Mama Tried
by Merle Haggard
Setlists featuring Mama Tried, page 8
26 Jun 1988 - Grateful Dead at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, When Push Comes to Shove, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Cumberland Blues, Gentlemen, Start Your Engines, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Hey Jude by The Beatles, Black Peter, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Black Muddy River
14 Apr 1988 - Grateful Dead at Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Box of Rain, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Black Peter, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Black Muddy River
13 Feb 1988 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Drums, Space, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Black Muddy River
30 Dec 1987 - Grateful Dead at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Hey Pocky A-Way by The Meters, Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Cassidy by Bob Weir, West L.A. Fadeaway, Let It Grow
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, He's Gone, Drums, I Need a Miracle, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
6 Jul 1987 - Grateful Dead at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Row Jimmy, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Far From Me, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) by Edric Connor and the Caribbeans, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Drums, Space, Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
30 Jun 1987 - Grateful Dead at Kingswood Music Theatre, Maple, ON, Canada
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Ramble on Rose, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, The Other One, China Doll, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Box of Rain
19 Jun 1987 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cold Rain and Snow, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brown-Eyed Woman, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, When Push Comes to Shove, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, It Must Have Been the Roses by Jerry Garcia, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Stella Blue, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Black Muddy River
12 Jun 1987 - Grateful Dead at Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, My Brother Esau, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Far From Me, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, He's Gone, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, I Need a Miracle, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Touch of Grey
7 Apr 1987 - Grateful Dead at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Friend of the Devil, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, West L.A. Fadeaway, Hell in a Bucket, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Box of Rain, I Need a Miracle, Bertha, Ship of Fools, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Drums, Space, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan
31 Mar 1987 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Franklin's Tower, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Ramble on Rose, Tons of Steel, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Estimated Prophet, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Uncle John's Band, I Need a Miracle, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Brokedown Palace
24 Mar 1987 - Grateful Dead at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Candyman, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Ramble on Rose, Let It Grow
Main 2: Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Black Muddy River, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Wharf Rat, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Brokedown Palace
27 Dec 1986 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Bertha, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Ramble on Rose, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan, Dancing in the Street by Martha Reeves, Black Muddy River, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, I Need a Miracle, Drums, Space, Truckin', Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: When Push Comes to Shove
30 Jun 1986 - Grateful Dead at Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, West L.A. Fadeaway, Let It Grow
Main 2: Bertha, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Ship of Fools, Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf, He's Gone, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Stella Blue, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan
22 Jun 1986 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, It Must Have Been the Roses by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Hell in a Bucket, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Fire on the Mountain, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Drums, Space, Truckin', Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Stella Blue, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: U.S. Blues, Box of Rain
22 Apr 1986 - Grateful Dead at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Box of Rain, Visions of Johanna by Bob Dylan, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Spoonful by Willie Dixon, Throwing Stones, Black Peter, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Brokedown Palace
23 Mar 1986 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Willie and the Hand Jive by Johnny Otis, Candyman, Cassidy by Bob Weir, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], He's Gone, Spoonful by Willie Dixon, Drums, Space, The Other One, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Keep Your Day Job
14 Feb 1986 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Cold Rain and Snow, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, West L.A. Fadeaway, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Let It Grow
Main 2: Keep on Growing by Derek and the Dominos, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Wharf Rat, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Brokedown Palace
7 Nov 1985 - Grateful Dead at Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY, USA
Main 1: Dancing in the Street by Martha Reeves, Dire Wolf, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Cumberland Blues, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], High Time, Let It Grow, Drums, Space, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Stella Blue, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
31 Oct 1985 - Grateful Dead at Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC, USA
Main 1: Funiculì, Funiculà by Luigi Denza, Space, Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon, The Music Never Stopped, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Ship of Fools, Drums, Space, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: U.S. Blues
15 Sep 1985 - Grateful Dead at DeVore Stadium, Chula Vista, CA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], She Belongs to Me by Bob Dylan, Truckin', Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Drums, Space, U.S. Blues, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones, Brokedown Palace