Song
Mama Tried
296 plays · 1969 – 1995
Stats
Peak year
1970
40 plays
Peak era
Golden Age
85 plays
Years in rotation
24
avg 12.3/yr
Usually
Set 1
96% of plays
By decade
60s
28
70s
139
80s
107
90s
22
Often comes in from
- 10%They Love Each Other(31×)
- 6%Friend of the Devil(19×)
- 5%Sugaree(16×)
Often leads into
- 45%Mexicali Blues(134×)
- 12%Big River(36×)
- 4%Me and My Uncle(12×)
Top-rated versions
By Curator Score across all shows that played Mama Tried.
Every time the Curator wrote about it
6 mentions across the listening journal.
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I didn't realize they did Mama Tried this early (considering Merle had just put it out in 68) but it is pretty sweet as well.
Geoff said this version of Mama Tried is "garbage." I won't be quite that harsh but it is far from their best of this cover.
Very nice Mama Tried.
Awesome Mama Tried with good vocals from Bob and awesome guitar from Jerry.
The boys are cranked up for sure right from the start with Bertha and Mama Tried leading the first set.
The solo for Mama Tried hurts my fingers just to listen.
Listen to Mama Tried from 1977-05-08 — official release