•
Pat Boone on the album
Howdy!
1957 • The
Buffalo Bills, a
barbershop quartet, recorded it as a solo for their tenor, Vern Reed. • The rhythm and blues singer
LaVern Baker released a version of the song in 1955 as the "A" side of a release on Atlantic Records. •
Jerry Lee Lewis recorded an unreleased solo version at Sun Studios in 1956 or 1957 and again in 1989 on the Great Balls of Fire soundtrack album. • A version by
Sam Cooke appeared on his debut LP
Sam Cooke (1958) •
Bobby Darin on the album
For Teenagers Only (1960) •
The Velvets released their doo wop version on Monument records around 1960/61. • A version by
Ray Charles appeared on his 1963 album
Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul. It was also released as a single, reaching No. 20 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1964. (This recording is also included as a bonus track on post-1988 CD reissues of Charles' landmark 1962 album
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.) •
Aretha Franklin recorded the song for her album
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962). •
Grant Green recorded an instrumental version for his album
His Majesty King Funk in 1965. •
Benzion Witler recorded a cover of the song that includes the lyrics sung in Yiddish •
Tom Jones recorded the song on his album
Tom Jones Live! At the Talk of the Town (1967). •
Bill Medley recorded the song as a single in 1967, which would later be released on
The Righteous Brothers album
Standards (1968). •
George Benson recorded the song for his album
Goodies (1968). •
Big Mama Thornton recorded the song for her album
Stronger than Dirt in 1969. •
Paul Williams recorded a version on the 1972 album
Life Goes On •
Jerry Reed recorded a country version for his album
Lord, Mr. Ford in 1973 •
Willie Nelson recorded a version on the 1976 album
The Sound in Your Mind which was also released as an extra track on the reissued
Stardust: 30th Anniversary Legacy Edition. • The
Jerry Garcia Band performed a version on the Jerry Garcia Band live album in 1991. • American
R&B and
boogie-woogie pianist and singer
Little Willie Littlefield recorded a version for his 1994 album
Yellow Boogie & Blues. •
Johnny Cash covered it on the album
American III: Solitary Man in 2000. •
k.d. lang covered it on the album
A Wonderful World in 2002. •
Brian Wilson premiered a song cycle inspired by the song entitled
That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative) at the Royal Festival Hall, London, England on September 10, 2007. • A duet with
Kenny Chesney and
Willie Nelson is included on Chesney's 2008 album
Lucky Old Sun. This version reached No. 56 on the
Hot Country Songs chart, based on unsolicited airplay. • In Czech by
Hana Hegerova. •
Karel Gott in 1964 •
Ólöf Arnalds recorded a cover for her 2010 album
Innundir skinni. •
Chris Isaak recorded a cover for his 2011 album
Beyond the Sun. •
Bob Dylan recorded a version for his 2015
Frank Sinatra covers album
Shadows in the Night. •
Crossroads, a barbershop quartet, performed a cover en route to become the
2009 International Quartet Champions. •
Asleep at the Wheel recorded a cover on their 1988 album Western Standard Time. •
Alligatoah, a German rapper recorded a cover on
Fremde Zungen in 2018. •
Solomon Burke covered the song on his 1969 album
Proud Mary. •
Lau recorded a cover and released it on an EP for their album
The Bell That Never Rang in 2015. •
Tommy Womack covered the song on his 2021 album "I thought I was Fine". • A Finnish rock band
The Boys recorded a cover on their debut album
Numero 1 (1965) •
Handmade Moments covered the song on their 2019 record "Number Ones". • Being a well-documented song and publicised by
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