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Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

Canned Heat

07/1967

Rollin' and Tumblin' by Canned Heat

from Canned Heat

115
US

[Liberty 55979]
written by traditional

Simon & Garfunkel

03/1968

Scarborough Fair (Canticle) by Simon & Garfunkel

from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

11
US

5
AC

aka Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
[Columbia 44465]
written by traditional

Big Brother and the Holding Company

08/1968

Down on Me by Big Brother and the Holding Company

from Big Brother & the Holding Company

43
US

written by traditional

11/1968

Coo Coo by Big Brother and the Holding Company

from Big Brother & the Holding Company

84
US

written by traditional

Johnny Winter

05/1969

Rollin' and Tumblin' by Johnny Winter

from The Progressive Blues Experiment

129
US

[Imperial 66376]
written by traditional

Frijid Pink

02/1970

③ House of the Rising Sun by Frijid Pink

from Frijid Pink

237

7
US

4
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
[Parrot 341]
written by traditional

The Byrds

10/1971

Glory, Glory by The Byrds

from Byrdmaniax

110
US

[Columbia 45440]
written by traditional

Cat Stevens

01/1972

② Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens

from Teaser and the Firecat

250

6
US

✫1
AC

9
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
[A&M 1335]
written by traditional

, Eleanor Farjeon & Rick Wakeman

Elvis Presley

05/1972

An American Trilogy by Elvis Presley

from Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden

117

66
US

31
AC

8
UK

[live]
[RCA Victor 74-0672]
written by traditional

& Mickey Newbury

Thin Lizzy

10.

01/1973

Whisky in the Jar by Thin Lizzy

from Vagabonds of the Western World

120

6
UK

written by traditional

James Taylor

11.

03/1973

One Morning in May by James Taylor

from One Man Dog

53
UK

written by traditional

& James Taylor

Mike Oldfield

12.

12/1975

In Dulce Jubilo / On Horseback by Mike Oldfield

from Boxed

140

4
UK

[instrumental]
written by traditional

13.

11/1976

Portsmouth by Mike Oldfield

from Boxed

138

3
UK

[instrumental]
written by traditional

Ram Jam

14.

06/1977

Black Betty by Ram Jam

from Ram Jam

164

18
US

7
UK

[Epic 50357]
written by traditional

& Leadbelly (as Lead Belly)

Linda Ronstadt

15.

05/1978

I Never Will Marry by Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams

30
AC

8
country

charted as I Never Will Marry / Tumbling Dice in US AC charts
[Asylum 45479]
written by traditional

Patti Smith

16.

08/1978

Privilege (Set Me Free) by Patti Smith

from Easter

72
UK

written by Mel London, Mike Leander & traditional

The Clash

17.

03/1979

English Civil War by The Clash

from Give 'Em Enough Rope

25
UK

written by traditional

Sex Pistols

18.

03/1979

Something Else / Friggin' in the Riggin' by Sex Pistols

from The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

137

3
UK

written by Eddie Cochran, Sharon Sheeley, traditional

& Steve Jones (arrangement)

Gary U.S. Bonds

19.

05/1981

Jole Blon by Gary U.S. Bonds

from Dedication

65
US

29
rock

51
UK

co-produced by Bruce Springsteen
[EMI America 8089]
written by traditional

Los Lobos

20.

06/1987

① La Bamba by Los Lobos

from La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

389

✫1
US

4
AC

57
country

11
rock

✫1
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
[Slash 28336]
written by traditional

Simple Minds

21.

01/1988

Belfast Child by Simple Minds

from Street Fighting Years

143

✫1
UK

written by traditional

, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill & Mick MacNeil

Paul McCartney

22.

12/1990

All My Trials by Paul McCartney

from Tripping the Live Fantastic

35
UK

[live]
written by traditional

Eric Clapton

23.

10/1994

Motherless Child by Eric Clapton

from From the Cradle

114
US

23
rock

63
UK

aka Motherless Child
[Duck/Reprise 18044]
written by traditional

Page and Plant

24.

10/1994

④ Gallows Pole by Page and Plant

from No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded

172

2
rock

35
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
written by traditional

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & PJ Harvey

25.

03/1996

Henry Lee by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & PJ Harvey

from Murder Ballads

36
UK

written by traditional

& Nick Cave

Metallica

26.

01/1999

⑤ Whiskey in the Jar by Metallica

from Garage Inc.

167

124
US

4
rock

29
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
[album cut]
written by traditional

Spiderbait

27.

10/2004

Black Betty by Spiderbait

from Tonight Alright

32
rock

written by traditional

& Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter)

Brian Wilson

28.

12/2005

Deck the Halls by Brian Wilson

from What I Really Want for Christmas

8
AC

[Arista LP Cut]
written by traditional

29.

01/2006

We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Brian Wilson

from What I Really Want for Christmas

29
AC

[Christmas]
[Arista LP Cut]
written by traditional

Hall & Oates

30.

12/2006

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Hall & Oates

from Home for Christmas

✫1
AC

[U-Watch LP Cut]
written by traditional

Charm City Devils

31.

03/2012

Man of Constant Sorrow by Charm City Devils

from Sins

25
rock

written by traditional

Five Finger Death Punch

32.

03/2014

House of the Rising Sun by Five Finger Death Punch

from The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2

126

7
rock

written by traditional

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