Re: Let's Work Out with SSSSSSSSSS pt1

["Joseph Beretta" <joeyb@xxxxxx>]

>ST JAMES INFIRMARY (Animals+Standells)
>
The first hit was by Louis Armstrong in 1929.

>SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES (Woolies+Janis Joplin)
>
This appeared in 1964 on LPs by folk groups the Brothers Four and Joe &
Eddie.  Since most folk groups did few originals, it probably came from
somewhere else.

>SEA OF HEARTBREAK (Searchers+Canoise)
>
Big country hit by Don Gibson in 1961.

>7 DAFFODILS (Mojos+Renegades)
>
This was on a Limeliters LP in 1961.  See above comment on folk groups.

>SHAME & SCANDAL IN THE FAMILY (Lee Curtis)
>The only charted version was by the Stylistics in 1977.

>SHOESHINE BOY (Affair+Lemon Pipers)
>
This was a Lemon Pipers original.

>SICK & TIRED (Ronnie Hawkins+Lyres)
>
The first recording was by Chris Kenner in 1957.  Fats Domino's version came
out in 1958.

>SINCE I FELL FOR YOU (Sonics+Young Rascals)
>
Big R&B hit in 1947 by Paul Gayten & His Trio, with vocal by Annie Laurie.

>SING HALLELUJAH (German Bonds+Remo 4)
>
This was on a Limeliters LP in 1962.  See folk group comment again.

>16 TONS (Bo Diddley)
>
Written by Merle Travis and originally released on a 1947 album by him.
Tennessee Ernie Ford started singing it in shows in 1955 and the crowd
response led him to record it.  It became one of the biggest hits of all
time.

>SLOOP JOHN B (Beach Boys+Dick Dale)
>
Supposedly a "1927 West Indies folk song."

>SOFTLY SOFTLY (Equals+Dreams)
>
Jaye P. Morgan, 1955.


Joey