Dylan And The Dead


This page was inspired by the confusion that keeps emerging about what Dylan songs did the Grateful Dead cover, what songs did Dylan play with the Grateful Dead etc. Matt Schofield has a similar page in his Grateful Dead Family Discography.

Dylan songs played live by the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band or The Dead
("D" sung by Dylan; "W" sung by Weir; "G" sung by Garcia; "L" sung by Lesh; "A" sung by all)

Song TitlePlayed by
GD with Dylan
Played by
GD w/o Dylan
Played by
JGB
Played by
The Dead
NotesAlbums
(e)
All Along The WatchtowerDWWW dd,ph,ogd
Ballad Of A Thin ManDW D ph
Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas PriestD G  jgb
Chimes Of FreedomD     
Dead Man, Dead ManD     
Desolation RowDW D ph,ogd
Don't Think Twice It's All RightD     
Forever Young
 YG (a)jgb,jgd
Going, Going Gone  G  jgb,jgd
Gotta Serve SomebodyD  D dd
A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall   W  
Heart Of MineD     
Highway 61 RevisitedD     
I Shall Be Released  G  jgb,jgd
I Want YouD    dd
I'll Be Your Baby TonightD     
It Takes A Lot To Laugh ... Train To Cry GGD ph,jgb,jgd
It's All Over Now Baby BlueDGGD,W ph,ogd,jgd
JoeyD    dd
John BrownD     
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues L L ph,ogd
Knockin' On Heaven's DoorDGGW dd,ogd,jgb,jgd
Like A Rolling Stone   D,L  
Maggie's FarmDA W ph,ogd
Man Of PeaceD    ph
Masters Of War    (f) 
The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) G   phb,ogd,jgd
Mr Tambourine ManD     
Positively Fourth Street  G  jgb,jgd
Queen Jane ApproximatelyDW W dd,phb,ogd
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35D     
Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)  GD(b) jgb,jgd
She Belongs To Me GG  ph,ogd,jgd
Shelter From The StormD     
Simple Twist Of FateD G  jgb,jgd
Slow TrainD    dd
Stuck Inside ... Memphis Blues AgainDW   ph,ogd
Subterranean Homesick Blues   D  
Tangled Up In BlueD GD jgb,jgd
Tears Of Rage  G  jgb,jgd
The Times They Are A' ChangingD     
Tomorrow Is A Long TimeD     
Tough Mama  G (c)jgb,jgd
Visions Of Johanna G   ogd,jgd
Watching The River FlowD     
When I Paint My Masterpiece WGW ph,ogd,jgb,jgd
Wicked MessengerD G  jgd

Dylan songs rehearsed with Dylan but never played live with the Grateful Dead
All I Really Want To Do
Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking
If Not For You
In The Summertime
Pledging My Time
Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) (b)
Under Your Spell
Union Sundown
Walkin' Down The Line
Non-Dylan songs rehearsed with Dylan
Ballad Of Ira Hayes
Blues Stay Away From Me
The Boy In The Bubble
C.C.Rider (d)
Folsom Prison Blues
French Girl
Go Ahead Baby (Don't Keep Me Waiting Too Long)
I'm Free
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
John Harty
Oh Boy (g)
Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Stealin' (d)
They Killed Him
Non-Dylan songs which Dylan sang onstage with The Dead
Alabama Getaway
Around And Around
Big Boss Man
Big River
Friend Of The Devil
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Johnny B Goode
Oh Boy
West L.A. Fadeaway
You Win Again
Notes
(a) with Neil Young as guest
(b) never played live by the Grateful Dead, but rehearsed with Dylan and played live by JGB
(c) soundchecked by the Grateful Dead but never played live
(d) also played live by the Grateful Dead without Dylan
(e) dd=Dylan & The Dead, ph=Postcards Of The Hanging, phb=Postcards Of The Hanging (bonus disc), ogd=Other Grateful Dead album or video, jgd=Jerry Garcia Plays Dylan, jgb=Jerry Garcia Band album
(f) played by Ratdog only
(g) also played live by the Grateful Dead without Dylan, and by Dylan with The Dead


 


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