Big River
by Johnny Cash
Setlists featuring Big River, page 12
13 Aug 1979 - Grateful Dead at McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Friend of the Devil, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Althea, Lost Sailor, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: I Need a Miracle, Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, He's Gone, The Other One, Drums, Wharf Rat, Truckin'
Encore: Sugar Magnolia
5 Aug 1979 - Grateful Dead at Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Brown-Eyed Woman, Lost Sailor, Althea, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Ollin Arageed by Hamza El Din, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
30 Jun 1979 - Grateful Dead at Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: I Need a Miracle, Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Friend of the Devil, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, Space, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
12 May 1979 - Grateful Dead at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Friend of the Devil, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Stella Blue, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Shakedown Street, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
7 May 1979 - Grateful Dead at Kirby Fieldhouse, Easton, PA, USA
Main 1: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Peggy-O by [traditional], Passenger
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Jack Straw, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
3 May 1979 - Grateful Dead at Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Brown-Eyed Woman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Tennessee Jed, Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Black Peter, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: U.S. Blues
10 Feb 1979 - Grateful Dead at Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS, USA
Main 1: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Brown-Eyed Woman, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, From the Heart of Me, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
4 Feb 1979 - Grateful Dead at Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Peggy-O by [traditional], Cassidy by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Tennessee Jed, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], From the Heart of Me, Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
21 Jan 1979 - Grateful Dead at Detroit Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI, USA
Main 1: Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Dire Wolf, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Friend of the Devil, Jack Straw, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Truckin', Stella Blue, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: U.S. Blues
17 Jan 1979 - Grateful Dead at New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Peggy-O by [traditional], Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Brown-Eyed Woman, From the Heart of Me, I Need a Miracle
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Casey Jones
14 Jan 1979 - Grateful Dead at Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY, USA
Main 1: Cold Rain and Snow, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Dire Wolf, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish
Main 2: I Need a Miracle, Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, The Other One, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon
11 Jan 1979 - Grateful Dead at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
Main 1: Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Peggy-O by [traditional], Cassidy by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, From the Heart of Me, Ramble on Rose, Jack Straw, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: I Need a Miracle, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, Truckin', The Other One, Stella Blue, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Casey Jones
8 Jan 1979 - Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Friend of the Devil, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Brown-Eyed Woman, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: U.S. Blues
31 Dec 1978 - Grateful Dead at Winterland, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main 1: Sugar Magnolia, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Friend of the Devil, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Stagger Lee by [traditional], From the Heart of Me, Sunshine Daydream
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ramble on Rose, I Need a Miracle, Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Main 3: Dark Star, The Other One, Wharf Rat, St. Stephen, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore 1: Casey Jones, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore 2: And We Bid You Goodnight by [traditional]
28 Dec 1978 - Grateful Dead at Golden Hall, San Diego, CA, USA
Main 1: Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Funiculì, Funiculà by Luigi Denza, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Dire Wolf, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Tennessee Jed, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish
Main 2: Shakedown Street, From the Heart of Me, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
22 Dec 1978 - Grateful Dead at Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Candyman, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, From the Heart of Me, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Wharf Rat
19 Dec 1978 - Grateful Dead at Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Row Jimmy, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Truckin', Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Casey Jones
16 Dec 1978 - Grateful Dead at Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN, USA
Main 1: Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], From the Heart of Me, He's Gone, Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
12 Dec 1978 - Grateful Dead at Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Ramble on Rose, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Stagger Lee by [traditional], The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Brown-Eyed Woman, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
24 Nov 1978 - Grateful Dead at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Passenger, Candyman, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, From the Heart of Me, Loser by Jerry Garcia, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: I Need a Miracle, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Friend of the Devil, Estimated Prophet, Shakedown Street, Ollin Arageed by Hamza El Din, Drums, Fire on the Mountain, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry