Cover Versions

This page attempts to document cover versions played on Andy Kershaw's radio programmes.

The DJ's fondness for such genres as Blues, Country, Gospel, Cajun, Zydeco and folk music is reflected below in the numerous covers of traditional songs and standards.

## Covers Played

Performing Artist | Song | Covered Artist | First Known Play

### A

* Roy Acuff: Wabash Cannonball (William Kindt) 28 November 1992
* Afrosounds: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) 22 December 1991
* Johnnie Allan: Promised Land (Chuck Berry) 12 April 1986 (Saturday Live)
* Terry Allen: Buck Naked (session) (David Byrne) 18 February 1996
* Altan: Blackwaterside (Traditional) 17 March 1996
* Dave Alvin: Blackjack David (Traditional) 04 March 1999
* Dave Alvin: Kern River (Merle Haggard) 25 December 1994
* Ed Ames: Who Will Answer? ('Aleluya No. 1') (Luis Eduardo Aute) 10 March 1988
* Ian A. Anderson: One Too Many Mornings (Bob Dylan) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 11
* Etti Ankri (אתי אנקרי): Eshebo (אשבו) ('Chebba') (Cheb Khaled) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 19

### B

* BR 549: Georgia On A Fast Train (Billy Joe Shaver) 12 November 1998
* Roy Bailey: What You Do With What You've Got (Si Kahn) 21 November 1992
* Bangles: September Gurls (Big Star / Alex Chilton) 27 March 1986
* Bapchild: Brain Cloudy Blues (session) (Merle Haggard) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 6
* Bapchild: Moaning The Blues (session) (Hank Williams) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 6
* Bapchild: Rag Mop (session) (Ames Brothers) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 6
* Bapchild: She's Gone Gone Gone (session) (Lefty Frizzell) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 6
* Bapchild: Your Cheatin' Heart (session) (Hank Williams) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 6
* Shirley Bassey With Alyn Ainsworth And His Orchestra: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) 14 May 1994
* Shirley Bassey: Light My Fire (Doors) 27 August 1998
* Bembeya Jazz National: Guantanamera (Joseíto Fernández) 17 October 2004
* Big Bill Broonzy: Sixteen Tons (Merle Travis) 27 July 1985
* Big Maybelle: One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (Stick McGhee And His Buddies) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 25
* Billy Boy Arnold: I'm Ready (John Peel session) (Muddy Waters) 22 October 1986 (John Peel)
* Black Keys: My Mind Is Ramblin' (Junior Kimbrough) 13 February 2005
* Blind Boys Of Alabama: Amazing Grace (Traditional) 30 November 2003
* Blind Boys Of Alabama: Nobody's Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson) 30 November 2003
* Blind Boys Of Alabama: People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield, Impressions) 30 November 2003
* Blues Brothers feat. Ray Charles: Shake A Tailfeather (Five Du-Tones) 21 October 1986 (John Peel)
* Bollywood Brass Band: Dil To Pagal Hai (Uttam Singh) 21 November 2004
* Bollywood Brass Band: Dum Maro Dum (R.D. Burman) 23 January 2005
* Bollywood Brass Band: Ishq Bina (A.R. Rahman) 05 April 2002
* Johnny Bond: Hot Rod Lincoln (Charlie Ryan) 25 September 1986
* Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: Give Booze A Chance (‘Give Peace A Chance’) (John Lennon) 13 September 2002
* Borderland Bluegrass: Ages And Ages Ago (session) (Gene Autry) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 11
* Borderland Bluegrass: Old Home Place (session) (Dillards) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 11
* Borderland Bluegrass: Salt Spring (session) (John Reichman) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 11
* Borderland Bluegrass: White Freightliner (session) (Townes Van Zandt) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 11
* Billy Bragg & Eliza Carthy: My Father's Mansions Many Rooms (Pete Seeger) 30 March 1998
* Billy Bragg: The Internationale (Pierre De Geyter, Eugène Pottier) 12 February 2006
* Billy Bragg: World Turned Upside Down (Leon Rosselson) 30 April 2006
* Anne Briggs: Blackwaterside (Traditional) 13 May 1999
* Roy Buchanan: I'm A Lonesome Fugitive (Merle Haggard) 30 October 2005
* T-Bone Burnett: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend (Marilyn Monroe) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 1
* Byrds: Chimes Of Freedom (Bob Dylan) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 16
* Byrds: Pretty Boy Floyd (Woody Guthrie) 29 September 1991
* Byrds: You're Still On My Mind (Jeff Daniels) 03 April 1986

### C

* Laura Cantrell: Oh So Many Years (Frankie Bailes) 13 September 2002
* Laura Cantrell: Poor Ellen Smith (Traditional) 17 July 2005
* James Carr: Life Turned Her That Way ("Little" Jimmy Dickens, George Jones et al) 11 April 1992
* Carter Family: Lonesome Valley (Traditional) 28 January 1996
* Eliza Carthy: Just As The Tide Was Flowing (Traditional) 18 October 2002
* Eliza Carthy: King James Version (Billy Bragg) 03 April 2005
* Eliza Carthy And The Kings Of Calicutt: Good Morning, Mr Walker ('Mr Walker') (Mighty Sparrow) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 19
* Martin Carthy: New York Mine Disaster, 1941 (Bee Gees) 12 November 1998
* Martin Carthy: Oh Dear Oh (session) (Traditional) 07 September 1990
* Martin Carthy: Rufford Park Poachers (session) (Traditional) 17 September 1987
* Martin Carthy: Sir Patrick Spens (Traditional) 21 January 1999
* Martin Carthy: The Harry Lime Theme (Anton Karas) 10 October 2004
* Martin Carthy & Norma Waterson: Midnight On The Water (Benny Thomasson) 19 October 2001
* Johnny Cash: Family Bible (Claude Gray) 04 March 1999
* Johnny Cash: Hard Times Come Again No More (Edison Male Quartette) 21 November 2004
* Johnny Cash: Highway Patrolman (Bruce Springsteen) 22 January 2006
* Johnny Cash: I Never Picked Cotton (Roy Clark) 01 December 1996
* Johnny Cash: I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew (Tom T. Hall) 04 May 2000
* Johnny Cash: I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now (Jimmie Rodgers) 09 July 2006
* Johnny Cash: I've Been Everywhere (Lucky Starr) 15 December 1996
* Johnny Cash: Johnny 99 (Bruce Springsteen) 29 January 2006
* Johnny Cash: Just The Other Side Of Nowhere (Kris Kristofferson) 29 February 2004
* Johnny Cash: On The Evening Train (Audrey Williams, Hank Williams) 20 August 2006
* Johnny Cash: Redemption Song (Bob Marley) 23 November 2003
* Johnny Cash: Rusty Cage (Soundgarden) 01 December 1996
* Johnny Cash: Sunday Morning Coming Down (Kris Kristofferson) 25 December 1994
* Johnny Cash: The Beast In Me (Nick Lowe) 25 December 1994
* Johnny Cash: The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore (Jean Ritchie) 30 November 2003
* Johnny Cash: Unclouded Day (Josiah K. Allwood) 09 April 2006
* Ray Charles: Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at All (Red Lane) 27 June 2004
* Ray Charles: That Lucky Old Sun (Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra) 12 December 1992
* Clash: Armagideon Time (Willy Williams) 08 February 2004
* Clash: Brand New Cadillac (Vince Taylor & His Playboys) 10 October 1985
* Clash: I Fought The Law (Sonny Curtis) 15 October 1987
* Clash: Junco Partner (James Waynes) 22 October 2006
* Clash: Pressure Drop (Maytals) 16 November 2001
* Clash: Revolution Rock (Jackie Edwards) 28 March 2004
* Clash: Wrong 'em Boyo (Rulers) 20 October 1997
* Shirley Collins & Albion Country Band: Just As The Tide Was A Flowing (traditional) 31 October 1985
* Shirley Collins & Davy Graham: Reynardine (traditional) 21 August 2005
* Conjunto Medellin De Lino Chavez: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) 13 October 1988
* Ry Cooder: Dark End Of The Street (James Carr) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 22
* Ry Cooder: How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live? (Blind Alfred Reed) 28 August 1986
* Cordelia's Dad: How Can I Keep From Singing (Pete Seeger) 11 May 1998
* Cornershop: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Beatles) 06 October 1997
* Elvis Costello: Brilliant Disguise (Bruce Springsteen) 28 April 1996
* Elvis Costello: He's Got You (Hank Cochran) 29 October 1994
* Elvis Costello: Must You Throw Dirt In My Face (Louvin Brothers) 21 May 1995
* Elvis Costello: Psycho (Leon Payne) 01 October 1994
* Elvis Costello: The Dark End Of The Street (James Carr) 22 May 2005
* Elvis Costello: The Monkey (Dave Bartholomew) 15 May 2005
* Elvis Costello And The Attractions: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding (Brinsley Schwarz) 19 November 2006
* Elvis Costello: Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven (Jack Ripley, George Jones) 01 October 1994
* Kevin Coyne: Lonesome Valley (Traditonal, Carter Family) 15 September 1991
* Don Covay: You Must Believe Me (Curtis Mayfield) 17 April 1993
* Robert Cray: He Don't Know (Don Covay, Huey Lewis & The News) 20 November 1993
* Brendan Croker & The 5 O'Clock Shadows: Hobo's Lullaby (Woody Guthrie) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 20
* Sheryl Crow: No Depression In Heaven (Carter Family) 18 July 2004
* Sheryl Crow & Emmylou Harris: Juanita (Flying Burrito Brothers) 22 July 1999
* Cuarteto Iglesias: Guantanamera (recorded live in Cuba) (Joseíto Fernández) 18 May 1998

### D

* Đàn Bầu Việtnam: Rider In The Sky ('Ghost Riders In The Sky') (Stan Jones) 17 December 1998
* De Danaan: Hey Jude (Beatles) 17 March 1988
* Japeth Dean: Goodnight Irene (Leadbelly) 08 October 1994
* Sandy Denny: Blackwaterside (Traditional) 21 March 1992
* Deighton Family: I Can See Clearly Now (session) (Johnny Nash) 15 December 1991
* Deighton Family: I Forgot To Remember To Forget (session) (Elvis Presley) 15 December 1991
* Deighton Family: I Love You Because (session) (Leon Payne) 15 December 1991
* Deighton Family: Under The Boardwalk (session) (Drifters) 15 December 1991
* Iris DeMent: Big City (Merle Haggard) 01 January 1995
* Keletigui Diabate: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) 24 April 2005
* Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias: Oops Upside Your Head (Gap Band) 20 July 1992 (BBC World Service)
* Lila Downs: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) 23 May 2004
* Bob Dylan: Arthur McBride (traditional) 07 November 1992

### E

* Snooks Eaglin: Lavinia (session) (Tommy Ridgley) 22 July 1990
* Snooks Eaglin: Oh Lawdy My Baby (session) (Tommy Ridgley) 22 July 1990
* Snooks Eaglin: Talk To Your Daughter (session) (JB Lenore) 22 July 1990
* Snooks Eaglin: Yours Truly (session) (Dave Bartholomew, Pee Wee Clayton) 22 July 1990
* Eddie And The Hot Rods: Get Out Of Denver (Bob Seger) 16 July 1987
* Dave Edmunds: From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) (Bruce Springsteen) 01 November 2002
* David Honeyboy Edwards: Big Fat Mama Blues (session) (Tommy Johnson) 16 May 1992
* David Honeyboy Edwards: Catfish Blues (session) (Robert Petway) 16 May 1992
* Jim Eldon: Bat Out Of Hell (Meat Loaf) 28 March 2003
* Jim Eldon: Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen) 09 October 1989 (BBC World Service)
* Jim Eldon: Heaven Is A Place On Earth (session) (Belinda Carlisle) 20 June 2003
* Jim Eldon: Road To Nowhere (session) (Talking Heads) 20 June 2003
* Jim Eldon: Rockin All Over The World (session) (Creedence Clearwater Revival, Status Quo) 20 June 2003
* Jim Eldon: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Clash) 25 April 2003
* Jim Eldon: Some Candy Talking (Jesus And Mary Chain) 06 June 2004
* Jim Eldon: Teenage Kicks (session) (Undertones) 20 June 2003

### F

* John Fahey: Nightmare-Summertime  (session) (Artie Shaw And His Orchestra, George Gershwin) 15 October 1987
* Fairport Convention: Matty Groves (Traditional) 17 June 1999
* Fairport Convention: Percy's Song (Bob Dylan) 15 December 1997
* Fairport Convention: Si Tu Dois Partir Va T'En (John Peel session) (Bob Dylan) 03 November 1986 (John Peel)
* Fairport Convention: The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (Richard Fariña / Pete Seeger) 03 April 1993
* Fairport Convention: When I Get To The Border (Richard Thompson) 18 April 2003
* George Faith: Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 14
* Clinton Fearon: Richman Poorman (Gladiators) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 1
* Flat Ridge Boys: Little Cabin Home On The Hill (Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys, Elvis Presley et al) 13 June 1992
* John Fogerty: Diggy Liggy (Terry Clement, J.D. Miller) 16 August 2002
* Freakwater: Withered And Died (session) (Richard Thompson) 11 February 1996
* Fugees: No Woman, No Cry (Bob Marley) 29 December 1996
* Fun Lovin' Criminals: We Have All The Time In The World (session) (John Barry, Louis Armstrong) 21 April 1997
* Iona Fyfe: Poor Ditching Boy (Richard Thompson) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 10

### G

* Dick Gaughan: Bonnie Jeannie o' Bethelnie (Traditional) 08 March 1992
* Dick Gaughan: Dark As A Dungeon (session) (Merle Travis) 13 January 1991
* Georgia Satellites: Battleship Chains (Terry Anderson) 18 September 1986
* Giant Sand: You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory (Johnny Thunders) 08 January 1987
* Godfathers: Sun Arise (session) (Rolf Harris) 21 November 1985
* Rob Gray: Down In The Bottom (session) (Howlin' Wolf) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 8
* Rob Gray: Jersey Girl (session) (Tom Waits) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 8
* Rob Gray: Jockey Full Of Bourbon (session) (Tom Waits) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 8
* Al Green & Lyle Lovett: Funny How Time Slips Away (Willie Nelson) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 19
* Grupo Amenaza: Guantanamera (Joseíto Fernández) 16 March 2000
* Arlo Guthrie & Dolly Parton: Dixie Darling (Carter Family) 21 August 2005
* Woody Guthrie: Nine Hundred Miles From Home (Traditional / Fiddlin' John Carson) 03 October 1992
* Woody Guthrie: Stagger Lee (Lloyd Price, Harold Logan) 03 October 1992
* Woody Guthrie: Wabash Cannonball (William Kindt) 03 October 1992

### H

* Half Man Half Biscuit: Germ Free Adolescents (session) (X-Ray Spex) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 5
* Half Man Half Biscuit: I'm Throwing Rice At The Girl I Love (session) (Eddy Arnold) 26 September 2004
* Half Man Half Biscuit: The King Of Rome (session) (Dave Sudbury) 26 September 2004
* Half Man Half Biscuit: There Stands The Glass (session) (Blaine Smith, Webb Pierce et al) 02 August 2002
* Ted Hawkins: Country Roads (John Denver) 11 September 1986
* Ted Hawkins: Happy Hour (Snuff) 10 July 1986
* Ted Hawkins: He Will Break Your Heart (Jerry Butler) 01 May 1986
* Ted Hawkins: Just One Look (session) (Doris Troy, Hollies) 12 November 1987
* Ted Hawkins: North To Alaska (Johnny Horton) 05 November 1986 (John Peel)
* Ted Hawkins: San Francisco (Scott McKenzie) 12 June 1986
* Ted Hawkins: Somebody Have Mercy (Sam Cooke) 03 April 1986
* Ted Hawkins: There Stands The Glass (Blaine Smith, Webb Pierce et al) 02 March 1998
* Jimi Hendrix Experience: Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (session) (Bob Dylan) 05 November 1986 (John Peel)
* Jimi Hendrix Experience: Day Tripper (Beatles) 01 December 1988
* Jimi Hendrix Experience: Hey Joe (Billy Roberts) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 24
* Jimi Hendrix Experience: I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man (session) (Willie Dixon) 05 November 1986 (John Peel)
* Jimi Hendrix Experience: Killing Floor (Howlin' Wolf) 06 August 1987
* Hermanos Herrera: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 11
* Toots Hibbert: Hard To Handle (Otis Redding) 01 December 1988
* Chris Hillman & Steve Earle: High Fashion Queen (Flying Burrito Brothers) 05 August 1999
* Hindu Love Gods: Raspberry Beret (Prince) 23 December 1990
* Robyn Hitchcock: Are "Friends" Electric? (Tubeway Army) 18 April 2004
* Robyn Hitchcock: It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train (session) (Bob Dylan) 15 December 1997
* Robyn Hitchcock: Open The Door Richard (session) ('Open The Door, Homer') (Bob Dylan) 19 January 1992
* Holmes Brothers: Amazing Grace (Traditional) 22 October 1994
* Holmes Brothers: Big Boss Man (session) (Jimmy Reed) 15 September 1991
* Holmes Brothers: That's Where It's At (Sam Cook) 08 December 1991
* Holmes Brothers: The Power Of The Lord Come Down (Traditional) 21 March 1992
* Holmes Brothers: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding (Brinsley Schwarz) 19 November 2006
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: After You've Gone (Various) 08 August 2004
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: Diga Diga Do (session) (Duke Ellington et al) 01 February 2004
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: Draggin' The Bow (Traditional) 21 October 1999
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: End Of The Line (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) 07 January 1999
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (session) (various) 01 February 2004
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (Various) 23 November 2003
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: My Window Faces The South (Fats Waller, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys et al) 25 January 2004
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: Polka Dots And Moonbeams (Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra et al) 25 November 1999
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: Sally Goodin' (Traditional) 13 January 2000
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: Silver Dew On The Blue Grass Tonight (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) 22 April 1999
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: Sweet Jennie Lee (Walter Donaldson) 14 January 1999
* Hot Club Of Cowtown: There'll Be Some Changes Made (Ethel Waters and The Jazz Masters et al) 09 December 1999
* Hot Rize Presents Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers: Dixie Cannonball (Gene Autry) 04 November 1986 (John Peel)
* Howlin' Wilf & The Vee-Jays: God Bless The Child (session) (Billie Holiday) 06 December 1986 (Saturday Live)
* Howlin' Wilf & The Vee-Jays: Hi-Heel Sneakers (session) (Tommy Tucker) 06 December 1986 (Saturday Live)
* Howlin' Wilf & The Vee-Jays: Out Of Bad Luck (session) (Magic Sam / Al Benson) 06 December 1986 (Saturday Live)

### I

* Iggy & The Stooges: Louie Louie (Richard Berry) 15 February 2004
* International Submarine Band: Miller's Cave (Jack Clement) 09 July 1989

### J

* Jane Bond & The Undercovermen: Hot Red Lincoln (Charlie Ryan) 17 August 1985
* Veli-Matti Järvenpää: Sua Muistin Jääkukkasin (Streets Of Bakersfield) (Homer Joy) 12 December 1992
* Jerry Jaye: I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water (Stonewall Jackson) 12 November 1995
* Jerry Jaye: My Girl Josephine (Fats Domino) 04 April 1992
* Waylon Jennings: Must You Throw Dirt In My Face (Louvin Brothers) 26 March 1994
* Flaco Jimenez feat Dwight Yoakam: Carmelita (Warren Zevon) 14 November 1992
* Dexter Johnson & Super Star De Dakar: Guantanamera (Joseíto Fernández) 18 February 1999
* Johnnie Johnson: Hush Oh Hush (Roosevelt Sykes) 29 December 1991
* Wilko Johnson: Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window (Bob Dylan) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 19
* Jolly Boys: Hold Him Joe (Mi Donkey Want Water) (traditional) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 23
* Jolly Boys: Johnny Too Bad (live performance) (Slickers) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 23
* Jolly Boys: Linstead Market (live performance) (traditional) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 23
* Jolly Boys: Mama No Want No Rice & Peas (Mart Britt And His Orchestra) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 23
* Jolly Boys: Matilda (live performance) (Harry Belafonte) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 23
* Jolly Boys: Rum And Coconut Water (live performance) (Hubert Porter And The Jamaican Calypsonians) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 23
* Jolly Boys: Tenement Yard (live performance) (Jacob Miller) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 23
* George Jones: (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep (Hank Williams) 04 April 1992
* George Jones: You Win Again (Hank Williams) 19 March 1995
* Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five: Open The Door, Richard! (Jack McVea) 05 November 1986 (John Peel)

### K

* Ron Kavana: Sloop John B (Traditional) 08 October 1994
* Ian Kearey & Ivor Cutler: Wheely Down (Richard Thompson) 03 April 1993
* Dave Kelly: Cross Road Blues (session) (Robert Johnson) 19 November 1987
* Angélique Kidjo: Malaika (Adam Salim) 28 August 2005
* B.B. King: Ain't Nobody's Business (session) (Roy Hawkins) 30 March 1989
* B.B. King: Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington) 14 November 1992
* B.B. King: She's Dynamite (Tampa Red) 09 October 2005
* Eartha Kitt: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) 21 May 1994
* Chris Knight: Flesh & Blood (Johnny Cash) 18 October 2002
* Soriba Kouyaté with Celina González: Guantanamera (session) (Joseíto Fernández) 15 December 1996

### L

* La Rue: Lafayette (Allons à Luafette) (session) (Joseph Falcon) 06 August 1987
* Jerry Lee Lewis: Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee O'Dee (Sticks McGhee) 01 May 1986
* Jerry Lee Lewis: I'm A Lonesome Fugitive (Merle Haggard) 23 March 2000
* Jerry Lee Lewis: What I'd Say (Ray Charles) 04 December 1993
* Jerry Lee Lewis: Wild Side Of Life (Arlie Carter, William Warren) 06 November 1993
* Lick The Tins: Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley) 10 April 1986
* LoneLady: Not Great Men (Gang Of Four) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 5
* Los Fakires: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) 17 October 2004
* Los Leones De La Sierra: La Bamba (session) (Ritchie Valens) 01 April 1990
* Los Lobos Del Este De Los Angeles: Guantanamera (Guajira) (Joseíto Fernández) 15 February 2002
* Los Machucambos: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) 30 April 1994
* Los Super Seven: Plane Wreck At Los Gatos (Woody Guthrie) 23 September 1999
* Joe Loss & His Orchestra: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) 28 May 1994
* Lyle Lovett: Friend Of The Devil (Grateful Dead) 16 June 1991

### M

* Taj Mahal: Johnny Too Bad (Slicker) 15 February 2004
* Taj Mahal: Six Days On The Road (Paul Davis) 03 March 1996
* Taj Mahal: What Am I Living For? (Chuck Willis et al) 10 March 1996
* Taj Mahal & James Cotton: Honky Tonk Women (Rolling Stones) 17 November 1997
* Maloko: In The Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett) 26 January 1989
* Charles Mann: Walk Of Life (Dire Straits) 05 November 1989
* Manfred Mann: If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Bob Dylan) January 1997
* John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad (session) Slickers 31 August 1985
* Dorothy Masuka: Pata Pata (session) (Miriam Makeba) 30 June 1991
* Mekons: Lost Highway (Leon Payne) 20 July 1985
* D.L. Menard: Cold Cold Heart (session) (Hank Williams) 12 May 1988
* D.L. Menard: Jambalaya (session) (Hank Williams) 12 May 1988
* D.L. Menard: Miller's Cave (Jack Clement) 14 July 1991
* D.L. Menard, Eddie LeJeune & Ken Smith: Wildwood Flower (Carter Family) 13 May 1990
* Natalie Merchant: After The Goldrush (Neil Young) 25 November 1999
* Natalie Merchant: All I Want (Joni Mitchell) 28 April 1996
* Mercy Brothers: Night Train To Memphis (session) (Roy Acuff) 10 December 2006
* Meters: Big Chief (Professor Longhair) 16 May 1992
* Frankie Miller: He'll Have To Go (Jim Reeves) 02 July 2006
* Miracle Legion: Reel Around The Fountain (session) (Smiths) 13 June 1992
* Robert Mitchum: Jean And Dinah (Mighty Sparrow) 12 November 1995
* Jim Moray: Lord Bateman (Traditional) 02 November 2003
* Van Morrison: Back Street Affair (Billy Walace) 16 April 2006
* Van Morrison: Mule Skinner Blues (Jimmie Rodgers) 05 January 1998
* Van Morrison: There Stands The Glass (Blaine Smith) 12 February 2006
* Van Morrison: Things Have Gone To Pieces (Leon Payne) 05 February 2006
* Tex Morton: Big Rock Candy Mountain (Traditional) 08 March 1992

### N

* Youssou N'Dour: Chimes Of Freedom (Bob Dylan) 22 October 1994
* Willie Nelson: Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys) 07 November 1985
* Willie Nelson: Deep Water (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) 11 July 2003
* Willie Nelson: Dreaming Of A Little Cabin (Mac Wiseman) 05 November 1994
* Willie Nelson: Each Night At Nine (Floyd Tillman) 28 April 1996
* Willie Nelson: Fast Train To Georgia (session) (Billy Joe Shaver) 01 June 1998
* Willie Nelson: He Was A Friend Of Mine (Traditional) 12 March 2006
* Willie Nelson: I'm Ragged But I'm Right (George Jones) 11 April 1992
* Willie Nelson: If I Were the Man You Wanted (Lyle Lovett) 24 April 1993
* Willie Nelson: She Thinks I Still Care (George Jones) 03 March 1996
* Willie Nelson: The Maker (Daniel Lanois) 19 November 1998
* Willie Nelson: Till I Gain Control Again (Emmylou Harris) 18 May 1998
* Willie Nelson: Truck Drivin' Man (Terry Fell) 03 March 1996
* Willie Nelson: You Are My Flower (Carter Family) 23 January 2005
* Eddie Noack: Psycho (Leon Payne) 27 May 1999
* Rab Noakes: Blue Dream (Don Gibson) 30 April 1994
* Rab Noakes: Solid Gone (June Carter) 15 October 1994
* Rab Noakes: What Do You Want The Girl To Do (Allen Toussaint) 24 September 1994
* Rab Noakes: When This Bloody War is Over (Traditional) 04 April 2003
* Notting Hillbillies: K.C. Moan (session) (Memphis Jug Band) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 25

### O

* Tim O'Brien: Farewell Angelina (Bob Dylan) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 15
* Oldham Tinkers: Ee When I Were A Lad (session) (Keith Hancock) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 4
* Buck Owens & Dwight Yoakam: Streets Of Bakersfield (Homer Joy) 12 December 1992

### P

* Pajama Slave Dancers: Who Will Answer? ('Aleluya No. 1') (Luis Eduardo Aute) 17 October 1985
* Dolly Parton: I Wonder Where You Are Tonight (Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders) 21 October 1999
* Dolly Parton: Silver Dagger (Traditional) 25 November 1999
* Dolly Parton: The Beautiful Lie (The Amazing Rhythm Aces) 20 April 2001
* Dolly Parton: Travelin' Prayer (Billy Joel) 28 October 1999
* Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn & Tammy Wynette: It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (Vernon Dalhart et al) 08 January 1994
* Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn & Tammy Wynette: Please Help Me I'm Falling (In Love With You) (Hank Locklin et al) 13 November 1993
* John Peel: La Bamba (spoken word of the English translation) (Ritchie Valens) 06 June 2004
* Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham: The Dark End Of The Street (James Carr) 01 July 1999
* Carl Perkins: That's All Right (Arthur Cruddup) 06 April 2000
* Persuasions: My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama (Frank Zappa) 10 July 2005
* Dan Pickett: 99½ Won't Do (Dorothy Love Coates) 13 August 1987
* Eilert Pilarm: Hound Dog (Big Mama Thornton, Elvis Presley) 06 January 2000
* Eilert Pilarm: Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley) 13 April 2000
* Eilert Pilarm: Suspicious Minds (Mark James, Elvis Presley) 10 February 2000
* Eilert Pilarm: That's All Right (Mama) (Arthur Crudup, Elvis Presley) 25 May 2000
* Pindar Family & Joseph Spence: We Will Understand It Better By and By (Charles Albert Tindley) 19 October 2003
* Pine Valley Cosmonauts: Take Me Back To Tulsa (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) 07 January 1999
* Pine Valley Cosmonauts: Trouble In Mind (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys et al) 08 April 1999
* Robert Plant: Morning Dew (Bonnie Dobson) 19 July 2002
* Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation: Let The Four Winds Blow (session) (Fats Domino) 01 January 2006
* Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation: Shame Shame Shame (session) (Jimmy Reed) 01 January 2006
* Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation: When The Levee Breaks (session) (Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie) 01 January 2006
* Positively Testcard: I Fought The Law (session) (Sonny Curtis) 05 November 1994
* Positively Testcard: I Want You Back (session) (Jackson 5) 11 May 2000
* Positively Testcard: Jika Spokes (session) (Spokes Mashiyane) 05 November 1994
* Positively Testcard: Kwela Claude (session) (Spokes Mashiyane) 05 November 1994
* Positively Testcard: Soul Limbo (session) (Booker T. and The MG's) 05 November 1994
* Positively Testcard: Twist With The Morning Stars (S.E. Rogie) 05 November 1994
* Duffy Power: Hound Dog (Big Mama Thornton et al) 15 November 2002
* John Primer: Next Time You See Me (Little Junior Parker and Bill Harvey's Band) 22 October 1994

### R

* R.E.M.: Superman (Clique) 20 October 1986 (John Peel)
* Moses Rascoe: Bright Lights Big City (Jimmy Reed) (session) 22 December 1988
* Moses Rascoe: John Henry (Traditional) (session) 22 December 1988
* Danny Ray: Revolution Rock (Jackie Edwards) 24 April 2005
* Hannah Read & Michael Starkey: Jim Shanks (session) (Traditional) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 15
* Hannah Read & Michael Starkey: Ready For The Times To Get Better (session) (Doc Watson) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 15
* Rising Sons feat. Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder: Last Fair Deal Gone Down (Robert Johnson) 15 May 1993
* Rolling Stones: Ain't Too Proud To Beg (Temptations) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 26
* Rolling Stones: Love In Vain (Robert Johnson) 07 January 1996
* RUN DMC: Walk This Way (Aerosmith) 04 September 1986
* Kate Rusby: Our Town (session) (Iris DeMent) 14 January 1999
* Kate Rusby: Withered And Died (Richard Thompson) 13 July 2001

### S

* Sensitive New Age Cowpersons: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 17
* Shaggy: Oh Carolina (Folkes Brothers) 23 January 1993
* Sierra Maestra: Guajira Guantanamera ('Guantanamera') (Joseíto Fernández) 30 October 1993
* Martin Simpson: Buckets Of Rain (session) (Bob Dylan) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 3
* Martin Simpson: Donol Og (session) (Traditional) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 3
* Martin Simpson: Family Reserve (session) (Lyle Lovett) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 3
* Martin Simpson: Flash Company (session) (Traditional) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 3
* Martin Simpson: October Song (session) (Incredible String Band) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 3
* Martin Simpson: The Cherry Tree Carol (session) (Traditional) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 3
* Red Simpson: Truck Drivin' Man (Terry Fell) 01 July 1999
* Chris Smither: Statesboro Blues (Blind Willie McTell) 06 October 1991
* Smiths: Work Is A Four Letter Word (Cilla Black) 06 August 1987
* Joseph Spence: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) 04 December 1993
* Joseph Spence: When The Saints Go Marching In (James Milton Black, Katharine Purvis) 01 May 1986
* Bruce Springsteen: Chimes Of Freedom (Bob Dylan) 22 October 1994
* Bruce Springsteen: Eyes On The Prize (Alice Wine / Traditional) 18 June 2006
* Bruce Springsteen & Pete Seeger: Hobo's Lullaby (Goebel Reeves) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 18
* Bruce Springsteen: Jacob's Ladder (Traditional) 18 June 2006
* Bruce Springsteen: Jesse James (Billy Gashade) 14 May 2006
* Bruce Springsteen: John Henry (Various) 14 May 2006
* Bruce Springsteen: Plane Wreck At Los Gatos (Deportee) (Woody Guthrie) 02 November 2001
* Bruce Springsteen: This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie) 05 November 1989
* Bruce Springsteen: Viva Las Vegas (Elvis Presley) 23 December 1990
* Bruce Springsteen: War (Temptations) 11 April 2003
* Staples Singers: For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield) 13 June 1992
* Pops Staples: Down In Mississippi (J.B. Lenoir) 09 May 1992
* Pops Staples: I Shall Not Be Moved (Traditional) 03 October 1992
* Pops Staples: World In Motion (Jackson Browne) 11 April 1992
* Candi Staton: You Don't Have Far To Go (Merle Haggard) 19 February 2006
* Stereo Nation: Oh Carol (session) (Neil Sedaka) 15 July 1999
* Swamp Dogg: Sam Stone (John Prine) 05 January 1992
* Swan Arcade: Black Seam ('We Work The Black Seam') (Sting) 22 October 1986 (John Peel)
* Sweet Betty: A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke) 23 February 1998

### T

* June Tabor: Fair Margaret and Sweet William (Traditional) 26 October 2003
* June Tabor: Lord Bateman (Traditional) 08 January 1987
* June Tabor: Strange Affair (Richard Thompson) 02 October 1993
* June Tabor: The Auld Beggarman (Traditional) 26 March 2007
* June Tabor: The Rigs Of Rye (Traditional) 02 April 2007
* Rachid Taha: Rock El Casbah ('Rock The Casbah') (Clash) 18 July 2004
* Joe Tex: One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (Stick McGhee And His Buddies) 16 March 1998
* Sister Rosetta Tharpe: That's All (Washington Phillips) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 5
* Irma Thomas: Sweet Touch Of Love (Allen Toussaint) 24 October 1992
* Linda Thompson: Blackwaterside (Traditional) 07 July 1996
* Richard Thompson: A11 (Hank Cochran) 25 June 2006
* Richard Thompson: Ca Plane Pour Moi (Plastic Bertrand) 19 February 2006
* Richard Thompson: Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (Sticks McGhee) 12 September 2003
* Richard Thompson: I Ain't Marching Anymore (Phil Ochs) 26 February 2006
* Richard Thompson: Why Don't Women Like Me? (George Formby) 19 February 2006
* Teddy Thompson: Psycho (session) (Leon Payne) 07 January 1999
* George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Huckle Up Baby (session) (John Lee Hooker) 11 June 2006
* George Thorogood & The Destroyers: It Wasn't Me (Chuck Berry) 20 March 1986
* George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Little Rain (session) (Jimmy Reed) 11 June 2006
* George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Madison Blues (session) (Elmore James) 11 June 2006
* George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Move It On Over (Hank Williams) 28 May 2006
* George Thorogood & The Destroyers: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (John Lee Hooker) 30 April 2007
* George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Wanted Man (Bob Dylan) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 17
* Steve Tilston: My Mystery Train ('Mystery Train') (Little Junior's Blue Flames) More Kershaw Tapes / Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 1
* Steve Tilston: (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I (Hank Snow, Elvis Presley) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 1
* Sally Timms & The Drifting Cowgirls: Long Black Veil (Lefty Frizzell) 04 November 1986 (John Peel)
* Turbines: Skull & Crossbones (Sparkle Moore) 26 December 1985
* Ike And Tina Turner: That's Alright (Jimmy Rogers) 17 October 1985
* Twink: Enter Sandman (Metallica) 03 October 2004

### U

* Ukelele Orchestra Of Great Britain: Born To Be Wild (session) (Steppenwolf) 05 November 1987
* Ukelele Orchestra Of Great Britain: Silver Machine (session) (Hawkwind) 12 November 1989

### V

* Ramón Veloz, Coralia Fernández: Guajira Guantanamera ('Guantanamera') (Joseíto Fernández) 06 February 2005
* Vocalité: Guantanamera (Joseíto Fernández) 16 January 2005

### W

* Loudon Wainwright III: No Wonder She's A Blushing Bride (session) (Art Fowler) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 17
* Don Walser: Truck Driving Man (Terry Fell) 03 November 1996
* Norma Waterson: Black Muddy River (Grateful Dead) 29 December 1996
* Norma Waterson: Dreaming (Loudon Wainwright III) 01 July 1999
* Norma Waterson: God Loves A Drunk (Richard Thompson) 01 September 1996
* Norma Waterson: Solid Air (John Martyn) 30 September 1999
* Waterson:Carthy: Raggle Taggle Gipsies (Traditional) 23 September 1999
* Waterson:Carthy: Rambleaway / Valentine Waltz (Traditional) 09 June 1997
* Weather Prophets: Downbound Train (Chuck Berry) 05 November 1986 (John Peel)
* Chuck E. Weiss & The Nocturnal Emissions: Cherokee Dance (Bob Landers) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 18
* Gillian Welch: Black Star (Radiohead) 17 July 2005
* Gillian Welch: Hickory Wind (Gram Parsons / Byrds) 15 July 1999
* Gillian Welch: One Monkey ('One Monkey Don't Stop No Show') (Stick McGhee And His Buddies) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 25
* Gillian Welch: Pocahontas (Neil Young) 21 August 2005
* Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: Hello In There (John Prine) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 2
* Barrence Whitfield And The Savages: Brass Buttons (session) (Gram Parsons) 21 January 1999
* Barrence Whitfield And The Savages: Cotton Pickin' (Night Raiders) 07 November 1985
* Barrence Whitfield And The Savages: Georgia Slop (session) (Jimmy McCraklin) 27 November 1994
* Barrence Whitfield And The Savages: Juicy Fruit (Rudy Greene) 27 March 1986
* Barrence Whitfield And The Savages: Mercy Mercy (Don Covay, Wilson Pickett et al) 03 October 1992
* Barrence Whitfield And The Savages: Pony Time (Goodtimers) 27 November 1993
* Barrence Whitfield And The Savages: Walking With Barrence (Frankie Lee Sims) 31 August 1985
* Jon Wilks: Lofty Tall Ship (Traditional) Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 22
* Larry Williams: Iko Iko (Jockamo) (Sugar Boy) 05 May 1992
* Lucinda Williams & David Crosby: The Return Of The Grievous Angel (Gram Parsons) 15 July 1999
* Wingless Angels: Rivers Of Babylon (session) (Melodians) 30 August 2002
* Link Wray: Fire (session) Bruce Springsteen 17 February 1997

### Y

* Sally Yeh: 200 Degrees (200度) ('Material Girl') (Madonna) 18 December 1986
* Dwight Yoakam: Holding Things Together (Merle Haggard) 18 December 1994
* Dwight Yoakam: North To Alaska (Mike Phillips, Johnny Horton) 22 September 1997
* Dwight Yoakam: Train In Vain (Clash) 11 August 1997
* Neil Young: Mr Soul (Buffalo Springfield) 19 June 1993

### Z

* Warren Zevon: Back In The High Life Again (Steve Winwood) 03 February 2000

### 0-9

* 50 Guitars Of Tommy Garrett: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) 07 May 1994
* 10,000 Maniacs: Because The Night (Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith) 16 October 1993
* 10,000 Maniacs: I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You (Tom Waits) 12 September 1992
* 10,000 Maniacs: Just As The Tide Was A Flowing (traditional) 22 March 2002
* 10,000 Maniacs: Peace Train (Cat Stevens) 06 August 1987

## References

1. ↑ Nightmare was originally done by Artie Shaw And His Orchestra, whilst Summertime was composed by George Gershwin.