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Times Played116
First Played5/13/77
Last Played6/25/95
Typical Length5:22
Longest8:03 (5/18/77)
#1 Consensus PickMay 18, 1977
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94
#1 May 18, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 8:03 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.77/5 (89 reviews, 208,762 dl)
93
#2 May 17, 1977 · Memorial Coliseum, U. of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL SBD
Length: 5:51 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.85/5 (102 reviews, 434,171 dl)
92
#3 May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 7:24 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.59/5 (94 reviews, 253,307 dl)
90
#4 May 26, 1977 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 6:17 · Archive: 4.65/5 (81 reviews, 255,325 dl)
90
#5 July 1, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 6:46 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.60/5 (86 reviews, 215,931 dl)
89
#6 June 8, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:29 · Archive: 4.78/5 (55 reviews, 161,538 dl)
88
#7 Oct. 12, 1984 · Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME SBD
Length: 5:32 · Archive: 4.60/5 (159 reviews, 339,371 dl)
88
#8 May 13, 1977 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 5:44 · Archive: 4.66/5 (90 reviews, 223,146 dl)
86
#9 Oct. 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 4:18 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.63/5 (167 reviews, 511,180 dl)
83
#10 Nov. 6, 1979 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 7:16 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.50/5 (40 reviews, 139,435 dl)
82
#11 May 21, 1977 · Lakeland Civic Center - 4nuyKoY91WKwR6HLq7Gzkl Lakeland, FL SBD
Length: 6:36 · Archive: 4.78/5 (32 reviews, 126,311 dl)
82
#12 Dec. 6, 1980 · Mill Valley Recreation Center - Mill Valley, CA
Length: 7:02 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.62/5 (56 reviews, 561,781 dl)
81
#13 Mar. 19, 1990 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 6:28 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.44/5 (71 reviews, 173,988 dl)
80
#14 Oct. 26, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:45 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.56/5 (35 reviews, 187,331 dl)
79
#15 Dec. 31, 1990 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:29 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.78/5 (35 reviews, 135,427 dl)
78
#16 Jan. 15, 1979 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 7:27 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.31/5 (58 reviews, 206,567 dl)
77
#17 June 8, 1990 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 5:01 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.50/5 (63 reviews, 160,193 dl)
76
#18 July 18, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 4:48 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.53/5 (62 reviews, 232,243 dl)
76
#19 Sept. 26, 1981 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 4:31 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.70/5 (67 reviews, 147,436 dl)
76
#20 June 14, 1991 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 7:01 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.35/5 (59 reviews, 124,666 dl)
74
#21 Apr. 6, 1982 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 4:54 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.38/5 (89 reviews, 229,210 dl)
74
#22 Oct. 5, 1994 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 4:55 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.59/5 (67 reviews, 147,477 dl)
73
#23 Dec. 3, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 6:33 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.52/5 (29 reviews, 110,761 dl)
71
#24 Dec. 31, 1980 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:16 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.38/5 (30 reviews, 159,649 dl)
71
#25 Mar. 25, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 4:40 · Archive: 4.54/5 (40 reviews, 147,308 dl)
69
#26 Mar. 7, 1981 · Cole Field House, U. of Maryland - College Park, MD SBD
Length: 6:43 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.24/5 (52 reviews, 203,901 dl)
69
#27 Oct. 10, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:35 · Archive: 4.48/5 (45 reviews, 166,501 dl)
68
#28 May 6, 1981 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Length: 4:55 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.55/5 (39 reviews, 153,671 dl)
67
#29 Sept. 4, 1991 · Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH SBD
Length: 4:25 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.58/5 (47 reviews, 144,374 dl)
67
#30 Nov. 17, 1978 · Rambler Room, Loyola College - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 4:50 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.53/5 (61 reviews, 167,218 dl)
67
#31 Mar. 13, 1981 · Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY SBD
Length: 4:47 · Archive: 4.49/5 (40 reviews, 147,812 dl)
66
#32 Aug. 4, 1989 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 5:13 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.46/5 (40 reviews, 91,577 dl)
65
#33 Nov. 20, 1978 · Cleveland Music Hall - Cleveland, OH SBD
Length: 4:41 · Archive: 4.40/5 (59 reviews, 143,727 dl)
65
#34 Nov. 26, 1980 · The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL SBD
Length: 5:24 · Archive: 4.48/5 (21 reviews, 155,140 dl)
65
#35 Sept. 20, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 6:00 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.32/5 (41 reviews, 118,480 dl)
64
#36 Jan. 20, 1979 · Shea's Buffalo Theater - Buffalo, NY
Length: 6:51 · Archive: 4.21/5 (59 reviews, 165,539 dl)
64
#37 July 8, 1990 · Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 4:34 · Archive: 4.41/5 (49 reviews, 104,265 dl)
64
#38 Aug. 18, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 6:47 · Archive: 4.52/5 (28 reviews, 79,283 dl)
63
#39 Sept. 2, 1979 · Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME SBD
Length: 5:31 · Archive: 4.37/5 (39 reviews, 107,679 dl)
63
#40 Mar. 30, 1994 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 7:08 · #2 of 1994 · Archive: 4.24/5 (61 reviews, 89,751 dl)

Best Version of Jack-A-Roe for Every Year (1977–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1977 7× May 18, 1977 SBD Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA 8:03 94 Archive.org ↗
1978 2× Nov. 17, 1978 SBD Rambler Room, Loyola College - Chicago, IL 4:50 67 Archive.org ↗
1979 13× Nov. 6, 1979 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 7:16 83 Archive.org ↗
1980 14× Dec. 6, 1980 Mill Valley Recreation Center - Mill Valley, CA 7:02 82 Archive.org ↗
1981 14× Sept. 26, 1981 SBD War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY 4:31 76 Archive.org ↗
1982 2× Apr. 6, 1982 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 4:54 74 Archive.org ↗
1984 1× Oct. 12, 1984 SBD Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME 5:32 88 Archive.org ↗
1985 2× July 1, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 6:46 90 Archive.org ↗
1988 2× Dec. 28, 1988 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 5:04 45 Archive.org ↗
1989 10× Oct. 9, 1989 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 4:18 86 Archive.org ↗
1990 12× Mar. 19, 1990 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 6:28 81 Archive.org ↗
1991 8× June 14, 1991 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 7:01 76 Archive.org ↗
1992 6× May 29, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 6:08 56 Archive.org ↗
1993 6× Sept. 13, 1993 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 4:57 57 Archive.org ↗
1994 13× Oct. 5, 1994 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 4:55 74 Archive.org ↗
1995 4× June 25, 1995 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 4:58 45 Archive.org ↗