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Mar 20, 1970	Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NY	—	3:42	Debut
Mar 21, 1970	Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NY	—	3:47	1
Apr 3, 1970	Armory Field House / University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH	—	4:20	2
Apr 9, 1970	Fillmore WestSan Francisco, CA	—	3:09	0
Apr 10, 1970	Fillmore WestSan Francisco, CA	—	—	0
Apr 11, 1970	Fillmore WestSan Francisco, CA	—	—	0
Apr 17, 1970	Family Dog on the Great HighwaySan Francisco, CA	—	—	2
Apr 18, 1970	Family Dog on the Great HighwaySan Francisco, CA	—	—	0
Apr 19, 1970	Family Dog on the Great HighwaySan Francisco, CA	—	—	0
Apr 25, 1970	Mammoth GardensDenver, CO	—	—	1
May 2, 1970	West Gym / Harpur CollegeBinghamton, NY	—	6:04	2
May 3, 1970	Foss Hill / Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT	—	3:38	0
May 7, 1970	Dupont Gymnasium / Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA	—	3:53	1
May 9, 1970	Harrington Auditorium / Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA	—	—	1
May 14, 1970	Meramec Community CollegeKirkwood, MO	—	4:05	1
May 15, 1970	Fillmore EastNew York, NY	—	5:47	0
May 15, 1970	Fillmore EastNew York, NY	—	3:29	0
Jun 4, 1970	Fillmore WestSan Francisco, CA	—	4:06	2
Jun 5, 1970	Fillmore WestSan Francisco, CA	—	5:16	0
Jun 6, 1970	Fillmore WestSan Francisco, CA	—	—	0
Jun 7, 1970	Fillmore WestSan Francisco, CA	—	3:58	0
Jun 24, 1970	Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NY	—	3:34	0
Jun 24, 1970	Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NY	—	5:00	4
Jul 11, 1970	Fillmore EastNew York, NY	—	4:01	10
Jul 12, 1970	Fillmore EastNew York, NY	—	3:45	0
Jul 14, 1970	Euphoria BallroomSan Rafael, CA	—	3:40	0
Aug 5, 1970	Golden HallSan Diego, CA	—	3:58	6
Aug 18, 1970	Fillmore WestSan Francisco, CA	—	3:51	1
Aug 19, 1970	Fillmore WestSan Francisco, CA	David Nelson	3:20	0
Sep 17, 1970	Fillmore EastNew York, NY	David Nelson	3:53	2
Sep 19, 1970	Fillmore EastNew York, NY	—	4:08	1
Sep 20, 1970	Fillmore EastNew York, NY	David Grisman	3:45	0
Sep 26, 1970	Terrace BallroomSalt Lake City, UT	—	—	1
Oct 24, 1970	Kiel Opera HouseSt. Louis, MO	—	3:25	10
Oct 30, 1970	Pritchard Gymnasium / SUNYStony Brook, NY	—	4:30	1
Nov 6, 1970	Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NY	—	5:02	3
Nov 8, 1970	Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NY	—	5:17	1
Nov 16, 1970	Fillmore EastNew York, NY	—	2:14	6
Nov 20, 1970	Palestra / University of RochesterRochester, NY	—	3:43	0
Dec 26, 1970	Legion StadiumEl Monte, CA	—	3:58	8
Apr 25, 1971	Fillmore EastNew York, NY	—	5:22	36
Aug 20, 1972	San Jose Civic AuditoriumSan Jose, CA	—	4:58	87
Aug 21, 1972	Berkeley Community TheatreBerkeley, CA	—	4:44	0
Aug 22, 1972	Berkeley Community TheatreBerkeley, CA	—	4:59	0
Aug 25, 1972	Berkeley Community TheatreBerkeley, CA	—	4:40	1
Sep 9, 1972	Hollywood PalladiumHollywood, CA	—	4:01	2
Sep 15, 1972	Boston Music HallBoston, MA	—	7:18	1
Sep 17, 1972	Baltimore Civic CenterBaltimore, MD	—	4:28	1
Sep 21, 1972	The SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA	—	3:15	1
Sep 23, 1972	Palace TheatreWaterbury, CT	—	3:38	0

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Not counted in concert statistics. These appearances don't affect plays, gaps or debuts.

Date	Event	Venue
Aug 1970?	Concert	—
Aug 6, 1970	Studio session	Pacific High Recording Studios
Aug 12, 1970	Studio session	Pacific High Recording Studios
Apr 20, 1976	Studio session	Rolling Thunder Studios (Mickey Hart's Barn)

Song info

First album appearanceAmerican Beauty (Nov 1, 1970)

Genre

Original, Rock 70s

Lyricists

Robert Hunter

Composers

Jerry Garcia, John Dawson

SourceGrateful Dead Original

Who sang it

Lead vocals by singer
Singer	Years	Times
Jerry Garcia	1970–1995	310

Counted concert performances. A duet credits each singer.

Performance notes

No performance notes yet.

Plays per yearShows played in

1970

40/147

1971

1/82

1972

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Friend Of The Devil

Concert appearances · 313

Soundchecks & other appearances · 4

On official releases