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

Times Played322
First Played2/22/74
Last Played7/8/95
Typical Length5:33
Longest11:08 (6/11/91)
#1 Consensus PickAug. 6, 1974
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96
#1 Aug. 6, 1974 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 6:27 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.68/5 (123 reviews, 497,129 dl)
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96
#2 June 9, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:01 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.87/5 (161 reviews, 590,156 dl)
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95
#3 May 7, 1977 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 5:46 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.81/5 (237 reviews, 1,321,787 dl)
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94
#4 June 14, 1976 · Beacon Theatre - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:41 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.69/5 (97 reviews, 351,723 dl)
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94
#5 Sept. 20, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:11 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.71/5 (99 reviews, 239,867 dl)
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93
#6 May 28, 1977 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 6:18 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.67/5 (71 reviews, 320,843 dl)
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93
#7 Aug. 13, 1975 · Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA SBD
#1 of 1975 · Archive: 4.90/5 (74 reviews, 401,587 dl)
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93
#8 Feb. 26, 1977 · Swing Auditorium - San Bernardino, CA SBD
Archive: 4.84/5 (309 reviews, 1,367,112 dl)
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92
#9 Oct. 25, 1979 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 6:06 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.63/5 (91 reviews, 219,415 dl)
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91
#10 Sept. 11, 1974 · Alexandra Palace - London, England SBD
Length: 7:04 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.74/5 (61 reviews, 158,442 dl)
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90
#11 Apr. 12, 1978 · Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC SBD
Length: 5:53 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.65/5 (72 reviews, 304,254 dl)
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90
#12 May 19, 1974 · Portland Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 5:37 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.60/5 (168 reviews, 488,338 dl)
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89
#13 June 16, 1974 · Des Moines State Fair Grandstand - Des Moines, IA SBD
Length: 6:03 · Archive: 4.59/5 (89 reviews, 241,295 dl)
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89
#14 Feb. 24, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.65/5 (132 reviews, 515,452 dl)
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89
#15 May 13, 1977 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 5:47 · Archive: 4.66/5 (90 reviews, 223,146 dl)
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89
#16 May 14, 1974 · Adams Field House, U. of Montana - Missoula, MT SBD
Archive: 4.69/5 (110 reviews, 322,985 dl)
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88
#17 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
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88
#18 Apr. 16, 1978 · Huntington Civic Center - Huntington, WV SBD
#2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.68/5 (108 reviews, 303,455 dl)
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88
#19 May 25, 1974 · Campus Stadium, UC Santa Barbara - Goleta, CA SBD
Length: 6:23 · Archive: 4.63/5 (52 reviews, 156,995 dl)
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88
#20 Mar. 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:30 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (134 reviews, 423,976 dl)
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87
#21 June 8, 1974 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:19 · Archive: 4.78/5 (41 reviews, 161,325 dl)
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87
#22 Mar. 20, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:12 · Archive: 4.67/5 (43 reviews, 213,862 dl)
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87
#23 Jan. 22, 1978 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
#3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
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87
#24 June 29, 1976 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
#2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.74/5 (87 reviews, 209,043 dl)
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87
#25 Oct. 21, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:47 · Archive: 4.57/5 (53 reviews, 141,811 dl)
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87
#26 Oct. 9, 1976 · Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:04 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.71/5 (46 reviews, 166,484 dl)
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86
#27 Oct. 18, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.64/5 (58 reviews, 253,757 dl)
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86
#28 July 19, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 6:01 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 151,514 dl)
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85
#29 July 19, 1974 · Selland Arena - Fresno, CA SBD
Archive: 4.58/5 (122 reviews, 274,585 dl)
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85
#30 June 26, 1974 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Archive: 4.62/5 (66 reviews, 306,031 dl)
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85
#31 Feb. 5, 1978 · Uni Dome, U. of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA SBD
Length: 5:42 · Archive: 4.69/5 (55 reviews, 213,098 dl)
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85
#32 Sept. 18, 1974 · Parc des Exposition - Dijon, France SBD
Length: 5:34 · Archive: 4.62/5 (71 reviews, 256,987 dl)
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84
#33 July 4, 1989 · Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 6:05 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.41/5 (55 reviews, 511,984 dl)
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84
#34 Nov. 1, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
#2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 182,879 dl)
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84
#35 May 21, 1974 · Edmundson Pavilion, U. of Washington - Seattle, WA SBD
Archive: 4.53/5 (85 reviews, 380,442 dl)
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84
#36 July 31, 1974 · Dillon Stadium - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 5:37 · Archive: 4.48/5 (94 reviews, 280,139 dl)
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84
#37 June 7, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:59 · Archive: 4.59/5 (41 reviews, 170,174 dl)
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83
#38 July 7, 1978 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 6:06 · Archive: 4.57/5 (48 reviews, 199,118 dl)
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83
#39 May 1, 1981 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 5:22 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.76/5 (69 reviews, 245,376 dl)
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83
#40 Mar. 23, 1974 · Cow Palace - Daly City, CA SBD
Archive: 4.49/5 (66 reviews, 321,341 dl)
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Best Version of U.S. Blues for Every Year (1974–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1974 35× Aug. 6, 1974 SBD Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ 6:27 96 Archive.org ↗
1975 2× Aug. 13, 1975 SBD Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA - 93 Archive.org ↗
1976 17× June 14, 1976 SBD Beacon Theatre - New York, NY 6:41 94 Archive.org ↗
1977 13× June 9, 1977 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 6:01 96 Archive.org ↗
1978 25× Apr. 12, 1978 SBD Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC 5:53 90 Archive.org ↗
1979 28× Oct. 25, 1979 SBD Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT 6:06 92 Archive.org ↗
1980 28× Oct. 10, 1980 SBD Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA 5:25 72 Archive.org ↗
1981 26× Mar. 9, 1981 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 5:30 88 Archive.org ↗
1982 16× Oct. 9, 1982 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 5:07 79 Archive.org ↗
1983 18× Oct. 14, 1983 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 5:32 79 Archive.org ↗
1984 9× Apr. 13, 1984 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA - 72 Archive.org ↗
1985 16× June 30, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 4:54 81 Archive.org ↗
1986 8× Feb. 12, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 5:22 53 Archive.org ↗
1987 7× Apr. 3, 1987 SBD The Centrum - Worcester, MA 6:04 76 Archive.org ↗
1988 11× Mar. 27, 1988 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 5:49 73 Archive.org ↗
1989 13× July 4, 1989 SBD Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY 6:05 84 Archive.org ↗
1990 13× Sept. 20, 1990 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 7:11 94 Archive.org ↗
1991 10× Aug. 16, 1991 SBD Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View, CA 5:29 63 Archive.org ↗
1992 7× Mar. 20, 1992 SBD Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 5:59 58 Archive.org ↗
1993 5× Sept. 10, 1993 SBD Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH 5:16 45 Archive.org ↗
1994 9× June 26, 1994 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV - 49 Archive.org ↗
1995 6× June 21, 1995 Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 6:11 47 Archive.org ↗