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China Doll

First released 1974English120+ recordingson 223 releasesISWC T-070.028.740-6
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Written by

Jerry GarciaComposerRobert HunterLyricist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
China DollSuzanne Vega3:25
China Doll >Grateful Dead7:24
China DollGrateful Dead6:02
China Doll >Grateful Dead7:50
China DollDavid Murray Octet5:17
China Doll >Grateful Dead5:47
China DollSuzanne Vega3:03
China Doll (alternate live)Grateful Dead5:52
China DollGrateful Dead6:16
China Doll >Grateful Dead6:45
China DollGrateful Dead
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China DollGrateful Dead6:33
China DollGrateful Dead
China DollGrateful Dead
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China DollJerry Garcia4:35
China DollGrateful Dead5:57
China DollGrateful Dead5:40
China DollGrateful Dead5:22
China DollGrateful Dead6:17
China Doll (studio outtake)Grateful Dead4:02
China DollGrateful Dead4:11
China DollGrateful Dead6:12
China DollGrateful Dead
China DollGrateful Dead
China DollGrateful Dead
China DollGrateful Dead6:03
China DollGrateful Dead4:47
China DollGrateful Dead5:52
China Doll >Grateful Dead6:49
China DollGrateful Dead5:22
China Doll >The Dead8:43
China DollThe Dead8:17
China Doll ->The Dead
China Doll ->The Dead9:18
China Doll ->The Dead14:31
China DollGrateful Dead7:23
China Doll (live at Hec Edmundson Pavillion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 5/21/74)Grateful Dead5:33
China DollGrateful Dead6:38
China DollGrateful Dead6:01
China DollGrateful Dead5:48
China DollGrateful Dead6:13
China DollGrateful Dead5:41
China DollGrateful Dead8:26
China DollGrateful Dead5:31
China DollGrateful Dead5:07
China Doll · videoGrateful Dead5:07
China DollGrateful Dead5:57
China DollGrateful Dead5:27
China DollGrateful Dead5:21
China DollMC Taylor, a.k.a. Hiss Golden Messenger
China DollGrateful Dead5:43
China DollGrateful Dead5:23
China Doll >Grateful Dead5:07
China DollGrateful Dead5:21
China Doll (live at Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, May 19, 1977)Grateful Dead7:49
China DollDead & Company9:01
China DollDead & Company8:39
China DollDead & Company8:19
China DollDead & Company8:57
China DollDead & Company8:12
China DollGrateful Dead6:28
China DollDead & Company8:55
China DollGrateful Dead5:38
China DollGrateful Dead
China Doll >Grateful Dead5:29
China Doll >Dead & Company9:13
Playing in the Band / China Doll / JamGrateful Dead21:32
China DollDead & Company8:55
China DollDead & Company8:46
China DollDead & Company7:25
China DollBilly Strings7:16
China DollDead & Company8:12
China DollGrateful Dead6:54
China DollGrateful Dead8:18
China DollDead & Company7:40
China DollDead & Company8:05
China DollBilly Strings6:13
China DollDead & Company9:08
China DollDead & Company9:06
China DollDead & Company8:39
China DollDead & Company8:21
China DollDead & Company9:31
China DollDead & Company7:55
China Doll (live at Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA 5/13/73)Grateful Dead
China Doll (live at RFK Stadium, Washington, DC 6_9_73)Grateful Dead6:42
China DollDead & Company7:46
China DollGrateful Dead6:20
China DollGrateful Dead6:38
Pistol Shot (China Doll) (take 1) (slated) (8/8/73)Grateful Dead3:57
Pistol Shot (China Doll) [take 2) (slated) (8/8/73)Grateful Dead4:35
Pistol Shot (China Doll) (take 3) (slated) (8/8/73)Grateful Dead1:38
Pistol Shot (China Doll) (take 4) (slated) (8/8/73)Grateful Dead3:52

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Dick’s Picks, Volume 29: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 5/19/77, Lakeland Civic Center Arena, Lakeland, FL 5/21/77
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2004-08-11 Holmdel, NJ
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Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings
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Dave’s Picks, Volume 2: Dillon Stadium, Hartford, CT · 7/31/74
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Dave’s Picks, Volume 9: Harry Adams Field House, U. of Montana, Missoula, MT · 5/14/74
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2017-11-22: XL Center, Hartford, CT
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2017-06-10: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
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2017-06-20: Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
2017-06-20: Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NYDead & Company · 2017
2017-06-03: Shoreline Amphitheatre , Mountain View, CA
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2017-06-30: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
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Dave’s Picks, Volume 21: Boston Garden, Boston, MA · 4/2/73
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2018-01-19: New Daisey Theater, Memphis, TN, USA
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2018-02-02: 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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2018-08-25: River City Roots Festival, Missoula, MT, USA
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2018-01-28: Elk Creek Cafe + Aleworks, Millheim, PA, USA
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2018‐11‐15: Terminal West, Atlanta, GA, USA
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2018-06-22: Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
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2018‐12‐01: Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO, USA
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2018‐12‐16: WinterWonderGrass Festival, Stratton, VT, USA
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2018‐12‐31: Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Arts, Pontiac, MI, USA
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2019-06-26: Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA
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2019-12-27: The Forum, Los Angeles, CA
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2019-10-31: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
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