Here's Jean DuShon's Jazzy Soul version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS0QYSTxN4k
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Here's Jean DuShon's Jazzy Soul version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS0QYSTxN4k
Here's Billie Holiday's and Count Basie's 1936 version of "Pennies From Heaven":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxVXNWdHDq8
Here's The Four Tops' 1962 version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdyQiJp7SVU
Here's Patti Page's hit version of "Red Sails In The Sunset":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE_QLL8-61U
Here's The Five Keys' 1952 version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_20n3QljmA
Here's Ethel Waters' original 1933 version of "Stormy Weather":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zywZUhaUqMo
Here's The Spaniels' 1958 version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpxdAkt6M8Y
Here's the first recording of Huddy Ledbetter's [[Leadbelly's) "Goodnight Irene" from 1947:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NfPdu1sl4A
Here's The Originals' 1966 version, with Levi's brother, Joe Stubbs, on lead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCfVgA7SfNg
Here's Della Reese's early 1950s version of "Till The End Of Time" [[stolen from Chopin):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc-lRwpShjE
Here's The Metros 1966 version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HBnJNyr-hc
Here's The Dell-Vikings' 1957 hit, "Come Go With Me":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1eU_lDQaVM
Here's Gloria Jones' 1966 version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2OCNQIAocY
Here's The Gentry's big mid- '60s hit, "Keep On Dancing":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeEs6e0FdwU
Here's The Avantis' 1963 original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRt72BCHIJY
Here's Peaches & Herb's big 1967 hit, "Close Your Eyes":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36xxJQLe-WM
Here's The Five Keys' 1955 original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7ymCZXq2Pw
Here's J. Geils Band's 1969? hit version of "I Do":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phyfq4W9x1g
Here's The Marvelows' 1964 original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtskpaLaG3c
Here's Gary Lewis and The Playboys' remake version of "This Diamond Ring", which, somehow, didn't get posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OlbBhkUuE
Here's Betty Everett's 1964 hit cover version of "It's In His Kiss", titled "The Shoop, Shoop Song", released only a few weeks after Ramona King's regional hit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-LdTdM1FdE
Here's Ramona King's slightly earlier version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqNOTsitmF0
And, Finally, here is Merry Clayton's 1963 original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGjXWzTxti4
Here's The Rolling Stones' hit version of "It's All Over Now":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMxrFQKEV8
Here's The Valentinos' original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVhPvMcVYtk
Here's Fats Domino's 1949 Boogie Woogie hit, "The Fat Man":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHunRdJnrWs
Here's Champion Jack Dupree's 1940 original, titled: "Junkers' Blues, about troubles with heavy drugs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXMfLFa3ZM4
Here's The Animals' 1964 hit, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw7RTUEZMyg
Here's Nina Simone's original from 1963:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2o3J-UmGLM
Here's Bill Haley and The Comets 1955 hit, "Burn That Candle":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWiB4g31fGw
Here's the original 1954 recording by The Cues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoXJdDHH2-E
Here's Bobby Vinton's 1963 hit. "Blue Velvet":
Here's Bobby Vinton's 1963 hit. "Blue Velvet":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMGafe3qyEc
Here's The Clovers' 1954 original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB4pxhMNdNw
Here's Bobby Vee's 1960 hit, "Devil Or Angel":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVkaHyL0-GQ
Here's The Clover's 1954 original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ5cpUnsq4w
Here's Elvis Presley's popular version of "Good Rockin' Tonight":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FeWJHUB8aU
Here's Roy Brown's 1947 original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkBTo6u8CNg
Here's Wynonie Harris' 1951 version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SllhnR7D8LA