Song
He Was A Friend Of Mine
18 plays · 1966 – 1969
Stats
Peak year
1969
13 plays
Peak era
Primal
18 plays
Years in rotation
4
avg 4.5/yr
Usually
Set 1
100% of plays
By decade
60s
18
70s
0
80s
0
90s
0
Biggest hiatus1y 7m — 1967-05-05 → 1968-12-07
Often comes in from
- 33%Doin’ That Rag(5×)
- 13%Next Time You See Me(2×)
- 13%Uncle John's Band(2×)
Often leads into
- 17%China Cat Sunflower(3×)
- 11%Cryptical Envelopment(2×)
- 11%Dark Star(2×)
Top-rated versions
By Curator Score across all shows that played He Was A Friend Of Mine.
- 1969-12-12Los Angeles, CA · Thelma Theater61
- 1969-05-24West Hollywood, FL · Seminole Indian Village56
- 1969-05-31Eugene, OR · McArthur Court, University of Oregon41
- 1969-06-08San Francisco, CA · Fillmore West39
- 1969-06-14Monterey, CA · Monterey Performing Arts Center37
- 1968-12-07Louisville, KY · Bellarmine College36
Every time the Curator wrote about it
1 mention across the listening journal.
Numbers show each show's Curator Score · how it works
He Was a Friend of Mine is so tight with really strong soloing by Jerry slamming right into China Cat.
Listen to He Was A Friend Of Mine from 1969-12-12 — official release