There are several good shows on this day in Dead history, but only one truly awesome one: our Dead of the Day from June 20, 1974. US Blues opens the show, getting everything rolling in fine form. The Beat It On Down the Line that follows is bright and lively with excellent contributions from Keith and nice backup singing by Donna. Brown Eyed Women comes next; Jerry’s guitar is solid throughout, as you would expect, but the interplay between Keith and Bobby is really spectacular here. The set continues to unfold nicely with a beautiful, slow, and fully developed Must Have Been the Roses and a ripping Scarlet Begonias. There is some argument about how good the China Cat Sunflower is, or, for that matter, whether it is good at all. Give it a listen yourself, but we think it is pretty sweet with Jerry laying down some haunting jams between verses while Bobby and Keith keep the theme together. Long before I Know You Rider comes out in earnest, the band is hinting at it, melding China Cat and Rider into a splendiferous auditory resonance. The Rider that follows is a bit short, but has a tasty jam in the middle of it.