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Times Played138
First Played10/7/66
Last Played7/2/95
Typical Length7:10
Longest9:48 (6/22/85)
#1 Consensus PickMar. 24, 1990
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95
#1 Mar. 24, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 9:04 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.63/5 (88 reviews, 323,188 dl)
92
#2 July 1, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 8:52 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.60/5 (86 reviews, 215,931 dl)
82
#3 Sept. 18, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:17 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.70/5 (170 reviews, 481,892 dl)
82
#4 May 10, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 9:07 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (33 reviews, 94,378 dl)
81
#5 July 13, 1985 · Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA SBD
Length: 8:14 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.47/5 (60 reviews, 136,133 dl)
80
#6 June 16, 1985 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 8:18 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.32/5 (57 reviews, 169,173 dl)
80
#7 May 6, 1989 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 8:23 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.36/5 (42 reviews, 158,211 dl)
78
#8 Feb. 26, 1990 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:18 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 114,737 dl)
78
#9 Aug. 6, 1989 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 7:53 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.55/5 (42 reviews, 117,110 dl)
77
#10 Oct. 8, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 7:11 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.64/5 (58 reviews, 239,247 dl)
73
#11 Mar. 15, 1990 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
#3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.48/5 (61 reviews, 236,685 dl)
73
#12 Oct. 27, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:52 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (53 reviews, 188,501 dl)
73
#13 June 8, 1990 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 7:13 · Archive: 4.50/5 (63 reviews, 160,193 dl)
72
#14 Sept. 4, 1991 · Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH SBD
Length: 7:23 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.58/5 (47 reviews, 144,374 dl)
72
#15 June 17, 1991 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 6:36 · Archive: 4.67/5 (113 reviews, 294,181 dl)
70
#16 Apr. 9, 1989 · Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 8:51 · Archive: 4.07/5 (49 reviews, 116,311 dl)
70
#17 Dec. 12, 1990 · McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO SBD
Length: 7:29 · Archive: 4.50/5 (56 reviews, 113,846 dl)
70
#18 Oct. 1, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 7:52 · Archive: 4.50/5 (14 reviews, 149,139 dl)
69
#19 June 22, 1985 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 9:48 · Archive: 4.27/5 (27 reviews, 78,940 dl)
69
#20 May 29, 1992 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV SBD
Length: 9:17 · #1 of 1992 · Archive: 4.43/5 (26 reviews, 81,124 dl)
69
#21 May 26, 1993 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 8:11 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.29/5 (41 reviews, 95,449 dl)
69
#22 July 4, 1989 · Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 6:55 · Archive: 4.41/5 (55 reviews, 511,984 dl)
68
#23 Sept. 15, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:36 · Archive: 4.25/5 (49 reviews, 189,936 dl)
68
#24 May 27, 1989 · Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 7:29 · Archive: 4.47/5 (35 reviews, 96,563 dl)
67
#25 Aug. 21, 1993 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 7:22 · #2 of 1993 · Archive: 4.37/5 (58 reviews, 153,101 dl)
67
#26 Apr. 4, 1991 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 8:03 · Archive: 4.42/5 (28 reviews, 98,546 dl)
66
#27 July 15, 1988 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 7:53 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.14/5 (37 reviews, 125,524 dl)
65
#28 Apr. 30, 1988 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 8:28 · #2 of 1988 · Archive: 4.15/5 (35 reviews, 79,940 dl)
65
#29 Apr. 29, 1989 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Length: 7:46 · Archive: 4.54/5 (14 reviews, 110,609 dl)
65
#30 Mar. 27, 1989 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 9:15 · Archive: 3.99/5 (32 reviews, 91,515 dl)
64
#31 Oct. 28, 1990 · The Zenith - Paris, France SBD
Length: 8:33 · Archive: 4.11/5 (27 reviews, 72,389 dl)
63
#32 Mar. 24, 1988 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 7:37 · #3 of 1988 · Archive: 4.35/5 (46 reviews, 67,152 dl)
62
#33 July 3, 1988 · Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME SBD
Length: 6:36 · Archive: 4.43/5 (70 reviews, 157,428 dl)
62
#34 Dec. 30, 1989 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:00 · Archive: 4.11/5 (43 reviews, 91,944 dl)
60
#35 June 28, 1988 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY SBD
Length: 7:27 · Archive: 4.01/5 (61 reviews, 156,920 dl)
60
#36 July 10, 1989 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Archive: 4.29/5 (42 reviews, 131,961 dl)
59
#37 Feb. 14, 1988 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:07 · Archive: 4.03/5 (20 reviews, 89,824 dl)
59
#38 Oct. 20, 1990 · Internationales Congress Centrum - Berlin, Germany SBD
Archive: 4.37/5 (34 reviews, 78,375 dl)
59
#39 July 29, 1988 · Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Monterey, CA SBD
Length: 6:21 · Archive: 4.40/5 (98 reviews, 246,423 dl)
59
#40 July 4, 1990 · Sandstone Ampitheatre - Bonner Springs, KS SBD
Archive: 4.16/5 (67 reviews, 147,740 dl)

Best Version of Walkin' Blues for Every Year (1966–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1966 1× Oct. 7, 1966 SBD Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA - 28 Archive.org ↗
1982 1× May 28, 1982 SBD Moscone Convention Center - San Francisco, CA 7:03 38 Archive.org ↗
1985 4× July 1, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 8:52 92 Archive.org ↗
1987 14× Sept. 18, 1987 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 7:17 82 Archive.org ↗
1988 23× July 15, 1988 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 7:53 66 Archive.org ↗
1989 21× May 6, 1989 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 8:23 80 Archive.org ↗
1990 18× Mar. 24, 1990 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 9:04 95 Archive.org ↗
1991 15× May 10, 1991 SBD Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA 9:07 82 Archive.org ↗
1992 9× May 29, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 9:17 69 Archive.org ↗
1993 14× May 26, 1993 SBD Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA 8:11 69 Archive.org ↗
1994 12× Oct. 1, 1994 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 5:39 52 Archive.org ↗
1995 6× Mar. 19, 1995 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 7:24 54 Archive.org ↗