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| Doo-Wop & related |
| Original Artist | Composer | Jamaican Artist / Title / Producer |
| Ravens "Old Man River" (National 1947) (originally from the musical "Show Boat", written 1927) |
Jerome David Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II | Techniques "Old Man River" (Reid 196?) |
| Turbans "When You Dance" (Herald 1955) | Andrew Jones | Derrick Morgan "When You Dance" (Studio One, Dodd 1966) |
| Orioles "Crying In The Chapel" (Jubilee 1953) | Artie Glenn | Bob Marley & the Wailers "Selassie Is The Chapel" (Mortimo Planno 1968) |
| Chords "Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)" (Cat 1954) | Feaster, Keyes, McRae, Feaster, Edwards | Maytals "Life Could Be A Dream" (Dodd 1964) Alton Ellis "Life Could Be A Dream" aka "She Boom" (Dodd 1972) |
| Harvey & the Moonglows "Ten Commandments Of Love" (Chess 1958) | M. Paul | Wailers "Ten Commandments Of Love" (Dodd 1966) |
| Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters "Honey Love" (Atlantic 1954) | Clyde McPhatter, Jerry Wexler | Burt Walters "Honey Love" (Perry 1968) |
| Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters "What'cha Gonna Do" (Atlantic 1955) | Nugetre (Ahmet Ertegun) | Techniques "What You Gonna Do" (Reid 1966) |
| Clyde McPhatter "Rock And Cry" (Atlantic 1957) | Joyce Heath From the film 'Mr. Rock and Roll' |
Raving Ravers "Rock And Cry" (Bunny Lee
1969) Winston Francis "Reggae And Cry" (Dodd 1969) |
| Clyde McPhatter "A Lover´s Question" (Atlantic 1958) | Brook Benton, Jimmy T. Williams | Gene Rondo "Lover´s Question" (Dandy 1969) |
| Moonglows "Sincerely" (Chess 1954) | Harvey Fuqua | Owen Gray "Sincerely" (Sir Nephew 1971) Shenley Duffus "Sincerely" (Perry 1972) |
| Marigolds "Rollin' Stone" (Excello 1955) | Riley | Prince Buster & the Charmers: Rolling Stone (Prince Buster 1963) |
| Teen Queens "Eddie My Love" (RPM 1956) other 1956 versions by the Chordettes, the Fontanes |
Maxwell Davis, Aaron Collins jr., Sam Ling | Nora Dean "Eddie My Love" (Bunny Lee 1974) |
| Cardinals "Choo Choo" (Atlantic 1956) | Winfield Scott | Ewan & Jerry "The Rocksteady Train" (Ewan McDermott, Jolly 1967) |
| Pastels "Been So Long" (Argo 1958) | Pastels | Derrick Harriott "Been So Long (Medley)" (Derrick Harriott, Crystal 1969) |
| Dell Vikings "Come Go With Me" (Fee Bee 1956) | Clarence Quick | Clive & Naomi "Down Down" (Duke Reid, Treasure Isle 1964) |
| Spaniels "You Gave Me Peace Of Mind" (Vee Jay 1956) | Bracken | Winston Samuels "Peace Of Mind" (Prince Buster, Olive Blossom 1967) |
| Tony Allen & the Champs "Nite Owl" (Specialty 1955) | Tony Allen | Hubert Lee & the Clarendonians "Night Owl" (Peter Austin & Kenneth WIlson, High School 1972) Horace Andy "Night Owl" (Clement Dodd, Bongo Man 1972) |
| Wade Flemons & the Newcomers "Here I Stand" (Vee-Jay 1958) Rip Chords "Here I Stand" (Columbia 1963) Duane Yates & the Capris "Here I Stand" (N-Joy 1965) |
Wade Flemons | Justin Hinds & the Dominoes "Here I Stand" (Duke Reid, Dutchess 1967) |
| Rhythm & Blues & related |
| Original Artist | Composer | Jamaican Artist / Title / Producer |
| Rosco Gordon "No More Dogging" (RPM 1952) | Rosco Gordon | Owen Gray "Running Around" (S. L. Smith 1960) |
| Joe Turner "Flip Flop And Fly" (Atlantic 1954) | Jesse Stone, Joe Turner | Theo Beckford "Walking Down King Street" (D. Dunkley & T. Beckford 1961) |
| Bobbettes "Mr. Lee" (Atlantic 1957) | Bobbettes | Laurel Aitken "Mr. Lee" (1969) Harmonians "Music Street" (Ackee 1970) |
| Coasters "Yakety Yak" (Atco 1958) | Leiber, Stoller | Jeff Dixon & Alton Ellis "Yakety Yak" (Dodd 1967) Lee Perry "Yakety Yak" (Perry 1969) |
| Ruth Brown "5-10-15 Hours" (Atlantic 1952) | Rudy Toombs | Val Bennett "Baby Baby" (Perry 1969) |
| Hal Paige And His Band "Drive It Home" (Atlantic 1953) | Hal Paige | Eric Morris "No. 1" (Duke Reid, Dutchess 1964) |
| Ivory Joe Hunter "It May Sound Silly" (Atlantic 1955) and many other versions |
Ivory Joe Hunter | John Holt "It May Sound Silly" (Harry Mudie 1971) |
| Five Keys "Ling, Ting, Tong" (Capitol 1954) | Mable Godwin | Prince Buster "Ling, Ting, Tong" (Prince Buster 1965) |
| Clovers "Don´t You Know I Love You So" (Atlantic 1951) | Nugetre (Ahmet Ertegun) | Prince Buster "Don´t You Know I Love You So" (Buster 1968) |
| Clovers "In The Middle Of The Night" (Atlantic 1952) | Ahmet Ertegun | Prince Buster "Midnight" (Buster, Wildbells1964) uses the same melody, rather inspiration than cover version |
| Clovers "Lovey Dovey" (Atlantic 1954) | Memphis Edward Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun | Owen Gray "Lovey Dovey" (Dandy 1968) |
| Clovers "Love Potion No. 9" (United Artists 1959) | Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller | Hugh Godfrey "My Time" (Clement Dodd 1966) uses the same melody, but different lyrics |
| Lynn Hope "Blue Moon" (Aladdin 1951) Marcels "Blue Moon" (Colpix 1961) |
Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Soul Brothers "Green Moon" (Dodd, Studio One 1966) Dynamites "Red Moon" (Eccles 1969) Brentford Rockers "Blue Moon" (Dodd) |
| Lynn Hope "Hope, Skip And Jump" (Aladdin 1952) | Lynn Hope | Val Bennett "Jumping With Mr. Lee" (Bunny Lee 1968) |
| Shep & The Limelites "Daddy´s Home" (Hull 1961) | Sheppard, Miller | Pat Kelly & the Techniques "Daddy´s Home" (Slim Smith 1968) |
| Jimmy Forest "Night Train" (United 1952) James Brown "Night Train" (King 1962) |
Washington, Simpkins, Forest | Tony Binns & the Rudies "Night Train" (Dandy 1969) |
| Little Anthony "Tears On My Pillow" (End 1958) | Bradford, Lewis | Rudy Mills "Tears On My Pillow" (Harriott
1969) Derrick Morgan "Tears On My Pillow" (?) |
| Top Notes "Twist And Shout" (Atlantic 1961) Isley Brothers "Twist And Shout" (Wand 1962) Beatles "Twist And Shout" (Parlophone 1963) |
Phil Medley, Bert Russell | Black Beatles / Derrick Morgan "Reggae And Shout" (1970) |
| Jimmie Lee and Artis: My Heart's Desire (Modern, 1952) | Turner, Cheatum, Taub | Ruddy & Sketto: My Heart´s Desire (Melodisc, Blue Beat 1965) |
| Cliques "The Girl Of My Dreams" (Modern 1956) | Josea, Ling, Taub, Davis | Dave Barker "The Girl In My Dreams" (Bunny Lee 1970) |
| Marvin & Johnny "Sugar" (Modern 1954) | Ling | Dennis Walks "Margaret "Harry Mudie 1974) |
| Willie Mitchell "20.75" (Hi 1964) | Willie Mitchell (maybe inspired by Rosco Gordon´s "Just A Little Bit" 1960, written by Rosco Gordon) | Roland Alphonso "20.75" (Dodd 1966) |
| Ma Rainey "See See Rider Blues" (Paramount 1925) Orioles "See See Rider" (Jubilee 1952) Chuck Willis "C C Rider" (Atlantic 1957) LaVern Baker "See See Rider" (Atlantic 1962) |
trad. | Smokey 007 "CC Rider" (Reid) |
| Brook Benton "Endlessly" (Mercury 1959) | Benton, Otis | Silvertones "Endlessly" (Perry 1969) |
| Brook Benton "Kiddio" (Mercury 1960) | Benton, Otis | Silvertones "Kiddyo" (Perry 1969) |
| Doc Bagby "Dumplin´s" (OKeh 1957) Ernie Freeman "Dumplin´s" (Imperial 1957) |
Doc Bagby | Byron Lee "Dumplins" (Dragon´s Breath, Byron Lee 1960) |
| Doc Bagby "Joy Ride" (OKeh 1957) | Doc Bagby | Byron Lee "Dumplins" (Dragon´s Breath, Byron Lee 1960) |
| Doc Bagby "You're So Delightful" (Mate) | Yancey, Doc Bagby | Roland Alphonso "You Can Depend On Me" (Reid
196?) Roland Alphonso "You're So Delightful" (Dodd 1965) |
| Shirley And Lee "Feel So Fine" (Aladdin 1955) | Leonard Lee | Derrick Morgan & Patsy "Feel So Fine" (Reid 1961) |
| Shirley And Lee "Let The Good Times Roll" (Aladdin 1956) | Leonard Lee | Derrick and Patsy "Let The Good Times Roll" (Reid 1961) |
| Todd Rhodes & his Toddlers "Page Boy Shuffle" (Sensation 1949) issued on King as Joe Thomas "Page Boy Shuffle" (King 1949) |
Todd Rhodes (Henry Glover credited on the King issue) |
Duke Reid Group "What Makes Honey" (Reid
1960) Val Bennett "Jumping With Val" (Bunny Lee 1968) |
| Floyd Dixon "Bartender" (Cat 1954) | Floyd Dixon | Laurel Aitken "Bartender" (Ken Khouri 1961) |
| Johnny Hodges "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" (Bluebird 1941) | Mercer, Ellington | Laurel Aitken "Bouncing Woman" (Melodisc UK, Blue Beat 1961) (quoting the opening riff of "Things Ain't What They Used To Be") |
| Professor Longhair "Misery" (Ebb 1957) | Roy Byrd | Lloyd Williams & the Celestials "Misery" (Wasp 1962) |
| Clarance 'Frogman' Henry "But I Do" (Argo 1960) | Robert Guidry, Paul Gayten | Al T. Joe "But I Do" (Wasp 1962) |
| Clarance 'Frogman' Henry "Ain´t Got No Home" (Argo 1956) | Clarance Henry | Shenley Duffus "I´m A Lonely Boy" (Edwards 1964) |
| Little Richard "Good Golly Miss Molly" (Specialty 1958) | John Marascalco, Robert "Bumps" Blackwell | Basil Gabbidon "Hully Gully Miss Molly" (Buster 1962) |
| Lester Williams "I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use" (Specialty 1952) | Lester Williams | Adopting the horns line: Roland Alphonso "Bridgeview Shuffle" (Lloyd Daley) |
| Louis Jordan "Time Marches On" (Decca 1953) | Louis Jordan, Willouby | Derrick Morgan & Naomi "Time Marches On"
(Reid 1964) David Isaacs "Time Marches On" (Lynford Anderson 1968) |
| Louis Jordan "Run Joe" (Decca) (see Mento section) |
Willoughby, Jordan, Merrick | Stranger Cole "Run Joe" (Reid 1965) |
| Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan "(I´ll Be Glad When You´re Dead) You Rascal You" (Decca 1950) | Theard | Sheridons "You Rascal You" (WIRL 196?) |
| Jack McVea "Open The Door Richard" (Black & White 1946) Louis Jordan "Open The Door Richard" (Decca 1947) |
McVea, Clarke | Clive And Naomi "Open The Door" (Reid 1965) |
| Bill Doggett "Boo-Da-Ba" (King 1958) | Doggett | Skatalites "Ska Boo Da Ba" (Yap 1965) |
| Bill Doggett "Honky Tonk" (King 1956) | Doggett, Shepherd, Scott, Butler | Granville Williams Orchestra "Honky Tonk Ska" (Williams 1966) |
| Amos Milburn "One Scotch One Bourbon One Beer" (Aladdin 1953) Thurston Harris "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer" (Aladdin 1960) |
Rudolph Toombs | Clive Wilson "One Ska One Beer" (? 1965) Dandy& his Group "One Scotch, One Burbon, One Beer" (UK, 1967) Alfred Brown "One Scotch One Bourbon One Beer" (Melmoth Nelson 1968) |
| Barbie Gaye "Lollypop" (Darl 1957) | J.Roberts, R. Spencer | Millie "My Boy Lollipop" (Chris Blackwell 1963) Doreen Shaeffer (Maxine) "My Boy Lollipop" (Bunny Lee 1970) |
| Willis 'Gator' Jackson "Later For The Gator" (Apollo 1951) "Later For The Gator" was very popular in Jamaica during the mid 1950s where it was known as "Coxsone Hop". |
Willis Jackson | Roland Alphonso "Downbeat Special" (Dodd 1963) |
| Louis Jordan "Caladonia Boogie" (Decca
1945) Chuck Willis "Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard ?" (Okeh 1952) |
Fleecie Moore | Drumbago´s Orchestra "Tra La La Boogie" (Reid 1961) |
| Billy Hope & the Badmen "Riding West" (Savoy 1958) | Martin Brunson Siegel | Prince Buster All Stars "Driving West" aka. "Going West"
(Buster 1964) Sir Lord Comic & his Cowboys: "Skaing West" (Ronnie Nasralla 1965) |
| Billy Hope & the Badmen "Papa Luigi" (Savoy 1958) | Ali, Cadena | Carlos Malcolm "Papa Luigi" (1965) |
| Fats Domino "Going To The River" (Imperial 1953) Chuck Willis "Going To The River" (Okeh 1953) |
A. Domino, Dave Bartholemew | Eric Morris "Going To The River" (Buster 1962) Prince Buster "Going To The River" (Buster 1967) |
| Jewel King "3 x 7 = 21" (Imperial 1950) | Dave Bartholemew | Shenley Duffus "Three Times Seven" (King Edwards, King Edwards 1963) Slim Smith "3x7 Rock & Roll" (Bunny Lee, blank 1972) |
| Ernie Freeman "Live It Up" (Imperial 1959) | Ernie Freeman, Land | Skatalites "Beardman Ska" (Clement Dodd, Coxsone 1965) |
| Bobby Day "Over And Over" (Class 1958) Thurston Harris "Over And Over" (Aladdin 1958) |
R. Byrd | Roy Panton & Millie Small "Over And Over" (Prince Buster, Voice Of The People 1963) Cornell Campbell "A Dance In A Greenwich Farm" (Bunny Lee, Attack 1975) |
| Fats Domino "Be My Guest" (Imperial 1959) | Domino, Marascalco, Boyce | Millie Small "Be My Guest" (Island UK1968?) Billy Dice "Be My Guest" (Alvin Ranglin, Volcano 1972) |
| Huey (Piano) Smith & the Clowns "High Blood Pressure" (Ace 1958) | Smith, Vincent | Prince Buster "High Blood Pressure" (Prince Buster / Islam 1965) |
| Oscar McLollie & Jeanette Baker "Hey Boy Hey Girl" (Class 1958) | J. Thomas, O. McLollie | Millie Small & Jimmy Cliff "Hey Boy Hey Girl"
(Island? 196?) Derrick Morgan & Patsy "Hey Boy Hey Girl" (Morgan 1968) |
| Jimmy Clanton "Go, Jimmy, Go" (Ace 1959) | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | Wailers "Go Jimmy Go" (Dodd 1964) |
| Bunk Johnson´s Band "Margie" (American Music 1945) | ? | Clue J. & His Blues Blasters "Margie" (1959) |
| Lynn Hope "Driftin'" (Aladdin 1952) | Arr. Lynn Hope | Lester Sterling "Drifting" aka Skatalites "Below Zero" (Dodd 1963) |
| Chris Kenner "Something You Got" (Instant 1961) | Kenner, Domino | Hortense & Alton Ellis "Something You Got" (Reid 1965) Lee Perry "Something You Got" (Perry 1967) |
| Larry Darnell "For You My Love" (Regal 1949) Nellie Lutcher & Nat King Cole Trio "For You My Love" (Capitol 1950) Paul Gayten "For You My Love" (Chess 1957) |
Paul Gayten | Shenley Duffus "For You My Love" (Clement Dodd, D Darling 1962) |
| Joe Jones "You Talk Too Much " (Ric 1960) | Jones, Hall | Gaylads "Talk Too Much" (Clement Dodd, Studio One 1964) |
| Chris Kenner "Sick And Tired" (Imperial
1957) Fats Domino "Sick And Tired" (Imperial 1958) |
Domino, Batholemew, Kenner | Techniques "Oh Ba-a-by" (Duke Reid, 1966) Ewan & Jerry "Oh Babe" (Ewan McDermott, Jolly 1967) Derrick Morgan & Patsy "Oh Babe" (Bunny Lee, blank 1970) |
| Rosco Gordon "Let 'Em Try" (Vee-Jay 1961) | R. Gordon, D. Gordon | Alton Ellis "Let Him Try" (Clement Dodd, Studio One 1967) |
| Gene Chandler "Duke Of Earl" (Vee-Jay 1962) | Dixon, Williams, Edwards | Alton Ellis "Duke Of Earl" (Duke Reid, Trojan 1966) |
| Chuck Willis "You´re Still My Baby" (Okeh 1953) | Chuck Willis | Prince Buster "Bye Bye Baby (By By Baby)" (Prince Buster, Prince Buster 1967) |
| Chuck Willis "Don't Deceive Me" (OKeh 1953) Little Richard "Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)" (OKeh 1967) |
Chuck Willis | Prince Buster "Don't Deceive Me" (Prince Buster, Olive Blossom 1968) |
| James Waynes "Tend To Your Business" (Sittin' In With 1950) | ? | Duke Reid "My Business" (Duke Reid, Treasure Isle 1964) |
| Dave Bartholomew "The Monkey" (Imperial 1957) | Dave Bartholomew | Denzil Thorpe "Monkey Speaks His Mind" (Clement Dodd, Muzik City 1966) |
| Phil Phillips & the Twilights "Sea Of Love" (Khoury´s / Mercury 1959) | Phillip Bapiste, George Khoury | Heptones "Sea Of Love" (Clement Dodd, Studio One LP 1968) |
| Penguins "Hey Senorita" (Dootone 1954) | Curtis Williams | Soulettes "Hey Senorita" (Clement Dodd, Studio One 1965) |
| Willie Cobbs "You Don´t Love Me" (Ruler 1960) | Willie Cobbs | Dawn Penn "No No No (You Don´t Love Me)" (Clement Dodd, Coxsone 1967) |
| Paul Perryman "Just To Hold My Hand" (Duke 1956) | Perryman, Robey | Al Senior Pone "Hold My Hand" (Ranny Williams, Wasp 1969) |
| Lloyd Price "I Wish Your Picture Was You" (Specialty 1953) | Lloyd Price | Prince Buster "I Wish Your Picture Was You" (Prince Buster, Prince Buster 1971) |
| Gene Coy & his Killer Dillers "Killer Diller" (Regent 1948) | Gene Coy | Clue J & his Blues Blasters "Milk Lane Hop" (Clement Dodd, Coxsone 1961) |
| Julian Dash & his Sextet "Preachin" (Sittin' In 1951) | ? | The Baba Brooks Band "Nuclear Weapon" (Duke Reid, Treasure Isle 1965) |
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