Deep Ellum Blues

Deep Ellum is a neighborhood in Dallas that once was home to Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, and Lead Belly. The first known recording of "Deep Ellum Blues" was on an Okeh side in the 1930s. I heard this particular Grateful Dead cover of the tune (Winterland 12/23/70) on Lone Star Dead radio on KNON this evening.  It is, in my opinion, a very mellow, unusual version. Here is a link to the song:

https://archive.org/details/gd1970-12-23.132343.sbd.miller.flac16