Performance History
"Truckin'" debuted as the first song on the first set on August 18, 1970 at The Fillmore in San Francisco, the same performance where many of American Beauty's songs premiered.
A longer rendition that turns into a jam was included on the popular 1972 live album Europe '72 segueing into "Epilogue" followed by "Prelude".
Truckin' typically took its spot in the second set of a concert; usually soon before or after Drums/Space in 1980s. Most of the time Truckin' would transition into "The Other One", a stellar example can be found on Dick's Picks Volume 18 (Truckin' >Drums >The Other One). That version has the typical "The Other One" teaser which was normally present in the end of a Truckin' jam whether or not "The Other One" was played.
Over the band's long concert career, "Truckin'" was performed 520 times, making it the eighth-most performed Dead song.
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