Song
Big Boss Man
71 plays · 1966 – 1995
Stats
Peak year
1971
25 plays
Peak era
Transition
31 plays
Years in rotation
15
avg 4.7/yr
Usually
Set 1
90% of plays
Show opener
15%
4 of 26
By decade
60s
14
70s
42
80s
13
90s
2
Biggest hiatus9y 7m — 1972-05-25 → 1981-12-26
Often comes in from
- 6%I Know You Rider(4×)
- 6%Cumberland Blues(4×)
- 6%Big Railroad Blues(4×)
Often leads into
- 10%Me and My Uncle(7×)
- 6%Cryptical Envelopment(4×)
- 6%China Cat Sunflower(4×)
Top-rated versions
By Curator Score across all shows that played Big Boss Man.
- 1969-11-02San Francisco, CA · Family Dog at the Great Highway68
- 1972-05-25London, England · The Strand Lyceum67
- 1971-12-07New York, NY · Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden66
- 1972-03-27New York, NY · Academy of Music65
- 1972-05-10Amsterdam, Xnether · Concertgebouw65
- 1971-07-31New Haven, CT · Yale Bowl, Yale University58
Every time the Curator wrote about it
2 mentions across the listening journal.
Numbers show each show's Curator Score · how it works
Pigpen is killing it right off the bat with Big Boss Man opener.
Killer Big Boss Man.
Listen to Big Boss Man from 1969-11-02 — official release