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FranklinTowers

Drummer

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Submissions

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El Paso
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Wired version from an all-time great show.
3
Me and Bobby McGee
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

No love for this beautiful version at an epic show?
1
Mexicali Blues
Dec. 10, 1973
Charlotte Coliseum

Ramshackle in the best way
2
El Paso
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

Last song from this all-time great show to be nominated...great version.
1
Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 25, 1973
Feyline Field

Shocked that I get to submit this a day after the 50th anniversary! Incredible version with a very melodic, well-structured solo and a great SSDD!
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Comments

They Love Each Other
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

A few verses are omitted, which is too bad, because it's a killer version.
Morning Dew
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Beautiful, elegant...what an opener!
Sugar Magnolia
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Love Billy's toms-only fills during the verses -- haven't heard him play another version quite like it...
Mister Charlie
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

This one feels a bit faster than most.
The Other One
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

I have mixed feelings about this one. It functions very well to stitch together the great versions of Truckin', Morning Dew and Sing Me Back Home, and the transition from Truckin' is fantastic for sure, but TOO itself doesn't get nearly as intense as other versions on the tour do. I'd even say 5/24 is the better of the two Lyceum versions. Not particularly close between this one and 4/26, 5/3, 5/7, 5/10, among a few others from the tour IMO.
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