China Doll lovers….

[gr8fulpair]

Fox Theatre, ATL, GA 5/17/77 prob one of the best I’ve heard.  Heard on Spotify.  This song has deep meaning for me. If it does for you have a listen or post your best. Share some love!!!

[Tea]

That whole show has x-factor all over it.  From that monster Sugaree to the ‘Reverse Uncle John’s’ to the China Doll Bustout.  Checks all my boxes - thanks Gr8fulpair ❤️

[DesertDead]

Certainly not authoritative, but HeadyVersion typically gets us in the range of “best”.

 

First one that appears atop for Sugaree not from Spring 1977?

 

Lake Placid 1983

 

Heady Version - Sugaree

[Greg from Chestertown]

China Doll acoustic many times over during the 1980 15th Anniversary shows, Warfield/Radio City. I caught one of those at my second show and had the good fortune of knowing the song at the time. Caught one more in Spring of ‘87, Spectrum. Lyrics interpreted probably as widely as Terrapin. The back and forth makes it easy to hold it near, as it were your own, personalize it, help you work it out, shake it out, all over the  dance floor. We all love it, but for our own reason. It comes from the core of the Grateful Dead, I think. 

[DesertDead]

Not sure where my brain converted China Doll into Sugaree here (I blame you, Tea, for mentioning it and I have the attention span of a gnat 😜)

 

so, yeah….China Doll

 

Magical song…

 

http://headyversion.com/song/52/grateful-dead/china-doll/

 

Winterland 1973 a distant second to 5/19/77 Atlanta…

[John A]

5-19-77 is my favorite show, full stop.  2nd half of set 2 is "music plays the band" to another degree.  Sugaree is so perfect it defies reason.

 

Why is this the only show Spring Tour '77 with no encore? Because it didn't need one.