Beat It on Down the Line
by Jesse Fuller
Setlists featuring Beat It on Down the Line, page 15
27 Oct 1971 - Grateful Dead at Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY, USA
Main 1: Casey Jones, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Cumberland Blues, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Main 2: Bertha, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Ramble on Rose, Sugar Magnolia, Brown-Eyed Woman, Truckin', Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Drums, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
26 Oct 1971 - Grateful Dead at Louis A. Alexander Palestra, Rochester, NY, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Tennessee Jed, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Cumberland Blues, Cold Rain and Snow, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Main 2: Ramble on Rose, Sugar Magnolia, Truckin', Drums, The Other One, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
22 Oct 1971 - Grateful Dead at Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Tennessee Jed, Jack Straw, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Black Peter, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Cold Rain and Snow, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Main 2: Ramble on Rose, Cumberland Blues, Cryptical Envelopment, Drums, The Other One, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Sugar Magnolia, Casey Jones, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
21 Oct 1971 - Grateful Dead at Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
Main 1: Truckin', Loser by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Tennessee Jed, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Jack Straw, Cumberland Blues, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, The Frozen Logger by James Stevens, Cold Rain and Snow, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Main 2: Casey Jones, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Dark Star, Sitting on Top of the World by Mississippi Sheiks, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Brown-Eyed Woman, Ramble on Rose, Sugar Magnolia, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
Encore: St. Stephen, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
19 Oct 1971 - Grateful Dead at Northrup Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Cumberland Blues, Tennessee Jed, Black Peter, Jack Straw, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Brown-Eyed Woman, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir, Casey Jones
Main 2: Truckin', Ramble on Rose, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Brokedown Palace, Cryptical Envelopment, Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia, Uncle John's Band, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
26 Aug 1971 - Grateful Dead at Gaelic Park, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Mr. Charlie, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Sugar Magnolia, Empty Pages, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Casey Jones
Main 2: Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Cumberland Blues, Truckin', Drums, The Other One, Next Time You See Me, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Uncle John's Band, St. Stephen, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
23 Aug 1971 - Grateful Dead at Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
Main 1: Uncle John's Band, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Mr. Charlie, Loser by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, It Hurts Me Too by Elmore James, Cumberland Blues, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Brown-Eyed Woman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Casey Jones
Main 2: St. Stephen, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Truckin', Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Brokedown Palace, Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed, Sugar Magnolia
29 Apr 1971 - Grateful Dead at Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Truckin', Bertha, It Hurts Me Too by Elmore James, Cumberland Blues, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Dark Hollow by Bill Browning, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Ripple, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Casey Jones
Main 2: Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Sugar Magnolia, Black Peter, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, I Second That Emotion by Smokey Robinson, Alligator, Drums, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Cold Rain and Snow, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore 1: Uncle John's Band
Encore 2: In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett, And We Bid You Goodnight by [traditional]
28 Apr 1971 - Grateful Dead at Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Truckin', Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Loser by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Ain't It Crazy (The Rub) by Lightnin' Hopkins, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Cumberland Blues, Ripple, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, I'm a King Bee by Slim Harpo, Bertha
Main 2: Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Cryptical Envelopment, Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia, Dark Star, St. Stephen, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
26 Apr 1971 - Grateful Dead at Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Dark Star, Wharf Rat, Casey Jones
Main 2: Sugar Magnolia, It Hurts Me Too by Elmore James, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Drums, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
25 Apr 1971 - Grateful Dead at Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Truckin', Loser by Jerry Garcia, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Cold Rain and Snow, Ain't It Crazy (The Rub) by Lightnin' Hopkins, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Casey Jones
Main 2: Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Next Time You See Me, Bertha, Sugar Magnolia, I Second That Emotion by Smokey Robinson, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Uncle John's Band
22 Apr 1971 - Grateful Dead at Bangor Auditorium, Bangor, ME, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Next Time You See Me, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Cumberland Blues, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Casey Jones
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Drums, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
17 Apr 1971 - Grateful Dead at Dillon Gymnasium, Princeton, NJ, USA
Main 1: Truckin', Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Casey Jones, Sugar Magnolia
Main 2: Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Drums, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, I'm a King Bee by Slim Harpo, Bertha, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
10 Apr 1971 - Grateful Dead at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, USA
Main 1: Casey Jones, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Next Time You See Me, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Bertha, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Main 2: Truckin', Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Cumberland Blues, Sugar Magnolia, In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett, Uncle John's Band
8 Apr 1971 - Grateful Dead at Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA
Main 1: Truckin', Bertha, Next Time You See Me, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, I Second That Emotion by Smokey Robinson, Sugar Magnolia, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Casey Jones
Main 2: Dark Star, St. Stephen, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Cumberland Blues, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry, Drums, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
6 Apr 1971 - Grateful Dead at Manhattan Center, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, It Hurts Me Too by Elmore James, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Dire Wolf, Oh, Boy! by The Crickets, I'm a Hog for You by The Coasters, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Cumberland Blues, Casey Jones
Main 2: Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Drums, Sugar Magnolia, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Truckin'
24 Mar 1971 - Grateful Dead at Winterland, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Sugar Magnolia, I'm a King Bee by Slim Harpo, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Casey Jones, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry, Next Time You See Me, Loser by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Truckin', Drums, The Other One, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
Encore: Uncle John's Band
21 Mar 1971 - Grateful Dead at Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Main: Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
Encore: And We Bid You Goodnight by [traditional]
3 Mar 1971 - Grateful Dead at Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main 1: Casey Jones, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Next Time You See Me, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Bertha
Main 2: Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Truckin', Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia, I'm a King Bee by Slim Harpo, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
21 Feb 1971 - Grateful Dead at The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, USA
Main 1: Cold Rain and Snow, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Easy Wind, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Ripple, Next Time You See Me, Sugar Magnolia, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Cumberland Blues, I'm a King Bee by Slim Harpo, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Wharf Rat, Truckin', Casey Jones, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Drums, Uncle John's Band