Commonly Covered Songs

[Chewbaccer]

Songs that it seems like there's a million versions of out there. And if you're gonna be a smartass and say Happy Birthday, any national anthem, or anything along those lines, just know, it isn't clever and is eye roll worthy.

I'll start with this one:


Cover versions that I have heard(and I know there's plenty that I haven't heard):

Lefty Frizzell
Johnny Cash
Conway Twitty
Jerry Lee Lewis
Ray Charles
The Beatles
Bob Dylan with The Band
Gram Parsons
The Grateful Dead
Roy Orbison
The Rolling Stones
Charley Pride
Mike Ness(lead singer of Social Distortion)

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Angel from Montgomery - John Prine


Covers:

Bonnie Raitt
John Mayer
Susan Tedeschi/Trucks Band
Miranda Lambert
John Denver
Old Crow Medicine Show
Dave Mathews
Emmy Lou Harris
Gretchen Wilson
Beth Hart
Jackson Browne
Ben Harper
Tanya Tucker
etc.

 

[outofyourmind]

The Zombies
Diana Ross
Gladys Knight
Nina Simone
Marvin Gaye
Shirley Bassey

 

[TheDayMan]

 

[lilchi721]

Connie Francis
Maureen McGovern
The Chordettes
Perry Como
Annette Hanshaw
Dean Martin
Jim Reeves
Ben Selvin
Kate Smith
Slim Whitman
Thelonious Monk

 

[shopson67]

219 artists have covered the song, including:

Marvin Gaye
Frank Sinatra
Ray Charles
Boyz II Men
Willie Nelson
Wes Montgomery
Elvis Presley
Donny Hathaway
Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Supremes
Kenny G
Joan Baez
En Vogue
LeAnn Rimes
Dr. John
Placido Domingo
Lou Rawls
Neil Diamond
Tom Jones
Shirley Bassey
Michael Bolton
Jose Feliciano
Johnny Mathis
Molly Hatchet
....and on and on