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Song

Papa Legba

Times played
235
First
1987
Last
2013
Avg length
8:09
from 235 timed
The longest it ever went missing

47 shows without it, ending 1993-10-24.

Where it sits
  • 26opened the show
  • 26opened a set
Longest on record

Only where a tape gives a length, so this is the longest anyone timed — not necessarily the longest ever played.

Across the decades
  • 1480s
  • 12790s
  • 8100s
  • 1310s
Segues

Comes out of

  1. 2Intro1999–2003
  2. 1Better Off1992
  3. 1Weight Of The World1992
  4. 1It Ain't No Use1993
  5. 1Rebirtha1995
  6. 1//Dream Song1998
  7. 1Blight1999
  8. 1Tall Boy1999

Counted only where the setlist records the join. Every segue in the archive.

Every performance
Played by yearMost in 1992: 17
19872013
DateBandVenueLength
1987-12-31WSPRockfish Palace, Athens5:39
1988-01-05WSPUptown Lounge, Athens7:26
1988-01-18WSPUptown Lounge, Athens5:33
1988-01-22WSPRockfish Palace, Athens5:49
1988-02-29WSPUptown Lounge, Athens7:46
1988-10-31WSPUptown Lounge, Athens8:04
1988-11-25WSPUptown Lounge, Athens7:51
1989-03-24WSPUptown Lounge, Athens6:48
1989-04-16WSPAthens Fairgrounds, Athens7:07
1989-08-29WSPRockafellas', Columbia5:34
1989-09-19WSPThe Brewery, Raleigh6:27
1989-10-12WSPCat's Cradle, Chapel Hill8:21
1989-11-15WSPThe Pterodactyl Club, Charlotte5:37
1989-12-01WSPCenter Stage, Atlanta7:34
1990-02-11WSPCornell University, Ithaca9:32
1990-04-20WSPMain Street, Murfreesboro7:27
1990-11-16WSPFrazier's, Oxford7:22
1990-12-07WSPSonny's Bistro, Asheville7:06
1990-12-30WSPThe Cotton Club, Atlanta6:43
1991-07-27WSP328 Performance Hall, Nashville7:27
1991-08-27WSPAiko's, Saratoga Springs8:36
1991-09-04WSPThe Georgia Theatre, Athens7:52
1991-09-23WSPThe Catalyst, Santa Cruz9:13
1991-10-04WSPLane County Convention Center, Eugene9:56
1991-10-11WSPBarrymore Theatre, Madison8:09
1991-10-19WSPThe Agora Theatre, Cleveland9:01
1991-11-08WSPZiggy's, Winston-Salem7:29
1991-11-16WSPMain Street, Murfreesboro8:39
1991-11-27WSPHal & Mal's, Jackson7:20
1991-12-30WSPThe Georgia Theatre, Athens7:16
1992-02-07WSPThe Post Office, Augusta7:43
1992-03-14WSPThe Georgia Theatre, Athens10:08
1992-03-21WSPHerman's Hideaway, Denver8:36
1992-03-31WSPThe Inferno, Steamboat Springs8:26
1992-04-12WSPWoodsman of the World Hall, Eugene9:23
1992-04-18WSPThe Catalyst, Santa Cruz9:21
1992-04-22WSPChez What, Santa Fe9:58
1992-05-05WSPBubba's and Buck's, Columbia10:01
1992-05-08WSPPurple Gator, Myrtle Beach9:10
1992-05-18WSPTipitina's, New Orleans10:36
1992-05-24WSPZiggy's, Winston-Salem7:49
1992-07-29WSPMississippi Nights, St. Louis9:28
1992-08-31WSPEl Rey Theater, Albuquerque8:15
1992-09-07WSPWestern State College, Gunnison1:55
1992-09-21WSPWOW Hall, Eugene8:43
1992-10-28WSPParadise Theater, Montgomery9:30
1992-11-09WSPPearl Street, Northampton8:56
1993-01-16WSPRitz Theatre, Tampa8:37
1993-02-13WSPGrafitti's, Pittsburgh9:14
1993-02-23WSPNewport Music Hall, Columbus7:24
1993-04-15WSPCampbell University, Buies Creek8:49
1993-05-11WSPThe Majestic, Detroit8:49
1993-07-09WSPTrout Aire Amphitheatre, Forest Lake8:02
1993-10-24WSPFox Theatre, Boulder8:20
1993-11-13WSPVentura Theatre, Ventura8:27
1993-11-23WSPThe Dock, Jackson7:56
1994-02-19WSPElectric Ballroom, Knoxville8:30
1994-03-04WSPThe Chance Theater, Poughkeepsie7:38
1994-03-07WSPPearl Street, Northampton7:54
1994-03-16WSPStone Balloon, Newark7:28