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Darkness Jam
Jesse Colin Young arr. Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead performed a jam based on the Youngbloods song Darkness, Darkness on a number of occasions. They did not perform the song with vocals.

The song has been performed and recorded by Donna Jean Godchaux and performed by Phil Lesh & Friends in 2016.

(Note that all recordings listed below are of the Darkness, Darkness song not the Darkness Jam.)



Donna Jean Godchaux

info Back Around, Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Matson, 2014

Youngbloods / Jesse Colin Young

info Elephant Mountain, The Youngbloods, 1968
no info Single (Darkness, Darkness / On Sir Francis Drake), The Youngbloods, 1969
info The Best of the Youngbloods, The Youngbloods, 1970
info This Is The Youngbloods, The Youngbloods, 1972
info From The Gaslight To The Avalon, The Youngbloods, 1988
info The Golden Age Of Underground Radio, Various Artists, 1989
no info Crazy Boy, Jesse Colin Young, 1995
info Free & Easy: 18 Hits From The 70's, Various Artists, 1995
info Sweetwater, Jesse Colin Young, 1996
info Darkness, Darkness: The Best Of The RCA Years, The Youngbloods, 1998
info Euphoria 1965-1969, The Youngbloods, 1998
info Get Together / Elephant Mountain, The Youngbloods, 1999
info Psychedelic Years, Various Artists, 199?
info Classic Rock: Rock Renaissance, Vol. 4, Various Artists, 199?
no info Greatest Hits, jesse Colin Young, 2001
info Get Together:The Essential Youngbloods, The Youngbloods, 2002
info 60's Rockers, Vol. 3, Various Artists, 2004
no info The Very Best of, Jesse Colin Young, 2005
info This Is Psychedelia, Various Artists (Youngbloods), 2007
info Pure... Guitar Legends, Various Artists, 2012
info Get Together: Banana Recalls Youngbloods Classics, Lowell Levinger, 2015

Other recordings

no info Darkness, Darkness, Phil Upchurch, 1971
no info Brain Capers, Mott The Hoople, 1971
no info Single (Darkness Darkness, Pt 1 / Darkness Darkness, Pt 2), Phil Upchurch, 1972
no info Red Wilder Blue, Red Wilder Blue, 1972
no info Go for Broke, Ian Matthews, 1975
no info Darkness Darkness, Eric Burdon, 1980
info Discreet Repeat, Iain Matthews, 1980
no info Ian Matthews Live, Ian Matthews, 1988?
no info Walkin' with a Mountain: The Best of Island Years, 1969-1972, Mott the Hoople, 1990
no info Cuts to the Chase, Richie Havens, 1994
no info True Lies Soundtrack, Various Artists (Screaming Trees), 1994
info Love Sweat, Golden Earring, 1995
info All Day Thumbsucker Revisited, Various Artists (Phil Upchurch), 1995
no info Miracle, Heidi Berry, 1996
no info Nights in Manhattan, Iain Matthews, 1997
no info Reunion Hill, Richard Shindell, 1997
no info Rock 'n' Roll Circus: Live Wolverhampton Civic Hall, 6th April 1972, Mott the Hoople, 2000
no info Hold with Hope, Breakaway, 2000
no info The Best of the Island Years: 1969-1972, Mott the Hoople, 2001
no info La Terre Commune, Elliott Murphy & Iain Matthews, 2001
no info Dreamland, Robert Plant, 2002
no info The Edge of Silence, Solas, 2002
no info Bed of Roses, Christy McWilson, 2002
no info Sixty Six to Timbuktu, Robert Plant, 2003
no info Maitri, Susan Bassett, 2003
no info Dust Covered Man, Robert McClung, 2005
no info Nine Lives, Robert Plant, 2006
info Live Fillmore West: San Francisco, Mott the Hoople, 2006
info Reunion: A Decade of Solas, Solas, 2006
no info Go for Broke/Hit and Run, Ian Matthews, 2006
no info Hope & Glory, Ann Wilson, 2007

 
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