Uncovered - the original version

I'm sure many here have heard of Teresa Brewer. But do they know that the song "Bell Bottom Blues" was originally recorded by her? The version by Eric Clapton in the group Derek and the Dominoes was changed considerably from the original (to say the least).

I believe Robert Johnson has already been mentioned. Many of the British invasion groups covered the old blues masters, and many were inspired by Robert Johnson. The Rolling Stones did a version of this song on their album Let It Bleed, although they did not credit it to Johnson.

Thanks Tico!

Thanks tico and set. Some great finds!

Arthur Conley.
Check out this live version with the horn men twirling their instruments. It don't get no better.



"In 1964, (Conley) moved to a new label (Baltimore's Ru-Jac Records) and released "I'm a Lonely Stranger". When Otis Redding heard this, he asked Conley to record a new version, which was released on Redding's own fledgling label Jotis Records, as only its second release.

Conley met Redding in 1967, but after this meeting Redding took Conley under his care, and taught him the finer points of the music industry.
Together they re-wrote the Sam Cooke song "Yeah Man" into "Sweet Soul Music", which, at Redding's insistence, was released on the Atco-distributed label Fame Records, and was recorded at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

It proved to be a massive hit, going to the number two position on the U.S. charts and the Top Ten across much of Europe. "Sweet Soul Music" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc."

This was always a Joan Jett track to me

And this was a Wonder Stuff novelty with Vic Reeves

Speaking of Wilson Pickett. He was famous for his big hit "Mustang Sally" but it was originally by Sir Mack Rice.
Obviously an inspiration to the Young Rascals

One of the short-lived groups in which Eric Clapton was involved was Blind Faith, and one of the popular songs on that single album was a cover of Buddy Holly . . .

In 1970, Eric Clapton toured with Bonny and Delaney Bramlett, and one of their most popular performances was a Little Richard medley . . .





("The Girl Can't Help It" was also covered by Journey)




("Long Tall Sally" has been covered by many, many groups--famously by the Beatles.)

What a class act!
Wonderful.

No-one veered much from the original did they? Nice.

Heh, that song was first introduced to me as a Santana song. Age, time and place.

Yeah, a lot of people have covered that. I think Buddy Holly and Crickets were an influence with their style (and their name--i've read that the Beatles were inspired by the name Crickets), rather than having a lot of their songs covered.

I went looking for the original recording of The House of the Rising Sun, made famous to a whole new generation by The Animals.
According to the Wikipedia entry:
"The oldest known existing recording is by Appalachian artists Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster and was made in 1933. Ashley said he had learned it from his grandfather, Enoch Ashley."



Leadbelly's version:



The Animals' version.



This has got to be one of the most recorded songs, ever, I discovered while I was YouTubing. Who hasn't recorded it?

I always forget that set. Because the song sounds so Blind Faith , not Buddy Holly.

Betty Everett had a huge hit with the Shoop Shoop Song but another tune became identified with Linda Ronstadt.

Ms O. Years ago we had fun with this song on a2k
http://able2know.org/topic/47825-1

I think everybody knows now that this is the original Blueberry Hill