org ↗
1983 8× Sept. 6, 1983 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO 6:12 74 Archive.org ↗
1984 13× July 13, 1984 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 6:47 88 Archive.org ↗
1985 16× July 1, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 7:29 90 Archive.org ↗
1986 4× Feb. 11, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 6:38 66 Archive.org ↗
1987 3× July 8, 1987 SBD Roanoke Civic Center - Roanoke, VA 8:32 84 Archive.org ↗
1988 3× Sept. 12, 1988 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 5:53 64 Archive.org ↗
1989 1× Apr. 5, 1989 SBD Crisler Arena - Ann Arbor, MI 6:07 60 Archive.org ↗
1990 1× Mar. 26, 1990 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 5:42 72 Archive.org ↗
1994 1× Oct. 13, 1994 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 6:15 36 Archive.org ↗