Post 4: The "Covers"…
Just what is a "cover"?
Want a "Let It Be Poster"?
A cover is a new rendition of a song that was previously recorded, and commercially released, by another band. Many bands have "covered" the Beatles song "Let It Be" over the years, from the more obscure to the extremely famous, here are a few you may have heard of:
01) Tori Amos
02) B5
03) Joan Baez – American folk singer born Joan Chandos Baez on January 9, 1941. Known for her long relationship with Bob Dylan and lifelong passion for activism.
04) Bon Jovi – American lead singer, and band named after him. Band formed in 1983.
05) Nick Cave
06) Ray Charles – American musician born Ray Charles Robinson on September 23, 1930. He died on June 10, 2004. Named #10 on the Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
07) Joe Cocker – English rock/blues singer born John Robert "Joe" Cocker on May 20, 1944.
08) Judy Collins
09) Elvis Costello – English singer/songwriter born Declan Patrick MacManus on August 25, 1954.
10) John Denver – American country music/folk singer/songwriter born on December 31, 1943. He died on October 12, 1997. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s.
11) Jose Feliciano – Puerto Rican singer born Jose Montserrate Feliciano pionono on September 10, 1945.
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12) Tennessee Ernie Ford – American recording artist and television host born Ernest Jennings Ford on February 13, 1919. He died on October 17, 1991.
13) Aretha Franklin – American singer, songwriter and pianist born Aretha Louise Franklin on March 25, 1942. Commonly known as the "Queen of Soul". In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Aretha #1 on their list of "The Greatest Singers of All Time".
14) Guns N' Roses – American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. They have sold over 100 million albums worldwide.
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15) Tom Jones – Welsh singer born Thomas Jones Woodward on June 7, 1940. Since 1965 he has sold over 100 million records.
16) Laurence Juber
17) Gladys Knight – American R&B/soul singer/songwriter, actress, humanitarian, businesswoman, and author, born Gladys Maria Knight on May 28, 1944.
18) Laibach
19) Marillion
20) Paul Mauriat
21) Maureen McGovern – American singer and Broadway actress, born Maureen Therese McGovern on July 27, 1949. Sang the song "The Morning After" for the movie "The Poseidon Adventure" which was released in 1972.
22) Meat Loaf – American rock musician and actor, born Michael Lee Aday on September 27, 1947. He is known for his "Bat out of Hell" album trilogy.
23) Nana Mouskouri – Greek singer born Loanna Mouskouri on October 13, 1934 in Chania, Crete, Greece.
24) The Nashville Superpickers
25) Nelson Rangell
26) Leo Sayer – English born singer/songwriter and musician, born Gerard Hugh Sayer on May 21, 1948 at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England.
27) Nicky Thomas
28) Ike & Tina Turner – American rock & roll and soul duo made up of Ike Turner and his wife Tina. Popular during the 1960s and 1970s.
29) Brooke White
30) Carol Woods
Filed under News, The Covers by on Oct 3rd, 2009. 