What began as a collaborative cover performed by Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris, and a house band at a 1999 Johnny Cash Tribute turned into one of those recurring cover songs that the band has re-imagined in their own unique style and played in a staggering variety of formats.

It has been played Dave Solo, Dave and Tim, Dave and Friends, Dave and Roi, Dave and Emmylou, Full Band with original members, Full Band with Butch, Full Band with The Lovely Ladies, Full Band with Tim, Full Band with Jeff and Rashawn, Full Band with Buddy, and with a number of both instrumental and vocal guests such as Bela Fleck, Emmylou Harris, Warren Haynes, Carlos Malta, Steve Wilson, Mickey Raphael, and others.

With versions ranging in length from 3 and a half minutes to a whopping 12+ minutes, featuring extended outros containing both instrumental and vocal solos, slotted as Opener, Closer, Encore, and 2nd Encore, teased once, liberated twice, segued into 9 different songs, featured on 5 live releases including multiple broadcasts and televised programming, played everywhere from intimate studios to ballrooms to auditoriums to opera houses to festivals to amphitheaters to arenas, to stadiums, Long Black Veil has immense version diversity for having been played barely over 100 times.

Below is a list aimed at highlighting this diversity throughout the years.