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 1960 (63 Songs)

1960

Apache

Rock/Pop

Lordan, Jerry; REC: The Shadows; Jorgen Ingmann

1960

Back At The Chicken Shack

Blues

Smith, Jimmy; REC: Jimmy Smith; Les McCann; Quincy Jones; Stanley Turrentine; Muddy Waters; Phish; Joey DeFrancesco; Jamey Aebersold; Mel Brown

1960

Ballad Of The Alamo

Country/Bluegrass

Tiomkin, D., & Webster, P. F.; REC: Marty Robbins

1960

Be Careful With A Fool

Blues

King, B. B., & Josea, J.; REC: B. B. King; Johnny Winter

1960

Beauty Is A Rare Thing

Jazz

Coleman, Ornette; REC: Ornette Coleman; Paul Plimley; Dewey Redman; Eric Boeren

1960

Big Boss Man

Blues

Dixon, L, & Smith, A.; REC: Jimmy Reed; Elvis Presley

1960

Blues Connotation

Jazz

Coleman, Ornette; REC: Ornette Coleman; Chick Corea; Bobby McFerrin; Buddy DeFranco; Art Blakey; Renee Rosnes; Eugene Chadbourne

1960

Camelot

Musical/Film

Loewe, F., & Lerner, A. J.; REC: Richard Harris; Richard Burton; Monty Python

1960

Cathy's Clown

Rock/Pop

Everly, Don & Phil; REC: The Everly Brothers

1960

Cattle Call

Country/Bluegrass

Owens, Tex; REC: Eddy Arnold; LeAnn Rimes

1960

Consider Yourself

Musical/Film

Bart, Lionel; REC: Martin Horsey; Paul O'Keefe; Michael Goodman; The Ray Charles Singers

1960

Cry Me A River

Jazz

Hamilton, Arthur; REC: Dinah Washington; Julie London; Joe Cocker; Benny Golson; Etta James

1960

Diane

Jazz

Pepper, Art; REC: Art Pepper; Charles Mingus; Don Patterson; Jerry Murad; Biff Rose; Adams/Pullen Quartet

1960

Dutchman's Gold

Country/Bluegrass

Capehart, Jerry N.; REC: Walter Brennan

1960

Get Up And Go

Folk/Roots

Seeger, Pete; REC: Pete Seeger

1960

I Ain't Superstitious

Blues

Dixon, Willie; REC: Willie Dixon; Jeff Beck; Howlin' Wolf

1960

I Pity The Fool

Blues

Malone, Deadric; REC: Bobby "Blue" Bland; Ann Peebles; B. B. King; Robert Cray

1960

I'd Do Anything

Musical/Film

Bart, Lionel; REC: Michael Goodman; Bonnie Langford; Sally Dexter

1960

If Ever I Would Leave You

Musical/Film

Loewe, F., & Lerner, A. J.; REC: Robert Goulet

1960

I'm Sorry

Rock/Pop

Self, R., & Allbritten, D.; REC: Brenda Lee

1960

It's Now Or Never (tune: O Solo Mio)

Musical/Film

Di Capua, E. (music, 1899), Gold, W., & Schroeder, A. (words, 1960); REC: Elvis Presley

1960

La Nevada

Jazz

Evans, Gil; REC: Gil Evans Orchestra

1960

Las Cuevas De Mario

Jazz

Pepper, Art; REC: Art Pepper

1960

Last Date

Country/Bluegrass

Cramer, Floyd; REC: Floyd Cramer; Skeeter Davis; The Ventures; R. E. M.

1960

Let The Little Girl Dance

R & B/Soul

Glover, C., & Spencer, C.; REC: Billy Bland; Jackie Robinson; Ernest Tubb

1960

Long Black Veil, The

Country/Bluegrass

Dill, D., & Wilkin, M.; REC: Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizzell; Bill Monroe

1960

Love Hurts

Country/Bluegrass

Bryant, Boudleaux; REC: The Everly Brothers; Roy Orbison; Nazareth; Gram Parsons; Emmylou Harris

1960

Magnificent Seven Theme

Musical/Film

Bernstein, Elmer; REC: Henry Mancini; Benny Golson; Al Caiola; Bad Manners; Tito Rodriguez; John Barry; Ennio Morricone; Billy Strange; London Pops Orchestra; Jack Nitzsche

1960

Make Someone Happy

Jazz

Styne, J., Comden, B., & Green, A.; REC: Sarah Vaughan

1960

Meditation (Meditacao)

Jazz

Jobim, A. C., De Moraes, V., & Gimbel, N.; REC: Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim; Joao Gilberto; Stan Getz; Claudine Longet; Dexter Gordon; Joe Pass; Paul Desmond; Les Paul; Shirley Horn; Stephane Grappelli; Johnny Hartman; Cal Tjader

1960

Messin' With The Kid

Blues

London, Mel; REC: Junior Wells; Buddy Guy; Rory Gallagher

1960

Money (That's What I Want)

R & B/Soul

Gordy, Jr., B., & Bradford, J.; REC: The Beatles; The Flying Lizards

1960

Mr. Custer (aka Please, Mr. Custer)

Rock/Pop

Darian, F., De Lory, A., & VanWinkle, J.; REC: Larry Verne

1960

Never On Sunday

Musical/Film

Hadjidakis, M., & Towne, B.; REC: Melina Mercouri; The Chordettes

1960

No Blues

Jazz

Davis, Miles; REC: Miles Davis; Wes Montgomery; John McLaughlin; Dave Cook; Wynton Kelly; Brad Mehldau; Larry Willis; Eric Kloss; Horace Parlan

1960

North To Alaska

Country/Bluegrass

Phillips, Mike; REC: Johnny Horton

1960

Old Country, The

Jazz

Adderley, N., & Lewis, C.; REC: Nat Adderley; Cannonball Adderley; Nancy Wilson; Susan Carter; Shirley Horn; Sam Jones; Bill Henderson; Gail Dobson

1960

Only The Lonely

Rock/Pop

Orbison, R., & Melson, J.; REC: Roy Orbison

1960

Please Help Me, I'm Falling

Country/Bluegrass

Robertson, D., & Blair, H.; REC: Hank Locklin; Webb Pierce

1960

Put On A Happy Face

Jazz

Strouse, C., & Adams, L.; REC: Tony Bennett; Stevie Wonder; Blossom Dearie; Della Reese; Oscar Peterson

1960

Sack O' Woe

Jazz

Adderley, Cannonball; REC: Cannonball Adderley; The Wailers; Lambert, Hendricks, & Bavan; Les McCann; George Benson; Wes Montgomery; Van Morrison; King Curtis

1960

Save The Last Dance For Me

R & B/Soul

Pomus, D., & Shuman, M.; REC: The Drifters; The Heptones

1960

Second Time Around, The

Musical/Film

Van Heusen, J., & Cahn, S.; REC: Frank Sinatra

1960

Shop Around

R & B/Soul

Robinson, S., & Gordy, B.; REC: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

1960

Sidewinder, The

Jazz

Morgan, Lee; REC: Lee Morgan; Ray Charles; Monty Alexander; GRP All-Star Band; Eddie Harris; Quincy Jones; Herbie Mann; Bud Shank; Benny Golson

1960

Spanish Harlem

R & B/Soul

Spector, P., & Leiber, J.; REC: Ben E. King; The Drifters; Aretha Franklin; Long John Baldry; The Mamas & The Papas; Tom Jones; Johnny Cash; Gene McDaniels; Laura Nyro

1960

Spoonful

Blues

Dixon, Willie; REC: Howlin' Wolf; Cream; Willie Dixon

1960

Summer Place Theme

Musical/Film

Steiner, M., & Discant, M.; REC: Percy Faith

1960

Taste Of Honey, A

Jazz

Scott, B., & Marlow, R.; REC: Tony Bennett

1960

This Bitter Earth

R & B/Soul

Otis, Clyde; REC: Dinah Washington; Aretha Franklin; Etta James; Bobby "Blue" Bland; Ruth Brown; Johnnie Taylor; Nancy Wilson; Jackie Wilson

1960

This Magic Moment

R & B/Soul

Pomus, D., & Shuman, M.; REC: The Drifters; Rick James

1960

Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport

Folk/Roots

Harris, Rolf; REC: Rolf Harris

1960

Tobacco Road

Country/Bluegrass

Loudermilk, J. D.; REC: The Nashville Teens

1960

Walk, Don't Run

Rock/Pop

Smith, Johnny; REC: The Ventures; Chet Atkins; The Surfaris; The Shadows

1960

Walkin' To New Orleans

R & B/Soul

Domino, F., Bartholomew, D., & Guidry, R.; REC: Fats Domino

1960

Wang Dang Doodle

Blues

Dixon, Willie; REC: Koko Taylor; Howlin' Wolf; The Pointer Sisters

1960

We Shall Overcome

Folk/Roots

Seeger, P., Carawan, G., Hamilton, A., & Horton, Z./Traditional; REC: Pete Seeger; Joan Baez; Peter, Paul & Mary; Mahalia Jackson

1960

West Coast Blues

Jazz

Montgomery, Wes; REC: Wes Montgomery,

1960

Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

R & B/Soul

King, C., & Goffin, G.; REC: The Shirelles; Dusty Springfield

1960

Wings Of A Dove, The

Gospel

Ferguston, Bob; REC: Ferlin Husky; George Jones; Dolly Parton

1960

Work Song

Jazz

Adderley, N., & Brown, Jr., O.; REC: Nat Adderley; Cannonball Adderley; Nina Simone; Billy Eckstine; Oscar Peterson; Paul Butterfield Blues Band; Bobby Darin; Paul Horn; Count Basie; Benny Carter; Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass; Joe Williams; Benny Golson

1960

You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful, And You're Mine

Rock/Pop

Sherman, R. M., & Sherman, R. B.; REC: Johnny Burnette; Ringo Starr

1960

You've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two

Musical/Film

Bart, Lionel; REC: Ron Moody; Stanley Holloway

       
 1961 (60 Songs)

1961

Above And Beyond (The Call Of Love)

Country/Bluegrass

Howard, Harlan; REC: Conway Twitty; George Hamilton IV; Sonny James; Rodney Crowell

1961

Back Door Man

Blues

Dixon, Willie; REC: Willie Dixon; Howlin' Wolf; The Doors

1961

Ball And Chain

Blues

Thornton, Big Mama; REC: Janis Joplin (Big Brother & the Holding Company); Big Mama Thornton

1961

Bright Lights, Big City

Blues

Reed, Jimmy; REC: Jimmy Reed; Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson; The Animals; Sonny James

1961

Bristol Stomp, The

Rock/Pop

Appell, D., & Mann, K.; REC: The Dovells; The Champs; Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention

1961

Bugs Bunny Theme (This Is It!)

Musical/Film

Livingston, J., & David, M.; REC: Bugs Bunny

1961

Can't Help Falling In Love

Musical/Film

Weiss, G. D., Peretti, H., & Creatore, L.; REC: Elvis Presley; Luka Bloom; UB40

1961

Crazy

Country/Bluegrass

Nelson, Willie; REC: Patsy Cline; Willie Nelson

1961

Crying

Rock/Pop

Orbison, Roy; REC: Roy Orbison

1961

Cupid

R & B/Soul

Cooke, Sam; REC: Sam Cooke; The Spinners; Johnny Nash

1961

Don't Worry 'Bout Me

Country/Bluegrass

Robbins, Marty; REC: Marty Robbins; Don McLean; Marion Worth; Bigfoot Chester

1961

Funny How Time Slips Away

Country/Bluegrass

Nelson, Willie; REC: Willie Nelson; Ray Price; Elvis Presley; Al Green; Lyle Lovett

1961

Got Love If You Want It

Blues

Harpo, Slim; REC: Slim Harpo; The Yardbirds; The Kinks; Johnny Winter; John Hammond, Jr.

1961

Hello, Mary Lou

Rock/Pop

PItney, Gene; REC: Rick Nelson

1961

Hello, Walls

Country/Bluegrass

Nelson, Willie; REC: Faron Young

1961

Hide Away

Blues

Thompson, S., & King, F.; REC: Freddie King; King Curtis; Lonnie Brooks; Eric Clapton; Buddy Guy; The Jeff Healey Band; John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Booker T. & The MG's; David Honeyboy Edwards; The Ventures

1961

His Latest Flame (Marie's The Name)

Rock/Pop

Leiber, J., & Stoller, M.; REC: Elvis Presley

1961

Hit The Road, Jack

R & B/Soul

Mayfield, Percy; REC: Ray Charles; Big Youth

1961

Hundred Pounds Of Clay, A

R & B/Soul

Elgin, B., Dixon, L., & Roger, K.; REC: Gene McDaniels

1961

I Believe To My Soul

R & B/Soul

Charles, Ray; REC: Ray Charles; The Animals; Van Morrison; Donny Hathaway; MC5

1961

I Fall To Pieces

Country/Bluegrass

Howard, H., & Cochran, H.; REC: Patsy Cline; Ray Price

1961

I Fought The Law

Rock/Pop

Curtis, Sonny; REC: Bobby Fuller Four; The Clash; Green Day

1961

I'm Tore Down

Blues

Thompson, Sonny; REC: Freddie King; Eric Clapton; John Mayall

1961

Invitation To The Blues

Country/Bluegrass

Miller, Roger; REC: Ray Price; Willie Nelson

1961

Is There Any Chance?

Country/Bluegrass

Robbins, Marty; REC: Marty Robbins; Marion Worth; Pap & The Sidemen

1961

It Was A Very Good Year

Jazz

Drake, Ervin; REC: Frank Sinatra; Stan Kenton; William Shatner

1961

It's A Raggy Waltz

Jazz

Brubeck, Dave; REC: The Dave Brubeck Quartet; Carmen McRae; Nigel Ogden; Rick Eldridge; Steve Czarnecki; Anthony Braxton

1961

Le Moribond

Musical/Film

Brel, Jacques; REC: Jacques Brel; Nana Mouskouri

1961

Let The Four Winds Blow

R & B/Soul

Domino, F., & Bartholomew, D.; REC: Fats Domino

1961

Little Egypt

R & B/Soul

Leiber, J., & Stoller, M.; REC: The Coasters; Elvis Presley

1961

Little Red Rooster

Blues

Dixon, W., & Wolf, H.; REC: Willie Dixion; Howlin' Wolf; The Rolling Stones

1961

Little Sister

Rock/Pop

Pomus, D., & Shuman, M.; REC: Elvis Presley

1961

Louisiana Man

Folk/Roots

Kershaw, Doug; REC: Doug Kershaw

1961

Moon River

Musical/Film

Mancini, H., & Mercer, J.; REC: Andy Williams; Louis Armstrong; The Impressions

1961

Morning Has Broken

Folk/Roots

Stevens, C., & Farjeon, E.; REC: Cat Stevens

1961

My Kind Of Girl

Rock/Pop

Bricusse, Leslie; REC: Matt Monro

1961

Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me

Jazz

Mingus, Charles; REC: Charles Mingus; Alexis Korner; Jack Walrath & Corrado Canonici

1961

On The Rebound

Country/Bluegrass

Cramer, Floyd; REC: Floyd Cramer; Randy Thornton

1961

One Note Samba

Jazz

Jobim, A. C., Mendonça, N., & Hendricks, J.; REC: Joao Gilberto; Antonio Carlos Jobim; Nancy Wilson; The Modern Jazz Quartet; Betty Carter; Herbie Mann; Quincy Jones; Peggy Lee

1961

Please Mr. Postman

R & B/Soul

Holland, B., & Gorman, F. C.; REC: The Marvelettes; The Beatles; The Carpenters

1961

Pocketful Of Miracles

Musical/Film

Van Heusen, J., & Cahn, S.; REC: Frank Sinatra

1961

Quintessence

Jazz

Jones, Quincy; REC: Quincy Jones; Rahsaan Roland Kirk; Coleman Hawkins; Hank Jones; Barry Elmes; Larry Nozero; Sammy Nestico

1961

Runaround Sue

R & B/Soul

DiMucci, D., & Maresca, E.; REC: Dion

1961

Runaway

Rock/Pop

Shannon, D., & Crook, M.; REC: Del Shannon

1961

Sea Of Heartbreak

Country/Bluegrass

Hampton, P. , & David, H.; REC: Don Gibson

1961

She Thinks I Still Care

Country/Bluegrass

Duffy, S., & Lipscomb, D. L.; REC: George Jones

1961

Stand By Me

R & B/Soul

Leiber, J., Stoller, M., & King, B. E.; REC: Ben E. King

1961

Stolen Moments

Jazz

Nelson, Oliver; REC: Oliver Nelson; Quincy Jones; Paul Horn; Ahmad Jamal; Herbie Mann; Booker Ervin; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis; Sonny Criss; Frank Zappa; Grover Washington, Jr.; Milt Jackson; Carmen McRae

1961

Tennessee Flat Top Box

Country/Bluegrass

Cash, Johnny; REC: Johnny Cash; Roseanne Cash; Merle Haggard

1961

Tower Of Strength

R & B/Soul

Bacharach, B., & Hilliard, B.; REC: Gene McDaniels; Tom Jones; Gloria Lynne

1961

Town Without Pity

Jazz

Tiomkin, D., & Washington, N.; REC: Gene Pitney

1961

Twist And Shout

R & B/Soul

Russell; B., & Medley, P.; REC: The Top Notes; The Isley Brothers; The Beatles

1961

Unchain My Heart

R & B/Soul

James, F., & Jones, A.; REC: Ray Charles

1961

Unsquare Dance, The

Jazz

Brubeck, Dave; REC: The Dave Brubeck Quartet; Bill Crofut; Jean-Felix Lalanne; Chris Brubeck; The Blue Aeroplanes

1961

Walk On By

Country/Bluegrass

Hayes, Kendall; REC: Leroy Van Dyke; Asleep at the Wheel

1961

Wanderer, The

R & B/Soul

Maresca, Ernest; REC: Dion & The Belmonts; The Beach Boys; Eddie Rabbitt

1961

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Folk/Roots

Seeger, Pete; REC: Pete Seeger; The Kingston Trio; Earth, Wind & Fire

1961

Where The Boys Are

Musical/Film

Sedaka, N., & Greenfield, H.; REC: Connie Francis

1961

Window Up Above, The

Country/Bluegrass

Jones, George; REC: George Jones; Ricky Skaggs; Loretta Lynn; The Stanley Brothers; Wanda Jackson; Duane Eddy

1961

Ya Ya

R & B/Soul

Dorsey, L., Levy, M., Lewis, C., & Robinson, M.; REC: Lee Dorsey; Buckwheat Zydaco; Ike & Tina Turner; John Lennon; The Wailers

       
 1962 (46 Songs)

1962

Ballad Of Ira Hayes, The

Country/Bluegrass

LaFarge, Peter; REC: Johnny Cash; Kinky Friedman

1962

Big Girls Don't Cry

Rock/Pop

Gaudio, B., & Crewe, B.; REC: The Four Seasons

1962

Blowin' In The Wind

Folk/Roots

Dylan, Bob; REC: Bob Dylan; Odetta; The Soul Stirrers; T. Rex; Eddie Albert

1962

Boa Constrictor

Folk/Roots

Silverstein, Shel; REC: Shel Silverstein; Johnny Cash; Peter, Paul & Mary

1962

Boom Boom

Blues

Hooker, John Lee; REC: John Lee Hooker; The Animals

1962

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Rock/Pop

Sedaka, N., & Greenfield, H.; REC: Neil Sedaka

1962

Bring It On Home To Me

R & B/Soul

Cooke, Sam; REC: Sam Cooke; Sam & Dave; The Animals

1962

Chains

R & B/Soul

King, C., & Goffin, G.; REC: The Cookies; The Beatles; Carole King

1962

Cheese Cake

Jazz

Gordon, Dexter; REC: Dexter Gordon; Ben Besiakov; Leonard Hochman; Tall Jazz; Manhattan Trinity; Jason Bodlovich; James Spaulding

1962

Days Of Wine And Roses, The

Musical/Film

Mancini, H., & Mercer, J.; REC: Andy Williams; Marian McPartland

1962

Do You Love Me?

R & B/Soul

Gordy, Jr., Berry; REC: The Contours; The Miracles; The Supremes; The Hollies; The Dave Clark Five; Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers; The Kingsmen; The Temptations

1962

Good Times (aka Let The Good Times Roll)

R & B/Soul

Cooke, Sam; REC: Sam Cooke; The Rolling Stones; King Curtis; Aretha Franklin; The Persuasions; Dobie Gray; Ike & Tina Turner; Phoebe Snow

1962

Green Onions

R & B/Soul

Jones, B. T., Cropper, S., Steinberg, L., & Jackson, A.; REC: Booker T. & the MGs; Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames; The Ventures; Roy Buchanan; Johnny Thunders

1962

Hi-Heel Sneakers

Blues

Higgenbotham, Robert (aka Tommy Tucker); REC: Buddy Guy; Jimmy Smith; John Lee Hooker; Elvis Presley

1962

How Insensitive (Insensatez)

Jazz

Jobim, A. C., De Moraes, V., & Gimbel, N.; REC: Astrud Gilberto; Herbie Mann; Tony Bennett; Dexter Gordon; Charlie Byrd; Sinead O'Connor; Pat Metheny; William Shatner

1962

Hymn To Freedom

Jazz

Peterson, Oscar; REC: Oscar Peterson

1962