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

Times Played29

First Played3/19/66

Last Played10/31/70

Typical Length13:48

Longest22:50 (9/3/67)

#1 Consensus PickNov. 10, 1967

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#1 Nov. 10, 1967 · Shrine Exposition Hall - Los Angeles, CA SBD

Length: 15:27 · #1 of 1967 · Archive: 4.81/5 (63 reviews, 130,679 dl)

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#2 Sept. 3, 1967 · Dance Hall - Rio Nido, CA SBD

Length: 22:50 · #2 of 1967 · Archive: 4.72/5 (37 reviews, 116,089 dl)

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#3 May 2, 1970 · Harpur College - Binghamton, NY SBD

#1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.61/5 (60 reviews, 316,382 dl)

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#4 Mar. 3, 1968 · Haight Street - San Francisco, CA

Length: 21:07 · #1 of 1968 · Archive: 4.42/5 (52 reviews, 165,923 dl)

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#5 June 24, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY

#2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.62/5 (121 reviews, 358,323 dl)

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#6 Mar. 18, 1967 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 13:57 · #3 of 1967 · Archive: 4.71/5 (73 reviews, 205,570 dl)

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#7 Apr. 21, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD

Length: 13:48 · #1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.64/5 (65 reviews, 168,843 dl)

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#8 Feb. 2, 1968 · Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR SBD

Length: 14:01 · Archive: 4.81/5 (52 reviews, 124,728 dl)

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#9 Dec. 1, 1966 · The Matrix - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 15:09 · #1 of 1966 · Archive: 4.24/5 (62 reviews, 212,473 dl)

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#10 Apr. 12, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 15:39 · #3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.24/5 (35 reviews, 118,351 dl)

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#11 Aug. 4, 1967 · O'Keefe Center - Toronto, Ontario, Canada SBD

Length: 20:20 · Archive: 4.59/5 (28 reviews, 39,840 dl)

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#12 Apr. 26, 1969 · Electric Theater - Chicago, IL SBD

Archive: 4.57/5 (36 reviews, 77,134 dl)

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#13 Mar. 21, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY

Length: 12:36 · Archive: 4.41/5 (50 reviews, 143,731 dl)

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#14 July 16, 1966 · Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 9:44 · #2 of 1966 · Archive: 4.70/5 (42 reviews, 128,597 dl)

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#15 June 18, 1967 · Monterey Fairgrounds - Monterey, CA SBD

Length: 14:07 · Archive: 4.22/5 (47 reviews, 88,479 dl)

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#16 July 11, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY

Length: 18:54 · Archive: 4.08/5 (15 reviews, 78,668 dl)

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#17 May 19, 1966 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 7:44 · #3 of 1966 · Archive: 4.55/5 (74 reviews, 167,312 dl)

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#18 July 29, 1966 · P.N.E. Garden Auditorium - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD

Length: 9:47 · Archive: 4.74/5 (32 reviews, 85,568 dl)

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#19 Oct. 31, 1970 · Pritchard Gym, S.U.N.Y. - Late Show Stony Brook, NY SBD

Length: 9:46 · Archive: 4.17/5 (51 reviews, 146,229 dl)

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#20 July 3, 1966 · Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD

Archive: 4.24/5 (24 reviews, 65,891 dl)

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#21 Apr. 6, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 12:50 · Archive: 4.37/5 (24 reviews, 56,948 dl)

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#22 Sept. 15, 1967 · Hollywood Bowl - Hollywood, CA

Length: 15:22 · Archive: 3.94/5 (19 reviews, 41,385 dl)

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#23 Mar. 19, 1966 · Carthay Studios - Los Angeles, CA SBD

Length: 11:19 · Archive: 4.46/5 (15 reviews, 33,360 dl)

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#24 Jan. 14, 1967 · Polo Field, Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 11:01 · Archive: 4.07/5 (50 reviews, 64,173 dl)

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#25 Nov. 29, 1966 · The Matrix - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 7:45 · Archive: 4.27/5 (24 reviews, 90,271 dl)

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#26 Mar. 20, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY SBD

Length: 13:41 · Archive: 3.33/5 (17 reviews, 73,839 dl)

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#27 Jan. 27, 1968 · Eagle's Auditorium - Seattle, WA SBD

Archive: 3.81/5 (14 reviews, 21,470 dl)

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#28 July 30, 1966 · P.N.E. Garden Auditorium - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD

Length: 10:01 · Archive: 4.08/5 (16 reviews, 56,209 dl)

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#29 Oct. 31, 1966 · California Hall - San Francisco, CA SBD

Archive: 2.86/5 (9 reviews, 16,667 dl)

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Best Version of Viola Lee Blues for Every Year (1966–1970)

Year	Played	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Tape
1966	9×	Dec. 1, 1966 SBD	The Matrix - San Francisco, CA	15:09	68	Archive.org ↗
1967	7×	Nov. 10, 1967 SBD	Shrine Exposition Hall - Los Angeles, CA	15:27	85	Archive.org ↗
1968	3×	Mar. 3, 1968	Haight Street - San Francisco, CA	21:07	78	Archive.org ↗
1969	3×	Apr. 21, 1969 SBD	The Ark - Boston, MA	13:48	72	Archive.org ↗
1970	7×	May 2, 1970 SBD	Harpur College - Binghamton, NY	-	83	Archive.org ↗