Hey, it's songday. Today I pick a song that I believe warrants it and publish an assortment of the covers of that song by various persons and or groups. Pick a few that are new to you and have a listen. It is also, of course, an open thread to talk about anything you feel like.
Today's song is: Stack O' Lee, Stack A Lee, Stagger Lee, etc.
Remember this R&R hit? The studio execs actually found it controversial & demanded some edits. Lloyd Price
x YouTube Video -Ma Rainey
x YouTube Video -Furry Lewis
x YouTube Video -Mississippi John Hurt
x YouTube Video -Long "Cleve" Reed & Little Harvey Hull - Down Home Boys
x YouTube Video -Cisco Houston
x YouTube Video -Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group Woody Guthrie
Amy Winehouse
x YouTube Video -Jesse Fuller
Pete Seeger
x YouTube Video -Champion Jack Dupree
x YouTube Video -Dave Van Ronk The Journeymen Johnny Rivers The Righteous Brothers Jim Kweskin
Dr. John
x YouTube Video -Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet)
x YouTube Video -Beck
x YouTube Video -Dave "Baby" Cortez (yeah, really, "Happy Organ" Dave Cortez)
x YouTube Video -James Brown & His Famous Flames
x YouTube Video -Wilson Pickett
x YouTube Video -Taj Mahal
x YouTube Video -Pat Boone -- This is actually pretty funny
x YouTube Video -Dion - ditto
x YouTube Video -The Youngbloods
x YouTube Video -Niel Diamond - heh, why not
x YouTube Video -Huey Lewis & The News
x YouTube Video -The Levon Helm Band
x YouTube Video -Grateful Dead
x YouTube Video -Crossposted from caucus99percent.com