Mama Tried
by Merle Haggard
Setlists featuring Mama Tried, page 11
12 Oct 1981 - Grateful Dead at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
Main 1: Jack Straw, Candyman, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cumberland Blues, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Ramble on Rose, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Passenger, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Bertha, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Never Trust a Woman, Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: U.S. Blues
8 Oct 1981 - Grateful Dead at Forum Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Cumberland Blues, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
2 Oct 1981 - Grateful Dead at Rainbow Theatre, London, England
Main 1: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Cumberland Blues, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Dire Wolf, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance
Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Shakedown Street, Bertha, Drums, Truckin', Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
11 Sep 1981 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Candyman, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cumberland Blues, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Althea, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, He's Gone, Truckin', Drums, The Other One, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
30 Aug 1981 - Grateful Dead at Compton Terrace, Tempe, AZ, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Tennessee Jed, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Cumberland Blues, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
12 Aug 1981 - Grateful Dead at Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance
Main 2: Might as Well by Jerry Garcia, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Truckin', Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: U.S. Blues
10 Jul 1981 - Grateful Dead at St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Ramble on Rose, Let It Grow, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Althea, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Uncle John's Band, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, China Doll, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Casey Jones
5 Jul 1981 - Grateful Dead at Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Candyman, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Let It Grow
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, The Music Never Stopped, Ship of Fools, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
17 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Peggy-O by [traditional], Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Candyman, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Cold Rain and Snow, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, The Other One, Drums, Saint of Circumstance, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
13 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Let It Grow, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Terrapin Station, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, I Need a Miracle, Stella Blue, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Brokedown Palace
9 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Feel Like a Stranger, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Candyman, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Truckin', Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Brokedown Palace
4 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cold Rain and Snow, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Nobody's Fault but Mine by Blind Willie Johnson, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Brokedown Palace
20 Mar 1981 - Grateful Dead at Rainbow Theatre, London, England
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, Drums, Space, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
12 Mar 1981 - Grateful Dead at Boston Garden, Boston, MA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Let It Grow, Franklin's Tower
Main 2: Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, He's Gone, Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
5 Mar 1981 - Grateful Dead at Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Tennessee Jed, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Passenger, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
28 Feb 1981 - Grateful Dead at Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Candyman, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Althea, Let It Grow, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Cold Rain and Snow, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Ship of Fools, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
30 Dec 1980 - Grateful Dead at Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Althea, Let It Grow, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], He's Gone, Truckin', Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, China Doll, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: U.S. Blues
12 Dec 1980 - Grateful Dead at Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Peggy-O by [traditional], Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
29 Nov 1980 - Grateful Dead at Florida Gymnasium, Gainesville, FL, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Candyman, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Row Jimmy, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Franklin's Tower, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Truckin', Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Casey Jones
30 Oct 1980 - Grateful Dead at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, NY, USA
Main 1: Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, Dark Hollow by Jimmie Skinner, Been All Around This World by [traditional], On the Road Again by [traditional], To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Heaven Help the Fool by Bob Weir, Ripple
Main 2: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Peggy-O by [traditional], Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Althea, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance
Main 3: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], He's Gone, Truckin', Drums, Space, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry