Loggins and Messina, whose version of the song was slowed down.

Tony Rice, Larry Rice, Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen covered the song on their 1999 album, Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen.

A live recording from the show can be found on the 1997 compilation The Bridge School Concerts, Vol.

During their 1994 Bridge School Benefit set Ministry played the song.

Chris Smither originally released it on his 1972 album Don't It Drag On and covered the song on his live studio album Another Way to Find You, recorded in 1989 and released in 1991.

New Riders of the Purple Sage, which featured John Dawson, who along with Jerry Garcia wrote the music, recorded this on their twelfth studio album Keep On Keepin' On in 1989.

Hunter plays a slightly different version on his album (released only in LP format) Jack O'Roses. In more recent history, Phil Lesh and Friends have performed a more uptempo version similar to the original. Loggins and Messina, whose version of the song was slowed down, might have inspired the Dead to do the same. Following the group's October 1974-June 1976 touring hiatus, the song was performed in a significantly slower arrangement with extended guitar and keyboard solos. The song was introduced in concert on Maat the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. The song is among the most covered songs written by the Grateful Dead Hunter later stated, 'that was the closest we've come to what may be a classic song.' It is known for the guitar riff Garcia plays in the bass register, which is a descending G major scale (G F# E D C B A G).

The song is largely acoustic, like most of American Beauty. It is the second track of the Dead's 1970 album American Beauty. The music was written by Jerry Garcia and John Dawson and the lyrics are by Robert Hunter. ' Friend of the Devil' is a song recorded by the Grateful Dead.

1970 song by Grateful Dead 'Friend of the Devil'

Friend of the Devil by Ed Brubaker