Samson And Delilah
Song Information
Song Title
Samson And Delilah
Song Origin
Cover
Written By
Reverend Gary Davis
Made Famous By
The Grateful Dead
Song Stats (Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country)
Shortest Version
06:40 (2025-03-14)
Longest Version
11:33 (2026-01-30)
Total Times Played
12
Longest Gap
2024-03-2360 2024-08-11
Longest Streak
Song Stats (Grahame Lesh & Daniel Donato)
Shortest Version
Longest Version
Total Times Played
1
Longest Gap
Longest Streak
Song Stats (Grahame Lesh & Friends)
Shortest Version
Longest Version
Total Times Played
2
Longest Gap
2026-03-131 2026-04-29
Longest Streak
Song Charts
Lyrics
Shows with Samson And Delilah
  • Woodstock, New York (Jun 12, 2026)
    Bearsville Theater [Grahame Lesh & Daniel Donato]
    1
    Set One
    Whiskey In A Jar > 2, Freight Train Blues > 3, Whiskey In A Jar (Reprise) 2, Dire Wolf 3, Going Down The Road Feeling Bad > 4, Rubin And Cherise 3, Grievous Angel 4, Friend Of The Devil 2, Candyman 4, Rosa Lee McFall 3
    Set Two
    China Cat Sunflower > 3, China Doll > 3, About The Angels > 3, The Wheel > 4, Jupiter > 2, The Wheel (Reprise) > 4, Beat It On Down the Line > 3, Early Morning Rain > 2, Samson And Delilah 3
    Encore
    Box Of Rain 2
  • Ventura, California (May 30, 2026)
    Crown Plaza
    Set One
    Why You Been Gone So Long, Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence) 1, Weathervane > , Blue Skies > , Weathervane (Reprise) , I Second That Emotion 2, Turn On Your Love Light 3, Big River 4 5, The Harder They Come (FTP) 4 6 7, Dark Hollow 4, Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) 4 8, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) 9, Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag, For A Long Time > 10, Samson And Delilah , Dance In The Desert, Half Moon Night
    Encore
    Tangled Up In Blue
  • New Orleans, Louisiana (Apr 29, 2026)
    The Joy Theater [Grahame Lesh & Friends]
    Set One
    Viola Lee Blues > , Bertha 1, Iko Iko, Viola Lee Blues (Reprise) > , Cumberland Blues, Cats Under The Stars, Here Comes Sunshine, Tennessee Jed > 1, Viola Lee Blues (Reprise)
    Set Two
    Eyes Of The World, Ship Of Fools, West L.A. Fadeaway, Down By The River, Shakedown Street, Broken Arrow, St. Stephen > , Bird Song > , St. Stephen (Reprise) > , Not Fade Away
    Encore
    Samson And Delilah 1
  • Port Chester, New York (Mar 13, 2026)
    The Capitol Theatre [Grahame Lesh & Friends]
    Set One
    Cosmic Charlie, Sugaree 1, Brown-Eyed Women 2, High Time, Passenger, Atlantic City, Samson And Delilah 2, Born Cross-Eyed
    Set Two
    Dark Star > , Uncle John’s Band > , Playing In The Band > , Morning Dew, Must Have Been The Roses, St. Stephen > , The Eleven, Casey Jones 2
    Encore
    Truckin’
  • St Louis, Missouri (Jan 30, 2026)
    The Sovereign
    Set One
    Blame The Train, Cosmic Country Gardens, Tennessee Tumbleweed, Fortunate Sparrow, Lay Low Lucy, Big River, Big Iron
    Set Two
    Forgotten Days > , Double Exposure 1, Ride On 2, Prairie Spin > , Another Dimension > , Guilty Jubilee > , Ten Feet Of Rope > 3, Prairie Spin (Reprise)
    Encore
    Samson And Delilah 4
  • Greenville, South Carolina (Nov 15, 2025)
    The Foundry Judson Mill
    Set One
    Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), Boogie Man, Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train , Everybody's Talkin' > , Down Bedford
    Set Two
    Sittin' On Top Of The World, Love's Gonna Live Here, Lay Low Lucy, Driftin’ 1, Fortunate Sparrow, Got My Mojo Workin' 2, Dance In The Desert > 3, Samson And Delilah
    Encore
    Half Moon Night > , I Saw The Light > , Half Moon Night (Reprise) > , Arkansas Traveler
  • Port Chester, New York (Oct 25, 2025)
    The Capitol Theatre
    Set One
    Lady Justice > , Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), Better Deal Blues, Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train , Ten Feet Of Rope > 1, Double Exposure 2, Boogie Man
    Set Two
    Half Moon Night, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Fortunate Sparrow, Blame The Train, Dance In The Desert 2, Sugar Shack 3
    Encore 4
    Rubin And Cherise (FTP) 5, Cumberland Blues 6 7, Loser > 6, Samson And Delilah 6
  • Alta, Wyoming (Aug 9, 2025)
    Grand Targhee Music Fest
    Set One
    Blame The Train, Riding That Midnight Train, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Fortunate Sparrow, Guilty Jubilee, Ain’t Living Long Like This 1, Ride Me High 1, Samson And Delilah 2, Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag, Big River 3
  • Washington, District of Columbia (Mar 14, 2025)
    The Hamilton
    Set One
    Workin' Man Blues, Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Sittin' On Top Of The World, Big Iron > , Ghost Riders In The Sky (Instrumental), Blame The Train, Justice > , Jessica, Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence)
    Set Two
    Why You Been Gone So Long, Cigar Time, For A Long Time > 1, Samson And Delilah > , Chore, Tell Me I’m A Lover 2, Country Pie, I Shall Be Released 3, Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag
    Encore
    Big River
  • Buena Vista, Colorado (Feb 26, 2025)
    Surf Hotel
    Set One
    Fourteen Carat Mind, Gotta Get Southbound, Sweet Tasting Tennessee, Tell Me I’m A Lover 1, Always Been A Lover, Locomotive #9, Love's Gonna Live Here, Big River 2, Blame The Train, Cosmic Country Gardens, Translation
    Set Two
    Ain’t Living Long Like This > , Two Hills, Along The Trail, Free Wheelin' > 3, Everybody's Talkin' > , Weathervane, Take Me Back 1, Chore
    Encore
    Samson And Delilah 4