Ramblin’ On My Mind

CD cover, Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings. This is the edition we are currently recommending.
CD cover, Robert Johnson – The Complete Recordings. This is the edition we are currently recommending.
  1. Ramblin’ On My Mind by Robert Johnson (1937)
  2. Ramblin’ On My Mind by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (1965)
  3. Ramblin’ On My Mind by Eric Clapton (1974)
  4. Ramblin’ On My Mind by Tom Rush
  5. Ramblin’ On My Mind by Rory Block (1998)
  6. Ramblin’ On My Mind by Peter Green (2005)
  7. Ramblin’ On My Mind by Robert Lockwood Jr. (2009)

 

 

Red Hot

CD cover, Sun Records - The Ultimate Blues Collection, a 3 CD set of Sun Records blues recordings.
CD cover, Sun Records – The Ultimate Blues Collection, a 3 CD set of Sun Records blues recordings.
  1. Red Hot by Billy “The Kid” Emerson – (Sun Records single #219. Released June 1955)
  2. Red Hot by Billy Lee Riley – (Sun Records single #277. Released September 1957)
  3. Red Hot by Robert Gordon (1978)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reelin’ And Rockin’

CD cover. The Paramount Masters, on JSP Records
CD cover. The Paramount Masters, on JSP Records

This is a well known Chuck Berry song but check out Some Scream High Yellow by Bo Weevil Jackson (aka Sam Butler), recorded for Paramount Records in Chicago, circa August 1928. There are some striking similarities between the 1928 Bo Weavil Jackson recording and Chuck Berry’s 1960 recording.

Chuck Berry’s lyric in Reelin’ and Rockin’. “Sometimes I will then again I think I won’t, Sometimes I do then again I think I don’t…” also appears in Frank Stokes’ 1929 recording Right Now Blues so Chuck Berry may have taken this lyric from Frank Stokes.

  1. Reelin’ and Rockin’ by Chuck Berry (1960)
  2. Reelin’ and Rockin’ by Gerry and the Pacemakers (1964)
  3. Reelin’ and Rockin’ by Cliff Richard and the Shadows
  4. Reelin’ and Rockin’ by Chuck Berry (live 1972)
  5. Reelin’ and Rockin’ by George Thorogood

Rich Woman

CD cover, Rip It Up - The Specialty Story, a 2 CD set containing 50 Specialty Records recordings. Released by One Day Records.
CD cover, Rip It Up – The Specialty Story, a 2 CD set containing 50 Specialty Records recordings. Released by One Day Records.
  1. Rich Woman by L’il Millet and His Creoles (original release on Specialty Records)
  2. Rich Woman by Canned Heat
  3. Rich Woman by Fabulous Thunderbirds (1979)
  4. Rich Woman by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
  5. Rich Woman by Boz Scaggs (2015)

 

 

 

 

 

Rider

The term “rider”, as in “with my rider by my side,” typically referred to a female companion. Here are a few of the many blues songs in which the term “rider” appears.

  1. Yellow Dog Blues by W.C. Handy (1915)
  2. See See Rider Blues by Ma Rainey (1925)
  3. Easy Rider Blues by Blind Lemon Jefferson
  4. Maggie Campbell Blues by Tommy Johnson (1929)
  5. Big Fat Mama Blues by Tommy Johnson (1929)
  6. Cross Road Blues by Robert Johnson (1936)
  7. Stop Breakin’ Down Blues by Robert Johnson (1937)
  8. Travelin’ Riverside Blues by Robert Johnson (1937)
  9. Noted Rider (No Good Rider) by Leadbelly
  10. Easy Rider Blues by Leadbelly
  11. Easy Rider Blues by Albert Ammons (1939)
  12. Oh Rider by Harlem Hamfats (1939)
  13. Crossroads by Cream (1966)
  14. E Z Rider by Taj Mahal (1968)
  15. Easy Rider Blues by Pat Travers (2012)

 

Rock Island Line

  1. Rock Island Line by Leadbelly
  2. Rock Island Line by The Weavers
  3. Rock Island Line by Johnny Cash (Sun Records recording)
  4. Rock Island Line by Lonnie Donegan

 

Rock N’ Roll Ruby

  1. Rock n’ Roll Ruby by Warren Smith – Sun Records single #239. Released April 1956
  2. Rock n’ Roll Ruby by Jerry Lee Lewis
  3. Rock n’ Roll Ruby by Johnny Cash
  4. Rock n’ Roll Ruby by Sleepy Labeef
  5. Rock n’ Roll Ruby by Sonny Burgess and the Pacers
  6. Rock n’ Roll Ruby by Doug Sahm and the Texas Mavericks (2009)

Rocket 88

CD cover, Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm - Rhythm Rockin' Blues - on Ace Records
CD cover, Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm – Rhythm Rockin’ Blues – on Ace Records
  1. Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats (produced by Ike Turner, recorded at Sun Records)
  2. Rocket 88 by Bill Haley & His Comets
  3. Rocket 88 by Mr. Groove Band (Ike Turner tribute album)
  4. Rocket 88 by Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s
  5. Rocket 88 by Rufus Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rolling And Tumbling

CD cover, Muddy Waters, The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62, on Acrobat Records
CD cover, Muddy Waters, The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62, on Acrobat Records
  1. Roll And Tumble Blues by Hambone Willie Newbern (1928)
  2. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ Part 1 by Muddy Waters
  3. Rollin And Tumblin by Elmore James
  4. I Rolled And I Tumbled by Mississippi Fred McDowell (1962)
  5. Roll and Tumble by Joe Callicott (1967 – recorded by George Mitchell)
  6. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ by Canned Heat
  7. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ by Johnny Winter (1969)
  8. Rolling And Tumbling by R.L. Burnside (1984)
  9. Roll And Tumble by Sam Mitchell (2009)
  10. Rollin’ N’ Tumblin’ by North Mississippi Allstars (2013)

 

See See Rider / C.C. Rider

  1. See See Rider Blues by Ma Rainey (1925)
  2. Maggie Campbell Blues by Tommy Johnson (1929) (Different song, but it contains a line about “C.C. rider”)
  3. See See Rider by Mississippi John Hurt
  4. C.C. Rider by Leadbelly (1934)
  5. C.C. Rider (take 1) by Big Bill Broonzy (1934)
  6. C.C. Rider (take 2) by Big Bill Broonzy (1934)
  7. See See Rider by LaVern Baker
  8. C.C. Rider by Big Bill Broonzy (1955)
  9. See See Rider by B.B. King (1965)
  10. See See Rider by The Animals (1965)
  11. See See Rider by Elvis Presley (1969)
  12. See See Rider by Jessica Williams Quartet (2005)
  13. See See Rider by Elmore James Jr. (2008)
  14. C.C. Rider by Robert Lockwood Jr. (2009)

 

Shake ‘Em On Down

  1. Shake ‘Em On Down by Mississippi Fred McDowell
  2. Shake ‘Em On Down by Rory Block (2011)

Shake, Rattle And Roll

  1. Shake, Rattle And Roll by Big Joe Turner
  2. Shake, Rattle And Roll by Bill Haley & The Comets
  3. Shake, Rattle And Roll by Elvis Presley
  4. Shake, Rattle And Roll by Jerry Lee Lewis
  5. Shake, Rattle And Roll by Arthur Conley

Shake Your Hips

  1. Shake Your Hips by Slim Harpo
  2. Shake Your Hips by Rolling Stones (1972)

Shake Your Money Maker

  1. Shake Your Money Maker by Elmore James
  2. Shake Your Money Maker by Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1968)
  3. Shake Your Money Maker by George Thorogood
  4. Shake Your Money Maker by Levon Helm Band
  5. Shake Your Money Maker by Foghat
  6. Shake Your Money Maker by Homesick James (2007)
  7. Shake Your Money Maker by Kenny Brown (2005)
  8. Shake Your Money Maker by John Hammond (2006)
  9. Shake Your Money Maker by Jeremy Spencer (2008)
  10. Shake Your Money Maker by Norton Buffalo (2013)
  11. Shake Your Money Maker by Money Makers (2014)

Sitting On Top Of The World

  1. Sitting On Top Of The World by Mississippi Sheiks (1930)
  2. Worried In Mind Blues by Big Bill Broonzy (1932) (Different lyric, but this Big Bill Broonzy song is definitely based on the Mississippi Sheiks song)
  3. Worrying You Off My Mind, Pt.1 by Bill Bill Broonzy (1932) (This is a different lyric from the Mississippi Sheiks‘ original, but the melody is clearly the same)
  4. Worrying You Off My Mind, Pt.2 by Bill Bill Broonzy (1932) (This is a different lyric from the Mississippi Sheiks’ original, but the melody is clearly the same)
  5. I’ll Be Back Home Again by Big Bill Broonzy (1934) (Big Bill Broonzy used the Mississippi Sheiks‘ Sitting On Top Of The World melody on several songs)
  6. Stones In My Passway by Robert Johnson (1937) (Different lyric, but Robert Johnson’s composition is definitely based on the Mississippi Sheiks song)
  7. Sitting On Top Of The World by Howlin’ Wolf (1958)
  8. Sitting On Top Of The World by Bill Munroe & the Bluegrass Boys
  9. Sitting On Top Of The World by Ray Charles
  10. Sitting On Top Of The World by Cream
  11. Sitting On Top Of The World by Howlin’ Wolf (featuring Eric Clapton) (1971)
  12. Sitting On Top Of The World by Don McClean (1991)
  13. Sitting On Top Of The World by Delta Souls (2001)
  14. Sitting On Top Of The World by Pinetop Perkins
  15. Sitting On Top Of The World by Little Wolf and the Hellcats (2007)
  16. Sitting On Top Of The World by Chris Gross & the Forest Rangers (from Sons of Anarchy – 2013)

Sky Is Crying

  1. The Sky Is Crying by Elmore James
  2. The Sky Is Crying by Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Rice” Miller)
  3. The Sky Is Crying by Eric Clapton
  4. The Sky Is Crying by George Thorogood & the Destroyers
  5. The Sky Is Crying by Albert King
  6. The Sky Is Crying by Luther Allison (1983)
  7. The Sky Is Crying by Stevie Ray Vaughan
  8. The Sky Is Crying by Gary Moore
  9. The Sky Is Crying by Louisiana Red (2014)
  10. The Sky Is Crying by John Hammond (2014)
  11. The Sky Is Crying by Erja Lyttenen (2014)

Smokestack Lightnin’

CD cover, Howlin' Wolf, The Complete RPM & Chess Singles As & Bs 1951-62, on Acrobat Records
CD cover, Howlin’ Wolf, The Complete RPM & Chess Singles As & Bs 1951-62, on Acrobat Records
  1. Smokestack Lightnin’ by Howlin’ Wolf (1958)
  2. Smokestack Lightnin’ by The Yardbirds (1965)
  3. Smokestack Lightning by Manfred Mann (1965)
  4. Smokestack Lightnin’ by Quicksilver Messenger Service (1966)
  5. Smokestack Lightnin’ by Mike Harrison (1972)
  6. Smokestack Lightnin’ by The Wailers
  7. Smokestack Lightning by Gillan
  8. Smokestack Lightning by Little Wolf and the Hellcats (2007)

 

Stack O’Lee, Staggerlee, Stagger Lee, Stackerlee

CD cover. The Paramount Masters, on JSP Records
CD cover. The Paramount Masters, on JSP Records

This is a classic blues song which has been recorded many times over the years. Here are some examples:

  1. Pistol Blues by Bo Weavil Jackson (aka sam Butler) (1926)
  2. Original Stack O’Lee Blues by Long Cleve Reed and Little Harvey Hull – Down Home Boys (1927)
  3. Stack O’Lee Blues by Mississippi John Hurt (1928)
  4. Stack-O-Lee by Fruit Jar Guzzlers (1928)
  5. Billy Lyons and Stack O’Lee by Furry Lewis (1929)
  6. Stack-O’Lee Blues by Pine Top Smith
  7. Stackerlee by Dave van Ronk (1962)
  8. Stagger Lee by Lloyd Price (1959)
  9. Stack-O-Lee by Champion Jack Dupree (1959)
  10. Stagger Lee by Wilson Pickett (1968)
  11. Stagger Lee by Downchild Blues Band (1980)
  12. Stackolee by Rory Block (2013)

Statesboro Blues

CD cover, Blind Willie McTell-The Classic Years, 1927-1940, a 4 CD, 84 track collection on JSP Records
CD cover, Blind Willie McTell-The Classic Years, 1927-1940, a 4 CD, 84 track collection on JSP Records
  1. Statesboro Blues by Blind Willie McTell
  2. Statesboro Blues by Taj Mahal (1968)
  3. Statesboro Blues by Allman Brothers Band
  4. Statesboro Blues by Allman Brothers Band (live -1971)
  5. Statesboro Blues by Rory Block (1998)
  6. Statesboro Blues by Delta Souls (2001)

 

 

 

 

 

Stones In My Passway

CD cover, Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings. This is the edition we are currently recommending.
CD cover, Robert Johnson – The Complete Recordings. This is the edition we are currently recommending.

This is a Robert Johnson song, but the melody was definitely taken from the Mississippi Sheiks’ Sitting On Top Of The World.

  1. Stones In My Passway by Robert Johnson (1937)
  2. Stones In My Passway by Peter Green
  3. Stones In My Passway by John Hammond
  4. Stones In My Passway by Scott Ainslie (1995)
  5. Stones In My Passway by John Mellencamp (2003)
  6. Stones In My Passway by Joe Bonamassa (2012)

 

Stop Breaking Down Blues

  1. Stop Breakin’ Down Blues by Robert Johnson (1937)
  2. Stop Breaking Down by Junior Wells (1970)
  3. Stop Breaking Down by Rolling Stones (1972)
  4. Stop Breakin’ Down by Kenny Brown (2009)
  5. Stop Breakin’ Down Blues by Robert Lockwood Jr. (2009)

Sweet Home Chicago

CD cover, Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings. This is the edition we are currently recommending.
CD cover, Robert Johnson – The Complete Recordings. This is the edition we are currently recommending.

This was originally recorded by Robert Johnson in 1937 but has been covered extensively since then. Robert Johnson actually took the tune from Kokomo Arnold’s 1930 recording Old Original Kokomo Blues, which Kokomo Arnold had, in turn, re-worked from Scrapper Blackwell’s 1928 recording, Kokomo Blues.

Here are some examples of Sweet Home Chicago covers:

  1. Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson (1937)
  2. Baby Don’t You Want To Go by Tommy McClennan (1940)
  3. Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Lockwood Jr.
  4. Sweet Home Chicago by Freddie King (1974)
  5. Sweet Home Chicago by Lonnie Brooks (1975)
  6. Sweet Home Chicago by Luther Johnson (1976)
  7. Sweet Home Chicago by Blues Brothers (1980)
  8. Sweet Home Chicago by Foghat (1983)
  9. Sweet Home Chicago by Eric Clapton (2004)

T For Texas (Blue Yodel #1)

  1. Blue Yodel #1 / T For Texas by Jimmie Rodgers
  2. T For Texas by Waylon Jennings (live version)
  3. T For Texas by Lynyrd Skynyrd (live version 1976)
  4. T For Texas by Robert Earl Keen & Lyle Lovett (2015)

 

Tell Me

CD cover, Howlin' Wolf, The Complete RPM & Chess Singles As & Bs 1951-62, on Acrobat Records
CD cover, Howlin’ Wolf, The Complete RPM & Chess Singles As & Bs 1951-62, on Acrobat Records
  1. Tell Me by Howlin’ Wolf
  2. Tell Me by Stevie Ray Vaughan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Flood

This song is typically associated with Stevie Ray Vaughan and his Texas Flood album, but it was originally done by Larry Davis on a Duke Records release.

  1. Texas Flood by Larry Davis
  2. Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan

That’s No Way To Get Along / Prodigal Son

Robert Wilkins originally recorded this song under the title That’s No Way To Get Along in 1929. When Robert Wilkins became the Reverend Robert Wilkins circa 1935, he reworked the song as Prodigal Son. The Rolling Stones covered Prodigal Son on their Beggars Banquet album in 1968.

  1. That’s No Way To Get Along by Robert Wilkins (1929)
  2. Prodigal Son by Reverend Robert Wilkins (1964)
  3. Prodigal Son by Rolling Stones (1968)
  4. Prodigal Son by Kenny Brown (2013)
  5. Prodigal Son by Reverend John Wilkins (the son of Reverend Robert Wilkins)

This Train (Bound For Glory)

CD cover, Trouble In Mind by Big Bill Broonzy, on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
CD cover, Trouble In Mind by Big Bill Broonzy, on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
  1. This Train Is Bound For Glory by Wood’s Famous Blind Jubilee Singers (1925)
  2. Dis Train Am Bound For Glory by Delmore Brothers (released on King Records)
  3. This Train (Bound For Glory) by Big Bill Broonzy (1955)
  4. This Train Is Bound For Glory by Johnny Cash

 

 

 

 

 

Tiger In Your Tank

CD cover, Muddy Waters, The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62, on Acrobat Records
CD cover, Muddy Waters, The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62, on Acrobat Records
  1. Tiger In Your Tank by Muddy Waters
  2. I Wanna Put A Tiger In Your Tank by Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated (1963)
  3. Tiger In Your Tank by Big George Brock (2007)
  4. Tiger In Your Tank by Lamont Cranston Blues Band (2007)
  5. Tiger In Your Tank by The Groundhogs (1999)
  6. I Wanna Put A Tiger In Your Tank by Monkeyjunk (2014)
  7. Tiger In Your Tank by Joe Bonamassa (2015)

 

 

The Train Kept A-Rolling

  1. The Train Kept A-Rollin’ by Tiny Bradshaw (1952 – released on King Records)
  2. Train Kept A-Rolling by Johnny Burnette Trio, lead guitar by Paul Burlison)
  3. Train Kept A-Rolling by The Yardbirds
  4. Train Kept A-Rolling by Aerosmith (1974)
  5. Train Kept A-Rolling by Motorhead
  6. Train Kept A-Rollin’ by Dread Zeppelin (1991)
  7. Train Kept A-Rollin’ by Colin James
  8. The Train It Kept A Rollin’ by Jeff Beck (2010)

Travelling Riverside Blues

CD cover, Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings. This is the edition we are currently recommending.
CD cover, Robert Johnson – The Complete Recordings. This is the edition we are currently recommending.
  1. Travelling Riverside Blues by Robert Johnson (1937)
  2. Travelling Riverside Blues by Led Zeppelin (1970)
  3. Travelling Riverside Blues by Sam Mitchell (1991)
  4. Travelling Riverside Blues by Peter Green Splinter Group (2001)
  5. Travelling Riverside Blues by Peter Green
  6. Travelling Riverside Blues by Kingfish (2008)
  7. Travelling Riverside Blues by Ray Beadle (2012)
  8. Travelling Riverside Blues by Todd Rundgren (2013)

 

 

 

 

 

Trouble In Mind

CD cover, Trouble In Mind by Big Bill Broonzy, on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
CD cover, Trouble In Mind by Big Bill Broonzy, on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

As seen in the list below, this song has been covered by by artists ranging from Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys to Led Zeppelin.

  1. Trouble In Mind by Bob Wills (1936)
  2. Trouble In Mind by Big Bill Broonzy (1955)
  3. Trouble In Mind by Tennessee Ernie Ford
  4. Trouble In Mind by Mance Lipscomb
  5. Trouble In Mind by Brownie McGhee
  6. Trouble In Mind by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
  7. Trouble In Mind by Mose Allison
  8. Trouble In Mind by Hank Snow
  9. Trouble In Mind by Sam Cooke
  10. Trouble In Mind by Dinah Washington
  11. Trouble In Mind by Aretha Franklin
  12. Trouble In Mind by Nina Simone
  13. Trouble In Mind by Janis Joplin
  14. Trouble In Mind by Big Walter Horton
  15. Trouble In Mind by Jerry Lee Lewis
  16. Key To The Highway/Trouble In Mind by Led Zeppelin (1971)
  17. Trouble In Mind by Johnny Cash

 

TV Mama

  1. TV Mama by Big Joe Turner
  2. TV Mama by Freddy King and Eric Clapton (1974)
  3. TV Mama by Freddy King (1974)
  4. TV Mama by Eddie Boyd
  5. TV Mama by Taj Mahal (2008)
  6. TV Mama by Gene Taylor (2013)
  7. TV Mama by Melvin Taylor (2014)

 

Waiting For A Train

  1. Waiting For A Train by Jimmie Rodgers
  2. Waiting For A Train by Jerry Lee Lewis

Walk Right In

  1. Walk Right In by Cannon’s Jug Stompers (produced by Ralph Peer – 1928)
  2. Walk Right In by The Rooftop Singers
  3. Walk Right In by Glen Campbell
  4. Walk Right In by The Ventures
  5. Walk Right In by Bobby Darin

Walking Blues

  1. Walkin’ Blues by Robert Johnson (1937)
  2. Walking Blues by Big Joe Williams
  3. Celebrated Walking Blues by Taj Mahal (1968)
  4. Walking Blues by Bonnie Raitt
  5. Walking Blues by Delta Souls (2001)
  6. Walking Blues by R.L. Burnside (2005)
  7. Walking Blues by Joe Bonamassa (2009)
  8. Walking Blues by Sonny Landreth
  9. Walking Blues by Micheal Hayes (2014)

Wang Dang Doodle

  1. Wang Dang Doodle by Howlin’ Wolf
  2. Wang Dang Doodle by Willie Dixon
  3. Wang Dang Doodle by Howlin’ Wolf with Eric Clapton (1970)
  4. Wang Dang Doodle by Savoy Brown
  5. Wang Dang Doodle by Koko Taylor
  6. Wang Dang Doodle by Dr. John
  7. Wang Dang Doodle by The Pointer Sisters
  8. Wang Dang Doodle by Z.Z. Hill
  9. Wang Dang Doodle by Climax Blues Band
  10. Wang Dang Doodle by Trudy Lynn (2006)

Weed Smoker’s Dream / Why Don’t You Do Right?

Weed Smoker’s Dream was originally recorded by the Harlem Hamfats in 1936. In 1941, Lillian Green re-worked it into Why Don’t You Do Right, which became a major national hit for the Benny Goodman Orchestra (with vocalist Peggy Lee) in the early 1940s. Why Don’t You Do Right is still a jazz standard. It was covered by Hugh Laurie in 2013.

  1. Weed Smoker’s Dream by the Harlem Hamfats (1936)
  2. Why Don’t You Do Right by Lil Green (1941)
  3. Why Don’t You Do Right by Benny Goodman Orchestra with Peggy Lee (1941)
  4. Why Don’t You Do Right by Peggy Lee
  5. Why Don’t You Do Right by Amy Irving (from the Who Framed Roger Rabbit? movie soundtrack)
  6. Why Don’t You Do Right by Sinead O’Connor (1992)
  7. Weed Smokers Dream by Hugh Laurie (2013)

When The Levee Breaks

Most people think of this as a Led Zeppelin song, but the original was done by Memphis Minnie.

  1. When The Levee Breaks by Memphis Minnie
  2. When The Levee Breaks by Kansas Joe McCoy
  3. When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin (1971)
  4. When The Levee Breaks by Buckwheat Zydeco
  5. When The Levee Breaks by A Perfect Circle (2013)

When The Saints Come Marching In / When The Saints Go Marching In

  1. When The Saints Come Marching Home by Bo Weavil Jackson (aka Sam Butler) (1926)
  2. When The Saints Go Marchin’ Home by Memphis Minnie (1935)
  3. When The Saints Go Marching In by Louis Armstrong (1956)
  4. When The Saints Go Rock n’ Roll by Bill Haley & the Comets (1956)
  5. When The Saints Go Marchin’ In by Jerry Lee Lewis (1958)

Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Goin’ On

Most people think of this as a Jerry Lee Lewis original, but it was recorded by Big Maybelle two years before Jerry Lee Lewis recorded his groundbreaking cover version.

  1. Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Goin’ On by Big Maybelle (1955)
  2. Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Goin’ On by Jerry Lee Lewis (1957)
  3. Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Goin’ On by Wanda Jackson
  4. Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Goin’ On by Gene Vincent
  5. Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Goin’ On by Barry Crocker & Dave Clark
  6. Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Goin’ On by Bill Haley & The Comets
  7. Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Goin’ On by Gerry & The Pacemakers (1964)

Willie & the Hand Jive

  1. Willie & the Hand Jive by Johnny Otis (1958, on Capitol Records)
  2. Hand Jive One More Time by Johnny Otis (1961, on King Records)
  3. Willie & the Hand Jive by Eric Clapton (1974)

You Better Move On

  1. You Better Move On by Arthur Anderson (1962 – the first hit recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama)
  2. You Better Move On by Rolling Stones (1965)
  3. You Better Move On by The Hollies
  4. You Better Move On by Billy Crash Craddock
  5. You Better Move On by Gene Clark
  6. You Better Move On by Mink DeVille (1981)
  7. You Better Move On by Chuck Jackson & Mark Knopfler (1994)
  8. You Better Move On by Frank Ballard
  9. You Better Move On by Amy Black

You Got To Move / You Gotta Move

This is a Mississippi Fred McDowell song, covered by the Rolling Stones on the Sticky Fingers album in 1971. But check out Keep Your Big Mouth Closed, recorded by Memphis Minnie in 1939. Mississippi Fred McDowell may have taken the tune from Memphis Minnie.

  1. Keep Your Big Mouth Closed by Memphis Minnie (1939)
  2. You Got To Move by Mississippi Fred McDowell
  3. You Gotta Move by Rolling Stones (1970)

You Need Love

Check out the similarities between Muddy Waters’ You Need Love and Led Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love. Songwriter Willie Dixon successfully sued Led Zeppelin for infringing his copyright on You Need Love.

  1. You Need Love by Muddy Waters
  2. Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin

You Shook Me

  1. You Shook Me by Muddy Waters
  2. You Shook Me by Led Zeppelin (1969)
  3. You Shook Me by Jeff Beck (1969)
  4. You Shook Me by Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart (1969)
  5. You Shook Me by Willie Dixon (1972)
  6. You Shook Me by B.B. King & John Lee Hooker (1993)
  7. You Shook Me by Johnny Barnes and the Thin Blues Line (2009)
  8. You Shook Me by Joe Bonamassa (2015)

Young Man Blues

  1. Young Man Blues by Mose Allison (1958)
  2. Young Man Blues by The Who (1970)

 

Your Funeral And My Trial

  1. Your Funeral And My Trial by Sonny Boy Williamson
  2. Your Funeral And My Trial by John Mayall
  3. Your Funeral And My Trial by John Hammond (1981)
  4. Your Funeral My Trial by Joe Bonamassa (live 2009)

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