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Help On The Way
Composer: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter

Help On The Way was first performed by the Grateful Dead in June 1975. The song was never common in the repertoire it was played during 1976 and 1977 and again during 1983-85. It returned again in 1989 and was then performed every year through to June 1995. It total it was performed just over 100 times. On all of these occasions Help On The Way was followed by the instrumental Slipknot!. On nearly every occasion Slipknot! was then followed by Franklin's Tower.


Grateful Dead

info Blues For Allah, 1975
info The Music Never Stopped / Help On The Way, 1975
info Franklin's Tower / Help On The Way, 1976
info Without A Net, 1990
info One From The Vault, 1991
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 3, 1995
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 17, 2000
info View From The Vault II, 2001
info View From The Vault II (DVD), 2001
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 33, 2004
info Beyond Description, 2004
info Live at the Cow Palace: New Year's Eve 1976, 2006
info Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 2: October 1977, 2008
info Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, 2009
info Formerly The Warlocks, 2010
info Spring 1990 (box set), 2012
info Complete Studio Albums Collection, 2013
info Live Albums Collection, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol. 4: Williamsburg, VA, 9/24/76
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info May 1977: Get Shown the Light, 2017
info Grateful Dead Records Collection, 2017
info Dave's Picks Vol 27: Boise, 9/2/83, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 28: Passaic, 6/17/76, 2018
info Grateful Dead Records Collection (Digital), 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 29: San Bernardino, 2/26/77, 2019
info Singles Collection, Vol. 11: The Music Never Stopped / Help On The Way, 2019
info Singles Collection, Vol. Vol. 12: Franklin's Tower / Help On The Way, 2019
info June 1976, 2020
info The Story Of The Grateful Dead, 2020
info Buffalo 5/9/77, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 39, Philadelphia, 4/26/83, 2021
info Dave's Picks Vol 40 Deer Creek, 7/18&19/90, 2021
info In and Out of the Garden: '81, '82, '83, 2022

Fare Thee Well shows 2015

info Fare Thee Well July 3, 4 & 5 2015 Complete Box, 2015

Other recordings

info Blues For Allah Project, Joe Gallant and Illuminati, 1996
info Jake's Leg, Jake's Leg, 1997
info Blue Light Rain, Jazz Is Dead, 1998
info Live At The Green Mill, Sabertooth, 2001
info 6/29/07, Groveland, CA, New Monsoon, 2006
info Peach Music Festival, August 10, 12, Dark Star Orchestra, 2012
info 4/27/12 UMBowl III at Park West, Chicago, IL, Umphrey's McGee, 2012
info 10/31/12 The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD, Umphrey's McGee, 2012
info D'Eadphibians, D'Amphibians, 2012
info Live from the Core, Jay's Happy Sunshine Burger Joint, 2014
info Twangin' The Dead, Matt Rae, 2015
info Songs Of Their Own, Various Artists, 2015
info 4/17/15, Morrison, CO, Disco Biscuits, 2015
info 7/17/15, Scranton, PA, Disco Biscuits, 2015
info Day Of The Dead, Various Artists (Bela Fleck), 2016
info Better Left Unsung, Holly Bowling, 2016
info Garcia Songbook, Joe Craven, 2018
info Deadset At Nectars, Revibe, 2018
info Alone Together, Vol 3, Holly Bowling, 2020
info From The Archives 2/12/17, Voodoo Dead, 2020
info Live at Ohmfest 2020, Muskrat Flats, 2020
info From The Archives 10/12/18, John Kadlecik, 2020
info From The Archives 4/11/19, Golden Gate Wingmen, 2020
info Live At Brooklyn Bowl, Night 3, Grateful Shred, 2020
info Shred 420, Grateful Shred, 2021
info Eyes Of The World, The Latin Dead, 2023

 
The Dead

info Virginia Beach, VA, June 17, 2003
info Holmdel, NJ, June 24, 2003
info St. Louis, MO, July 2, 2003
info Morrison, CO, July 10, 2003
info Tampa, FL, July 30, 2003
info Darien Center, NY, August 8, 2003
info Irvine, CA, September 18, 2003
info Oakland, CA, December 31, 2004
info San Diego, CA, June 23, 2004
info Portland, OR, July 2, 2004
info St.Louis, MO, July 23, 2004
info Boston, MA, July 30, 2004
info Darien Lakes, NY, August 6, 2004
info Wantagh, NY, August 13, 2004
info Dead '09: Greensboro, NC, April 12, 2009
info Dead '09: Philadelphia, PA, May 2, 2009
info Dead '09: Mountain View, CA, May 10, 2009

Furthur

info Dec 13, 2009, Asbury Park, NJ
info Dec 31, 2009, San Francisco, CA
info Feb 13, 2010, Fairfax, VA
info Feb 23, 2010, New York, NY
info Mar 3, 2010, Chicago, IL
info May 30, 2010, Angels Camp, CA
info June 27, 2010, Brooklyn, NY
info July 4, 2010, Oxford, ME
info July 7, 2010, Ottawa, ON
info July 10, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
info July 30, 2010, Bridgeport, CT
info September 20, 2010, Santa Barbara, CA
info September 25, 2010, Morrison, CO
info November 8, 2010, Minneapolis, MN
info November 16, 2010, Reading, PA
info November 20, 2010, New York, NY
info December 31, 2010, San Francisco, CA
info February 11, 2011, Broomfield, CO
info March 4, 2011, Boston, MA
info March 19, 2011, Upper Darby, PA
info March 26, 2011, New York, NY
info April 2, 2011, Charleston, SC
info July 16, 2011, Bethel, NY
info July 23, 2011, Philadelphia, PA
info June 3, 2011, Mountain View, CA
info July 30, 2011, St. Augustine, FL
info Sept 23, 2011, Eugene, OR
info Oct 2, 2011, Morrison, CO
info Oct 8, 2011, Monterey, CA
info Nov 5, 2011, Wilkes-Barre, PA
info Nov 12, 2011, Atlantic City, NJ
info Nov 20, 2011, St. Louis, MO
info Dec 29, 2011, San Francisco, CA
info April 9, 2012, New York, NY
info April 18, 2012, New York, NY
info April 21, 2012, Live Oak
info July 8, 2012, Columbia, MD
info July 15, 2012, Bethel, NY
info September 21, 2012, Morrison, CO
info September 28, 2012, Troutdale, OR
info October 6, 2012, Los Angeles, CA
info December 31, 2012, San Francisco, CA
info January 17, 2013, Mill Valley, CA
info February 23, 2013, Broomfield, CO
info April 19, 2013, Port Chester, NY
info April 27, 2013, Atlantic CIty, NJ
info July 16, 2013, Gilford, NH
info Sept 6, 2013, Arrington, VA
info Sept 22, 2013, Morrison, CO
info Sept 29, 2013, Berkeley, CA

Dead & Company

info Manchester, TN, 12 June, 2016
info Flushing, NY, 26 June, 2016
info Elkhorn, WI, 09 July, 2016
info Boston, MA, 15 July, 2016
info Mountain View, CA, 30 July, 2016
info Los Angeles, CA, 31 May, 2017
info Mountain View, CA, 4 Jun, 2017
info Boulder, CO, 10 Jun, 2017
info Boston, MA, 17 Jun, 2017
info Camden, NJ, 25 Jun, 2017
info Chicago, IL, 30 Jun, 2017
info New York, NY, 14 Nov, 2017
info Washington, DC, 21 Nov, 2017
info Atlanta, GA, 29 Nov, 2017
info Sunrise, FL, 26 Feb, 2018
info Noblesville, IN, 6 Jun, 2018
info New York, NY, 16 Jun, 2018
info Mountain View, CA, 2 July, 2018
info Albuquerque, NM, 11 July, 2018
info Arrington, VA, 25 Aug, 2018
info Riviera Maya, MX, 17 Jan, 2019
info Hollywood, CA, 3 Jun, 2019
info Chicago, IL, 15 Jun, 2019
info Foxborough, MA, 22 Jun, 2019
info Uniondale, NY, 6 Nov, 2019
info San Francisco, CA, 31 Dec, 2019
info Cancún, MX, 18 Jan, 2020
info Raleigh, NC, Aug 16, 2021
info Saratoga Springs, NY, Aug 27, 2021
info Cincinnati, OH, Sep 11, 2021
info Chicago, IL, Sep 18, 2021
info Dallas, TX, Oct 14, 2021
info Englewood, CO, Oct 23, 2021
info Los Angeles, CA, Oct 29, 2021
info Boulder, CO, June 18, 2022
info Chicago, IL, June 25, 2022
info Bethel, NY, July 1, 2022
info Philadelphia, PA, July 10, 2022
info Riviera Cancún, Mexico, Jan 17, 2023
info Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 2023
info Charlotte, NC, May 30, 2023
info Chicago, IL, June 10, 2023
info Saratoga Springs, NY, June 18, 2023
info Boston, MA, June 25, 2023
info Boulder, CO, July 3, 2023
info San Francisco, CA, July 16, 2023

Ratdog

info Atlanta GA: October 12, 2003
info Cleveland OH: October 31, 2003
info Indianapolis IN: November 10, 2003
info Memphis TN: November 21, 2003
info San Francisco CA, March 3, 2004
info Boise ID, March 12, 2004
info Rochester NY, March 19, 2004
info Philadelphia PA, March 26, 2004
info Sausalito CA, September 4, 2004
info Anaheim CA, February 4, 2005
info Verona NY, April 7, 2005
info Wilkes-Barre PA, April 13, 2005
info Hampton Beach NH, April 22, 2005
info Norfolk VA, April 29, 2005
info Mariaville, NY, August 12, 2005
info Toronto, Canada, October 31, 2005
info Jim Thorpe, PA, November 11, 2005
info Tucson, AZ, December 6, 2005
info Portland, OR, December 16, 2005
info Majesty of the Seas, Carribean Sea, February 5, 2006
info Myrtle Beach, SC, March 17, 2006
info Washington, DC, March 27, 2006
info Boston, MA, April 1, 2006
info Santa Rosa, CA, June 9, 2006
info Phoenix, AZ, June 28, 2006
info New York, NY, July 13, 2006
info Ridgefield, CT, August 22, 2006
info Milwaukee WI, October 21, 2006
info Westbury NY, November 1, 2006
info Lowell MA, November 10, 2006
info Boca Raton FL, November 18, 2006
info San Diego CA, February 9, 2007
info Syracuse NY, March 2, 2007
info Baltimore MD, March 19, 2007
info Detroit Lakes MN, July 21, 2007
info Camden NJ, August 17, 2007
info Hampton Beach NH, October 26, 2007
info Charlotte, NC, November 8, 2007
info Orlando FL, November 16, 2007
info St. Louis, MO, March 24, 2008
info New York, NY, April 5, 2008
info Hunter, NY, June 1, 2008
info Seattle, WA, June 21, 2008
info San Jose, CA, July 9, 2008
info Wantagh, NY, August 13, 2008
info Morrison, CO, August 30, 2008
info Munhall, PA, November 1, 2008
info Bridgeport, CT, November 9, 2008
info Orlando, FL, November 19, 2008
info Negril, Jamaica, January 29, 2009
info Atlantic City, NJ, July 11, 2009
info Salt Lake City, UT, August 29, 2009
info Upper Darby, PA, October 16, 2009
info Negril, Jamaica, January 31, 2010
info Washington DC, February 18, 2014
info Portland, ME, February 26, 2014
info Detroit, MI, March 5, 2014
info Atlanta, GA, March 16, 2014
info Brooklyn, NY, June 4, 2014
info Minneapolis, MN, June 13, 2014

The Big Swell

info Rising Up To Paradise: 12/31/2018, Kauai, HI, The Big Swell, 2018

Scaring The Children

info 1/5/11, Teatro Carlo Felice, Jam Cruise 9, US, Scaring The Children, 2011

Phil Lesh & Friends

info Live at the Warfield DVD, 2006
info Instant Live: July 1, 2006, Holmdel, NJ, 2006
info Instant Live: July 6, 2006, Mansfield, MA, 2006
info Instant Live: July 12, 2006, Essex Junction, VT, 2006
info April 3, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info April 9, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info April 20, 2014, Las Vegas, NV, 2014
info May 30, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info November 1, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info November 22, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info December 30, 2014: Port Chester, NY, PhilRAD, 2014
info March 16, 2015, Port Chester, NY, 2015
info October 30, 2015, Port Chester, NY, 2015
info March 15, 2016, Port Chester, NY, 2016
info May 29, 2016, Port Chester, NY, 2016
info September 14, 2016, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
info October 28, 2016, Port Chester, NY, 2016
info March 16, 2017, Port Chester, NY, 2017
info May 26, 2017, Port Chester, NY, 2017

Bill Kreutzmann

info May 3, 2015, New Orleans, Voodoo Dead, 2015
info 8/15/15, Scranton, PA, Billy & The Kids, 2015
info Dear Jerry (CD), Various Artists (Billy & The Kids), 2016
info Dear Jerry (DVD), Various Artists (Billy & The Kids), 2016
info 7/13/21, Morrison, CO, Billy & The Kids, 2021
info 4/27/23, New Orleans, LA, Billy & The Kids, 2023

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