Song
Wharf Rat
395 plays · 1971 – 1995
Stats
Peak year
1971
26 plays
Peak era
Brent Era
92 plays
Years in rotation
24
avg 16.5/yr
Usually
Set 2
87% of plays
Debuted
1971-02-01Last played
1995-06-25Album
Grateful Dead (Skull and Roses)
1971
Written by
Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter
By decade
70s
155
80s
171
90s
69
Often comes in from
- 41%The Other One(162×)
- 10%Drums(39×)
- 9%Truckin’(34×)
Often leads into
- 23%Sugar Magnolia(92×)
- 20%Around and Around(78×)
- 14%Throwing Stones(54×)
Top-rated versions
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Really cool finish with Wharf Rat and Lovelight then encore of Black Muddy River.
Killer Other One into a very solid Wharf Rat.
Wharf Rat is must hear as well.
Nice Other One into Wharf Rat.
Stellar Dark Star into an early Wharf Rat (the song had only debuted that February).
Awesome Other One into Wharf Rat which is cool they were feeling that out considering the song was still pretty new at this point (it debuted that February).
EPIC ending to Wharf Rat before going back into St.
Awesome job going back into Playing in the Band out of Wharf Rat.
16 minute Wharf Rat.
Nice Wharf Rat and a really funky Lovelight.
Super solid Dancing in the Streets into Wharf Rat.
Super clean Uncle John into Wharf Rat.
Awesome Wharf Rat that is very jazzy.
That massive jam before Wharf Rat that doesn't really appear to be rooted in any specific tune is worth listening to by itself as a mark of how jazz oriented their improvisation had become.
Listen to Wharf Rat from 1978-12-31 — official release