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(Little) Sadie (Trad)
	Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
	Cliff Carlisle
	  As "My Little Sadie"
	  78 - (Decca 5720) 
	Doc & Merl Watson
	  "Doc & Merl Watson On Stage" (Vanguard)
	Dave Grisman				1966 
	  "Early Dawg" (Sugar Hill SH 3713)
	  Recorded March and August, 1966
Sage And Spirit (Bob Weir)
	Grateful Dead				1975
	  "Blues for Allah" 
	  (Grateful Dead Records / United Artists LA494G)
	Grateful Dead				1991
	  "One From The Vault" (Grateful Dead GDCD40132)
Sailor (W/B)
	Grateful Dead				1980
	  "Go To Heaven" (Arista AL 9508)
Saint (W/B)
	Grateful Dead				1980
	  "Go To Heaven" (Arista AL 9508)
Same Thing (Willie Dixon)
	Bo Chatman				1930
	  As "Same Thing The Cats Fight About"
	  78 - (OK 8858)
	  Recorded December 15, 1930, King Edward Hotel, Jackson, Miss
	Arthur K. Adams				1962
	  Single - (Valdot 7002)
	  Recorded 1962, Nashville, Tenn 
	Muddy Waters
	  "Chess Masters" Chess CXMD 4000
	Muddy Waters
	  "Fathers & Sons" 			1960s
	Grateful Dead				1970s
	  "Historic Dead" (MGM/Sunflower SNF 5004)
        George Thorogood                       	1973
          "Move It On Over" (Rounder 3024)
Samson (Trad)
	Rev T.E. Weems				1927
	  As "If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down"
	  78 - (Co 14254-D)
	  Recorded March 25, 1927, Atlanta, Ga  
	  Sermons with singing by three members of His Congregation. 
	Rev J.M. Gates				1927
	  As "Samson And The Woman"
	  78 - (Vi 21125, BB B5033, 1852, Sr S3120,
	  MW M4842)
	  Recorded October 21, 1927, Atlanta Ga
	  Sermons and singing with congregational responses.
	Rev T.T. Rose				1927
	  As "If I Had My Way"
	  78 - (Pm 12482)
	  Recorded circa April 1927, Chicago, Ill 
	Blind Willie Johnson			1927
	  As "If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down"
	  78 - (Co 14343-D, Vo 03021, Anchor 380)
	  LP - "Sweeter As The Years Go By" (Yazoo 1078)
	  Recorded December 3, 1927, Dallas, Texas
	Mrs L.C. Gatlin				1933
	  As "Delia (If I Had My Way)"
	  Library Of Congress Recordings
	  Recorded circa June 28, 1933, Prairie View Normal, Texas
	Norridge Mayhams			1936
	  As "If I Had My Way"
	  78 - (ARC 7-07-74, Vo 03465)
	  Recorded December 11, 1936, New York City 
	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet		1938
	  As "Sampson"
	  78 - (BB B7513, Vi 27324, MW M7495)
	  Recorded January 24, 1938, Charlotte, NC
	New Zion Baptist Church			1939
	  As "Sampson"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded May 17, 1939, Knight, La
	Dock Reed				1939
	  As "Sampson"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded circa May 26-30, 1939, Livingston, Al 
	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet		1939
	  As "If I Had My Way"
	  78 - (BB B8306, MW M8775)
	  Recorded October 6, 1939, Andrew Jackson Hotel, Rock Hill, SC
	Deacon Sam Jackson			1941
	  As "Samson"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded circa March 6-9, 1941, probably Fort Valley State
	  College, Fort Valley, Ga
	Spiritual Four Quartet Of Thomastown Georgia  
	  As "If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Two takes recorded circa March 6-9, 1941, probably 
	  Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley, Ga 
	Unidentified Quartet 
	  As "If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Tow takes recorded circa March 6-9, 1941, probably 
	  Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley, Ga 
	Deacon Sam Jackson			1941
	  As "If I Had My Way"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded circa March 6-9, 1941, probably Fort Valley State
	  College, Fort Valley, Ga
	Unidentified Quartet			1942
	  As "Samson"  
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded circa August 24-31, 1942, probably in Mississippi 
	Deacon Sam Jackson			1943
	  As "If I Had My Way"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded circa March 7, 1943, Fort Valley State
	  College, Fort Valley, Ga 
	Blind Willie Johnson			
	  As "If I Had My Way"
	  "Blind Willie Johnson His Story" (Folkways FG 3585)
	Rev Gary Davis				1956
	  "Harlem Street Spirituals" (Riverside RLP 12-611)
	  Recorded Jan 29, 1956, NYC
	Rev Gary Davis				1958
	  (Folkways 2512)
	  Recorded Feb 22, 1958, NYC
	Rev Gary Davis				1960 
	  "Pure Religion!" (Prestige 7805)
	  Recorded August 24, 1960, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
        Peter Paul and Mary                    	1962
          As "If I Had My Way"
          "Peter Paul and Mary" (Warner Bros. 1449-2)
	Rev Gary Davis				1964
	  "Live 1962-1964" Wolf 120.915
	  Recorded live at Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa in 1964
        Rev Gary Davis                         	1965
          "At Newport" (Vanguard VMD 73008)
          Recorded live July, 1965, Newport Folk Festival
        The Staple Singers 
          "Freedom Highway" (Columbia CK 47334)
	Grateful Dead				1977
	  "Terrapin Station" (Arista AL 7001)
	Grateful Dead				1981
	  "Dead Set" (Arista A2L 8606)
	The Washington Squares			1987
	  "The Washington Squares" (Gold Castle 171 003-1)
	The Blasters
	T-Bone Burnett
Sand Castles & Glass Camels    
	Grateful Dead				1975
	  "Blues for Allah" 
	  (Grateful Dead Records / United Artists LA494G)
Satisfaction (Richards/Jagger)
	Rolling Stones				1965
	  "Out Of Our Heads" 
	  Recorded May 10, 1965, Chess Studios, Chicago, Ill 
	Otis Redding				1966
One More Saturday Night (Bob Weir)
	Grateful Dead				1972
	  "Europe '72" (Warner Brothers 2668-2)
	Grateful Dead				1990
	  "Without A Net" (Arista AL3-8634)
Saw Mill ()
Serengetti ()
	Grateful Dead				1978
	  "Shakedown Street" (Arista AB 4198)
Scarlet (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1974
	  "Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel" (Grateful Dead Records GD 102)
Schoolgirl (John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson)
	Sonny Boy Williamson			1937
	  As "Good Morning, School Girl" 
	  78 - (BB B7059)
	  LP - "Throw A Boogie Woogie" (RCA 9599-2-R)
	  Recorded May 5, 1937, Aurora, Ill 
	Andrew "Smokey" Hogg			1947
	  (Modern 2004), (Crown 5226), (Kent 5024) 
	  "Original Folk Blues" () 
	  Three different takes recorded Dec 10, 1947 in LA.
        The Yardbirds                          	1964
          "Crossroads" (Polydor 835 261-2)
          Recorded August 1964, Olympic Studios
          Released Oct 1964 as a single
          Song writing credit "H G Demarais"
        The Yardbirds                          	1965
          "Five Live Yardbirds" (Columbia)
        The Yardbirds                          	1965
          "For Your Love" (Epic BN 26167)
        Grateful Dead                          	1966
          "Historic Dead" (MGM/Sunflower SNF 5004)
	Grateful Dead				1967
	  "Grateful Dead" (Warner Brothers WS 1689-2)
        Paul Butterfield Blues Band 
          "What's Shakin'" (Elektra EKL 4002)
        Ten Years After                        	1969
          "SSSSSh" (Deram DES 18029)
          Recorded June, 1969, Morgan Studios, London
        Johnny Winter And                      	1971
          "Live" (Columbia C 30475)
          Recorded live at the Fillmore East
        Ten Years After                        	1973
          "Recorded Live" (Chrysalis 301284-420)
	Rod Stewart
	  "Storyteller"
	Fred McDowell
	  "I Do Not Play No Rock 'n' Roll"
	Grateful Dead				1992
	  "Two From The Vault" (Grateful Dead GDCD40162)
Searchin (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
	Coasters				1957
Seasons ()
Second That Emotion (Smokey Robinson/Al Cleveland)
	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles		1967
Serve Somebody (Dylan)
        Bob Dylan                              	1979
          "Slow Train Coming"
Shakedown (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1978
	  "Shakedown Street" (Arista AB 4198)
She Belongs To Me (Dylan)
	Bob Dylan				1965
	  "Bringing It All Back Home"
	Rick Nelson				1970
She's Mine ()
Shelter From The Storm (Dylan)
        Bob Dylan                              	1974
          "Blood On The Tracks"
Ship Of Fools (Garcia/Hunter)
	Grateful Dead				1974
	  "Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel" (Grateful Dead Records GD 102)
	Grateful Dead				1976
	  "Steal Your Face" (Grateful Dead Records GD LA260 J2GD 104)
	Elvis Costello
	  GDH - Recorded live 4/16/87
	Elvis Costello				1991
	  "Deadicated" (Arista ARCD-8669)
Sick And Tired ()
	Fats Domino				1958
	Elton Anderson				1962/63
	  Single - (Lanor 509, Cap 4762)
	  Recorded circa 1962/1963, New Orleans, La  
Sidewalks Of New York (Charles Lawlor/James Blake)
Silver Threads (Dick Reynolds/Jack Rhodes)
	The Springfields			1962
	  "Silver Threads and Golden Needles} (Philips 052) 
	  "History Of British Rock" (Sire 2LP 6547)
	Linda Ronstat				1974
Simple Twist (Dylan)
        Bob Dylan                              	1979
          "Slow Train Coming"
Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard)
	Merl Haggard				1960s			
	  "Sing Me Back Home" (Capitol) Late 1960s
	  "Okie From Muskogee" (Capitol CDL-57246)
	The Everly Brothers  
	Porter Wagoner
	The Seldom Scene
	  "Act 3"
Slewfoot (Trad)
	Doc Watson 
Slipknot (Jerry Garcia)
	Grateful Dead				1975
	  "Blues for Allah" 
	  (Grateful Dead Records / United Artists LA494G)
	Grateful Dead				1990
	  "Without A Net" (Arista AL3-8634)
	Grateful Dead				1991
	  "One From The Vault" (Grateful Dead GDCD40132)
Slow Train (Dylan)
        Bob Dylan                              	1979
          "Slow Train Coming"
Smokestack Lightning (Chester Burnette aka "Howlin' Wolf")
	Howlin' Wolf
        The Yardbirds                          	1964
          "The Yardbirds Featuring Eric Clapton" (Charly)
        The Yardbirds                          	1965
          "Five Live Yardbirds" (Columbia)
        The Yardbirds                          	1965
          "Having A Rave Up" (Epic BN 26177)
	Grateful Dead				1973
	  "History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol I (Bear's Choice)"
	  (Warner Brothers 2721-2)
        Henry Kaiser                           	1987
          "Devil In The Drain" (SST C118)
SOTM (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1989
	  "Built To Last" (Arista 8587)
So What (Miles Davis)
Something On Your Mind ()
	?There's Something On Your Mind?
	?Bobby Marchan				1960?
Spanish Jam (Bob Weir)
Spoonful (Willie Dixon)
	Howlin' Wolf				1960 
	  "The Best Of Howlin' Wolf" (Telstar TSD-3500)
	  Recorded June, 1960, Chicago.
	Cream					1966 
	  (Studio)  "Fresh Cream"     		
        Allman Joys                            	1966
          "Allman Joys" (Dial DL-6005)
          Early Duane/Gregg Allman band
          Recorded August, 1966, Bradley's Barn , Nashville, Tenn
        Ten Years After                        	1967
          "Ten Years After" (Deram DES 18009)
	Cream					1968 
	  (Live)    "Wheels Of Fire"
        Paul Butterfield Blues Band 
          "What's Shakin'" (Elektra EKL 4002)
	Related:
      	Papa Charlie Jackson			1925
	 As "All I Want Is A Spoonful"
	  78 - (Paramount 12320)
	  Recorded circa September, 1925, Chicago
	Charlie Patton				1929
	  As "A Spoonful Blues"
	  78 - (Pm 12869)
	  Recorded June 14, 1929, Richmond, Ind
	Charley Jordan				1930
	  As "Just A Spoonful"
	  78 - (Vo 1543)
	  Recorded circa mid-June 1930, Chicago, Ill
	David Edwards				1942
	  As "Just A Spoonful(Shimmy or Chicken-scratch)"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded July 20, 1942, Coahoma Co. Agricultural School,
	  Clarksdale, Miss 
	Mance Lipscomb
	Etta James   
St Stephen (Hunter/Garcia/Lesh)
	Grateful Dead				1969
	  "Aoxomoxoa" (Warner Brothers 1790-2)
	Grateful Dead				1970
	  "Live Dead" (Warner Brothers 1830-2)
        Solar Circus                           	1989
          "Juggeling Suns" (Relix RRCD 2037)
	Grateful Dead				1992
	  "Two From The Vault" (Grateful Dead GDCD40162)
Stagger Lee (Garcia/Hunter)
	Grateful Dead				1978
	  "Shakedown Street" (Arista AB 4198)
      Related Song:
	Ford and Ford				1924
	  As "Skeeg-a-Lee Blues"
	  78 - (Pm 12244)
	  Recorded October, 1924, Chicago, Ill  
	Gertrude "Ma" Rainey			1925
	  As "Stack O'Lee Blues"
	  78 - (Pm 12357, Sig 908, JC L73, Jazz 5001)
	  Recorded circa December 1925, New York City
	Papa Harvey Hull and Long "Cleve" Reed	1927
	  As "Original Stack O' Lee Blues"
	  78 - (BP 8030)
	  Recorded circa May, 1927, Chicago, Ill
	Furry Lewis				1927
	  As "Billy Lyons and Stack O'Lee"
	  78 - (Vo 1132, Br 80092)
	  Recorded October 9, 1927, Chicago, Ill 
	Miss John Hurt				1928
	  As "Stack O' Lee Blues"
	  78 - (OK 8654)
	  Recorded December 28, 1928, New York City
	Unidentified Female Vocalist		1933
	  As "Stagolee" 
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded circa June 28, 1933, Prairie View Normal, Texas 
	Ivory Joe Hunter			1933
	  As "Stackolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded circa July 11, 1933, Wiergate, Texas
	Unidentified Convict			1933
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded circa August 15, 1933, State Penitentiary, 
	  Nashville, Tenn  
	Blind Pete And Partner			1934
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded Sept 27, 1934, Little Rock, Ark
	Lucille Bogan				1934
	  As "Jim Stack O'Lee Blues"
	  78 - (ARC unissued)
	  Recorded August 1, 1934, New York City
	John (Big Nig) Bray			1934
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded Oct 17, 1934, Near Morgan City, La
	Albert Jackson				1934
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded circa October, 1934, State Prison Farm, Altmore, Ala
	Unidentified Convict			1934
	  As "Stagolee" 
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded circa October 5, 1934, Cumins State Farm, Gould, Ark  
	Lonnie Robertson			1936
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded April 1936, State Penitentiary, Parchman, Miss 
	Roscoe McLean				1936
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded May 3, 1936, State Farm, Raiford, Fla
	Buena Flynn				1936
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded May 4, 1936, State Farm, Raiford, Fla
	Women Convict Group 			1936
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded May 4, 1936, State Farm, Raiford, Fla
	Vera Hall				1937
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded July 23, 1937, Livingston, Al
	Tom Bell				1937
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded July 23, 1937, Livingston, Al
	Blind Jesse Harris			1937
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded July 24, 1937, Livingston, Al
	Lucious Curtis				1940
	  As "Stagolee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  LP - (Flyright-Matchbox SDM230)
	  Recorded October 19, 1940, Natchez, Miss
	Willie Storks				1942
	  As "Stackerlee"
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded August 9, 1942, Clarksdale, Miss
	Archibald (rn Leon T Gross)		1950
	  As "Stack-A-Lee Pt 1" and "Stack-A-Lee Pt 2"
	  Single - (Imp 5068, Imp 5358, Imp 5563)
	  LP - (Imp 9099)
	  Recorded March 23, 1950, New Orleans, La 
	Furry Lewis
	Miss John Hurt
	  As "Stagolee"
	Jesse Fuller				1958
	  As "Stagolee"
	  "Work Songs Blues Spirituals" 
	  (Good Time Jazz L-12031)
	Pete Seeger				1958
	  As "Stagolee"
	  "American Favorite Ballads Vol II" (Folkways FA 2321)
	Cisco Houston
	  As "Stagolee"
	  "Hard Travelin'" (Folkways FA 2042) 
	LLoyd Price				1959
	Wilson Picket				1967
	Paul Clayton
	  As "Stackolee"
	  "Bloody Ballads" (Riverside RLP 12-615)
	Logan English
	  As "Stackerlee"
	  "Gambling Songs" (Riverside RLP 12-643)
	Ed McCurdy
	  As "Stackerlee"
	  "Blood, Booze'n Bones" (Elektra EKP-108) 
	James Brown				????
	Robert Hunter
	  As "Billy de Lyons and Stagger Lee"
	  "Jack O' Roses"
        Jim Kweskin                            	1967
          As "Staggerlee"
          "Jump For Joy" (Vanguard VRS-9243 (Mono) VSD-79243 (Stereo))
	Tommy Roe				1971
        Bob Jones & The Range Hands 
          As "Stack O'Lee"
          "" (Coronet CXS-281)
        Dr John                                	1972
          As "Stack-A-Lee"
          "Gumbo" (Atco 7006-2)
	The Rooftop Singers
	  As "Stagolee"  
	Neil Diamond
	Fabulous Thunderbirds
	Professor Longhair
	David Van Ronk
	Pat Boone
Stander (B.R. Hornsby)
Standing On The Corner ()
	?Blue Yodel #9?
	?Four Lads				1956?
	?Dean Martin				1956?
Start You Engines (Mydland/Barlow)
Stealin (Gus Cannon)
	Leona Williams				1922
	  As "If You Don't Believe I Love You, Look What A Fool I've Been"
	  78 - (Co A3713)
	  Recorded circa mid September, 1922, New York City 
	Memphis Jug Band			1928
	  As "Stealin' Stealin'"
	  78 - (Vi V38504)
	  LP - "Memphis Jug Band" (Yazoo 1067)
	  Recorded September 15 , 1928, Memphis, Tennessee
        Grateful Dead                           1966
          Single 'Stealin'/Don't Ease Me In' (Scorpio 003-201)
        Grateful Dead                          	1966
          "Historic Dead" (MGM/Sunflower SNF 5004)
	  "History of the Grateful Dead" (Pride/MGM PRD 0016)
        Wildcat Jug Band 
          "Wildcat Jug Band" (Vogt Quality Recordings CSRV 2109)
        Arlo Guthrie                           	1969
          "Running Down The Road" (Reprise 6346)
Stella Blue (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1973
	  "Wake Of The Flood" (GDCD4002)
	Grateful Dead				1976
	  "Steal Your Face" (Grateful Dead Records GD LA260 J2GD 104)
Stir It Up (Bob Marley)
	Johnny Nash				1973
Stranger (W/B)
	Grateful Dead				1980
	  "Go To Heaven" (Arista AL 9508)
	Grateful Dead				1981
	  "Dead Set" (Arista A2L 8606)
	Grateful Dead				1990
	  "Without A Net" (Arista AL3-8634)
Stronger Than Dirt (Jerry Garcia)
	Grateful Dead				1975
	  "Blues for Allah" 
	  (Grateful Dead Records / United Artists LA494G)
Sugar Magnolia (W/H)
	Grateful Dead				1970
	  "American Beauty" (Warner Brothers 1893-2)
	Grateful Dead				1972
	  "Europe '72" (Warner Brothers 2668-2)
Sugar Shack (Keith McCormack/Faye Voss)
	Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs		1963
Sugaree (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1976
	  "Steal Your Face" (Grateful Dead Records GD LA260 J2GD 104)
	Grateful Dead				1991
	  "One From The Vault" (Grateful Dead GDCD40132)
Sunrise (Donna Godchaux)
	Grateful Dead				1977
	  "Terrapin Station" (Arista AL 7001)
Sunshine Daydream (W/H)
Superstitious (Willie Dixon)
	Holwin' Wolf
	  "Chess Masters Vol III" (Chess)
        Savoy Brown Blues Band                 	1967
          "Shake Down"
        Jeff Beck                              	1968
          "Truth" (Epic PE 26413)
	Howlin' Wolf 				1970
	  "London Howlin' Wolf Sessions" Chess 
	Willie Dixon
	  "I Am The Blues" (Columbia)
	Yardbirds
Supplication (W/B)
Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Trad)
	Apollo Male Quartette			1912
	  78 - (Co A1169, Standard A1169)
	  Recorded Feb 26, 1912, New York City
	Morehouse College Quartet		1923
	  78 - (OK 4887)
	  Recorded June 1923, Atlanta, Ga
	Dixie Jubilee Singers			1924
	  78 - (Br unissued)
	  Recorded June 30, 1924, New York City  
	Dixie Jubilee Singers			1924
	  As "Swing Low"
	  78 - (Br unissued)
	  Recorded July 28, 1924, New York City
	Norfolk Jubilee Quartet			1924
	  78 - (Pm 12225, Bwy 5000)
	  Recorded circa July, 1924, New York City
	Hampton Quartet				1925
	  Phonophotographic Field Recording
	  Recorded mid 1925, probably Hampton, Va 
	Cotton Belt Quartet			1926
	  78 - (Vo unissued)
	  Recorded May 14, 1926, New York City 
	Cotton Belt Quartet			1926
	  78 - (Vo unissued)
	  Recorded May 25, 1926, New York City 
	Cotton Belt Quartet			1926
	  78 - (1023) 
	  Recorded June 9, 1926, New York City 
	J Baker					1926
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded May 19, 1926, Darien area, Ga
	Norfolk Jubilee Quartet			1927
	  78 - (Pm 12445, Her 93003)
	  Recorded circa February 1927, New York City
	Cotton Pickers Quartet			1931
	  78 - (OK 8917) 
	  Recorded January 26, 1931, New York City  
	Cotton Pickers Quartet			1931
	  78 - (Cq 8360) 
	  Recorded May 14, 1931, New York City
	Mitchell's Christian Singers		1934
	  78 - (ARC 6-04-64)
	  Recorded August 22, 1934, New York City
	Ebony Three				1938
	  78 - (De 7527)
	  Recorded May 25, 1938, New York City 
	Morris Brown Quartet			1939
	  78 - (BB B8275, MW M8514)
	  Recorded August 23, 1939, Atlanta, Ga
	Huddie Ledbetter			1940
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded August 23, 1940, Wasington DC
	Asa Ware				1941
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded spring 1941, Coahoma Co, Miss
	Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys
	  78 - (Decca 46325) 
	Charles Lee
	  "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" (Riverside RLP 12-651)
	Pete Seeger 
	Eric Clapton                           	1975
          "There's One In Every Crowd" (RSO)
        Solar Circus                           	1992
          "Twilight Dance" (Relix  RRCD 2047)

Take It Off (Ellis McDaniels)
Take You Home (Mydland/Barlow)
	Grateful Dead				1989
	  "Built To Last" (Arista 8587)
Tambourine Man (Dylan)
        Bob Dylan                              	1965
          "Bringing It All Back Home"
        Byrds                                  	1965
          "Mr Tambourine Man" (CBS CS 9172)
        Bob Dylan                              	1971
          "Concert For Bangladesh" (Apple STCX 3385)
          Recorded live August 1, 1971, Madison Square Garden, NYC
Tangled Up (Dylan)
	Bob Dylan				1974
	  "Blood On The Tracks" (Columbia CK 33235)
        Bob Dylan                              	1974
          "The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3"
          Alternate version recorded September 16, 1974
Tell Mama ()
	Etta James				1968
Tennessee Jed (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1972
	  "Europe '72" (Warner Brothers 2668-2)
Terrapin (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1977
	  "Terrapin Station" (Arista AL 7001)
      Related Song: Lady Of Carlisle
	Pentangle				1972
	  "Solomon's Seal"
	Robert Hunter 
That's All Right Mama (Arthur Crudup)
	Big Bill Broonzy			1932
	  As "Alright Mama Blues"
	  78 - (Ge unissued)
	  Recorded Feb 9, 1932, Richmond, Ind
        Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 
          "Mean Ole Frisco'" (Collectables COL 5130)
        Elvis Presley                          	1954
          Single (Sun 209) released July 19, 1954
          Recorded July 6, 1954, Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
That Would Be Something (McCartney)		
	Paul McCartney				1970 
	  "McCartney" (Apple STAO 3363)
	Paul McCartney				1991 
	  "MTV Unplugged" 
The Boxer (Paul Simon)
        Simon & Garfunckle                     	1970
          "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
        Paul Simon                             	1974
          "Paul Simon In Concert / Live Rhymin'"
The Eleven (Hunter/Lesh)
	Grateful Dead				1970
	  "Live Dead" (Warner Brothers 1830-2)
        Solar Circus                           	1989
          "Juggeling Suns" (Relix RRCD 2037)
	Grateful Dead				1992
	  "Two From The Vault" (Grateful Dead GDCD40162)
The Flood ()
The Main Ten (Mickey Hart)
The Master's Bouquet ()
The Only Time Is Now ()
The Raven Space (Lesh/Poe)
The Rub (Sam "Lightning" Hopkins)
	Lovin' Sam Theard (The Mad Comic)	1934
	  As "Rubbin' On That Darned Old Thing (Rub That Thing)"
	  78 - (De 7025)
	  Recorded circa September 10, 1934, Chicago, Ill
	Oscar's Chicago Swingers		1936
	  As "New Rubbing On That Darned Old Thing"
	  78 - (De 7186)
	  Recorded May 5, 1936, Chicago, Ill
	State Street Swingers			1936
	  As "I Kept On Rubbing That Thing"
	  78 - (Vo 03284)
	  Recorded July 9, 1936, Chicago, Ill 
	Lightnin' Hopkins			1962
	  As "Ain't It Crazy"
	  "Hootin' The Blues" (Prestige 7806)
	  Recorded live at the "Second Fret" in Philadelphia,
	  PA on May 17, 1962.
The Seven ()
The Weight (J.R. Robertson)
	The Band				1968
	  "Music From Big Pink"
        King Curtis                            	1969
          "Instant Groove" (Atco SD 33-293)
        Bob Dylan w/ The Band                  	1974
          "Before The Flood"
	The Band				1977
	  "The Last Waltz"
	Diana Ross
	The Temptations
	Smith
Thin Man (Dylan)
        Bob Dylan                              	1965
          "Highway 61 Revisited"
        Bob Dylan w/ The Band                  	1974
          "Before The Flood"
Throwing Stones (W/B)
	Grateful Dead				1987
	  "In The Dark" (Arista AL 8452)
Tiger By The Tail ()
	Buck Owens				1965
        Porter Wagoner                         	1966
          "On The Road" (RCA LPM 3509)
Till The Morning Comes (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1970
	  "American Beauty" (Warner Brothers 1893-2)
Times A Changin (Dylan)
        Bob Dylan                              	1964
          "The Times They Are A Changin'"
        Simon & Garfunckle                     	1966
          "Wednesday Morning 3 A.M."
TLEO (G/H)
To Lay Me Down (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1981
	  "Reckoning" (Arista A2L 8604)
	Cowboy Junkies				1991
	  "Deadicated" (Arista ARCD-8669)
Tom Thumb Blues (Dylan)
	Bob Dylan				1965
	  "Highway 61 Revisited" (Columbia)
	Bob Dylan				1966
	  Single (Recorded Live)
	Judy Collins				1967
	  "In My Life"
Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Dylan)
	Bob Dylan
        Ian & Sylvia                           	1963
          "Four Strong Winds" (Vanguard 79206)
Tomorrow Is Forever (Dolly Parton)
	Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton		1970
Tons Of Steel (Brent Mydland)
	Grateful Dead				1987
	  "In The Dark" (Arista AL 8452)
Top Of The World (Trad)
	The Mississippi Shieks			1930 
	  78 - ( Take 1 OK 8784, Take 2 OK 8784, Vo 03188)
	  LP - "The Roots Of Robert Johnson" (Yazoo 1073)
	  Two takes recorded Febuary 17, 1930, Shreveport, La.
	Beale Street Rounders			1930
	  78 - (Vo 1555)
	  Recorded Oct 13, 1930, Chicago, Ill
	Rob Robinson				1930
	  78 - (Pm unissued)
	  LP - (Jazum 8, Oldie Blues OL2805)
	  Recorded circa November, 1930, Grafton, Wis
	The Mississippi Shieks			1930
	  As "Sitting On Top Of The World No. 2"
	  78 - (OK 8854, Vo 03210)
	  Recorded December 15, 1930, King Edward Hotel, Jackson, Miss 
	Alabama Sheiks				1931
	  78 - (Victor 23261)
	  Recorded Jan 20, 1931, Camden NJ
	Harum Scarums				1931
	  78 - (Pm 13030, Bwy 5097, Cr 3324)
	  Recorded circa January 1931, Grafton, Wis  
	Mae Belle Lee and George Ramsey		1931
	  78 - (Pm 13067)
	  Recorded circa April 1931, Grafton, Wis 
	Sam Collins 				1931
	  78 - (Ba 32395, Or 8127, Pe 0203, Ro 5127)
	  Recorded October 8, 1931, New York City 
	Joe Evans and Arthur McCLain		1931
	  Take 1 78 - (Ba 32211, Or 8079, Pe 180, Ro 5079)
	  Take 2 78 - (ARC unissued) 
	  Recorded May 21, 1931, New York City 
	The Mississippi Shieks			1932
	  As "The New Sitting On Top Of The World"
	  78 - (PM 13134, Ch 50021, Cr 3327, Vs 6009)
	  Recorded circa July 1932, Grafton, Wis
	Arthur (Brother-In-Law) Armstrong	1940
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded Oct 4, 1940, Jasper Texas
	Turner Junior Johnson			1942
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  Recorded July 19, 1942, Coahoma Co. Agricultural School,
	  Clarksdale, Miss
	Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies
	  As "Just Sitting On Top Of The World"
	  78 - (Bluebird 5715)
	Grateful Dead				1967
	  "Grateful Dead" (Warner Brothers WS 1689-2)
	Cream					1968  				
	  (Studio) "Wheels Of Fire" 
	Woodrow Adams				1969
	  Unissued
	  Recorded August 28, 1967, Robinsonville, Miss  
	Cream					1969  				
	  (Live)   "Goodbye" 	  
	Howlin' Wolf				1971 				
	  "The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions" (Chess CH 60008)
	  Recorded Nov 1971 at Olympic Sound Studios, London.
	The Pinnacle Boys
	  "The World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands Number 2" (CMH CD 5901)
	Doc Watson
	The Carter Family
	Bob Wills 
          "" (Coronet CXS-281)
Touch (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1987
	  "In The Dark" (Arista AL 8452)
Train To Cry (Dylan)
        Bob Dylan                              	1965
          "Highway 61 Revisited"
        Bob Dylan                              	1965
          "The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3"
          Alternate version recorded June 15, 1965
        Blue Cheer                             	1969
          "New Improved" (Phillips PHS 600-305)
        Bob Dylan                              	1971
          "Concert For Bangladesh" (Apple STCX 3385)
          Recorded live August 1, 1971, Madison Square Garden, NYC
        The Earl Scruggs Review                	1973
          "The Earl Scruggs Review" (Columbia KC 32426)
        Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt              	1973
          "Live At The Keystone, Vol. 1" (Fantasy FCD-7701-2)
          Recorded live July, 1973, at The Keystone, Berkeley, Ca
Truckin' (Garcia/Weir/Lesh/Hunter)
	Grateful Dead				1970
	  "American Beauty" (Warner Brothers 1893-2)
	Grateful Dead				1972
	  "Europe '72" (Warner Brothers 2668-2)
	Kings Road				1973
	  "Watkins Glen" (Pickwick International SPC 3355)
	Pop-O-Pies
	The Squalls				1988
	  "No Time" (Dog Gone Records DOG 0001)
	Dwight Yoakam				1991
	  "Deadicated" (Arista ARCD-8669)
Two Souls In Communion ()

U.S. Blues (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1974
	  "Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel" (Grateful Dead Records GD 102)
	Grateful Dead				1976
	  "Steal Your Face" (Grateful Dead Records GD LA260 J2GD 104)
	The Harshed Mellows			1991
	  "Deadicated" (Arista ARCD-8669)
	Grateful Dead				1991
	  "One From The Vault" (Grateful Dead GDCD40132)
Unbroken Chain()
	Grateful Dead				1974
	  "Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel" (Grateful Dead Records GD 102)
Uncle John's Band (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1970
	  "Working Man's Dead" (Warner Brothers 1869-2)
	Kings Road				1973
	  "Watkins Glen" (Pickwick International SPC 3355)
	Indigo Girls				1991
	  "Deadicated" (Arista ARCD-8669)
Unusual Occurances In The Desert
	Grateful Dead				1975
	  "Blues for Allah" 
	  (Grateful Dead Records / United Artists LA494G)

Valley Road (B.R. Hornsby/John Hornsby)
Victim (Wier/Graham)
	Grateful Dead				1989
	  "Built To Last" (Arista 8587)
	Grateful Dead				1990
	  "Without A Net" (Arista AL3-8634)
Viola Lee Blues (Noah Lewis)
	Cannon"s Jug Stompers			1928
	  78 - (Take 1 Vi V38523, BB B5030, Sr S3117)
	  (Take 2 Victor unissued)
	  Take 2 LP - (RCA RCX202, Herwin H208)
	  "Cannon's Jug Stompers - The Complete Works 1927-1930" 
	  (Yazoo 1082/3) (LP includes both takes, CD take 1 only)
	  Recorded September 20, 1928, Memphis, Tennessee
	The Jim Kweskin Jug Band		1966
	  As "Viola Lee"
	  "See Reverse Side For Title" (Vangard VSD 79234)
	Grateful Dead				1967
	  "Grateful Dead" (Warner Brothers WS 1689-2)
	The GP's
	  As "Penetentiary Bound"
	  "Saturday Rolling Around" (Woodworm Records, England)
        Solar Circus                           	1992
          "Twilight Dance" (Relix  RRCD 2047)
Visions Of Johanna (Dylan)
        Bob Dylan                              	1966
          "Blonde On Blonde"
        Bob Dylan                              	1966
          "Biograph" (CBS C5X 38830-LP)
          Recorded live May 26, 1966

Wabash Cannonball (A. P. Carter)
Wake Up Little Susie (Felice Bryant/Boudleaux Bryant)
	Everly Brothers				1957
	Simon and Garfunckle			1982
	Grateful Dead				1973
	  "History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol I (Bear's Choice)"
	  (Warner Brothers 2721-2)
Walk Down The Street ()
Walkin Blues (Robert Johnson)
	Ma Rainey				1923
	  78 - (Pm 12082, JC L48, AFCDJ A047)
	  Recorded December 1923, Chicago, Ill
	Charles Anderson			1924
	  78 - (OK 8208)
	  Recorded Dec 8, 1924, Chicago Ill
	Charlie Hill				1928
	  78 - (Ge unissued )
	  Recorded July 2, 1928, Richmond, Ind
	Zackie Knox				1928
	  78 - (Vi V38625)
	  Recorded September 1, 1928, Memphis, Tenn 
	Otis Harris				1928
	  78 - (Co 14428-D)
	  Recorded December 8, 1928, Dallas, Texas
	Raymond Barrow				1929
	  78 - (Pm 12803)
	  Recorded June 7, 1929, Richmond, Ind
	Mississippi Sheiks			1933
	  78 - (Unissued Co)
	  Recorded June 20, 1933, Chicago, Ill
	Lucille Bogan				1933
	  78 - (Ba 33119, Me M13086, Or 8361,
		          Pe 0289, Ro 5361)
	  Recorded July 18, 1933, New York City
	Chasey Collins				1935
	  78 - (BB B6261)
	  Recorded October 31, 1935, Chicago, Ill 
	Robert Johnson				1936
	  78 - (Vo 03601)
	  "The Complete Recordings" (Columbia C2K 46222)
	  Recorded November 27 1936, San Antonio, Texas
	John D. Twitty				1937
	  78 - (ARC 7-05-80, Vo 03518)
	  Recorded March 18, 1937, Chicago, Ill 
	Son House				1941
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  LP - (Flyright FLYLP541)
	  Recorded circa August 24-31, 1941, Clack Store near
	  Lake Cormorant, Miss
	Son House				1942
	  Library Of Congress Recording
	  LP - (Fury FA2467, FTS31028, Verve-Folkways FV9035,
	  CS9217, Xtra 1080, Roots RSE1, FL 9002)
	  Recorded July 17, 1942, Robinsonville, Miss
	J.T. Adams and Shirley Griffith		1961
	  LP - (Bv 1077)
	  Recorded 1961, Indianapolis, Ind 
	Muddy Waters				1950s
	  "Original Chess Masters" (Chess CXMD 4000)
	Paul Butterfield Blues Band  		1966
	  "East West" (Elektra EKS-7294)
	Jorma Qouknin				1984
	  "Magic"  
        John Kay                               	1972
          "Forgotten Songs & Unsung Heros"
          (ABC Dunhill DSX 50120)
	Lonnie Pitchford
	Grateful Dead				1990
	  "Without A Net" (Arista AL3-8634)
Walkin The Dog (Rufus Thomas)
	Rufus Thomas				1963 
	  Single (Stax 140) 
	  "Walking The Dog" (Stax 704) 
	  "Walking The Dog" (Atlantic 7 82254-2)
	Rolling Stones				1964
	  "England's Newest Hit Makers"
	  Recorded February 1964, Regent Sound Studios, London 
Wang Dang Doodle (Willie Dixon)
	Howlin' Wolf				1960 
	  "The Best Of Howlin' Wolf" (Telstar TSD-3500)
	  Recorded June, 1960, Chicago.
	Howlin' Wolf 				1970
	  "London Howlin' Wolf Sessions" Chess 1970
	Koko Taylor
Warriors Of The Sun (Joan Baez)
Watching The River Flow (Dylan)
Watchtower (Dylan)
	Bob Dylan				1968
	  "John Wesley Harding"
	Jimi Hendrix				1968
	  "Electric Ladyland"
	Jimi Hendrix                           	1971
          "Isle Of Wight"
          Recorded live at the Isle Of Wight, 1970
	Bob Dylan				1974
	  "Before The Flood"
	Bob Dylan				1978
	  "Dylan At Budokan"
Wave The Flag (G/H)
We Bid You Goodnight (Trad)
	Methodist hymnal			1912
	  As "The Christian's 'Good Night'"
	Joseph Spence and the Pindar Family
	  "Spring of '65"
	Pindar Family and Joseph Spence
	  "The Real Bahamas" (Nonesuch H-72013)
	Grateful Dead				1970
	  "Live Dead" (Warner Brothers 1830-2)
	Tom Constanten                         	1992
          "Nightfall Of Diamonds" (Relix RRCD 2046)
      Related Song:
	Doc Watson
	  As "Walkin' In Jerusalem" 
We Can Run (Mydland/Barlow)
	Grateful Dead				1989
	  "Built To Last" (Arista 8587) CD & Cassette Only
Werewolves (Warren Zevon)
	Warren Zevon				1978
	  "Excitable Boy"
West LA (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1987
	  "In The Dark" (Arista AL 8452)
Wharf Rat (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1971
	  "Grateful Dead" (Warner Brothers 1935-2)
	Midnight Oil				1991
	  "Deadicated" (Arista ARCD-8669)
What's Become Of The Baby (G/H/L)
	Grateful Dead				1969
	  "Aoxomoxoa" (Warner Brothers 1790-2)
What's Going On (Marvin Gaye)
	Marvin Gaye				1971
Wheel (G/H)
       Related Song: Ezekiel Saw The Wheel
	Norfolk Jubilee Quartet			1924
	  As "Eziekel Saw De Wheel"
	  78 - (Take 1 Pm 12217, Pm 13146, Take 2 Pm 12217,
   	  Bwy 5077)
	  Recorded circa July, 1924, New York City  
	Alberta Hunter  
	Rosetta Tharpe   
Who Do You Love (Ellis McDaniels)
	Bo Diddley                             	1956
	Sapphires				1964
        Quicksilver Messenger Service          	1969
          "Happy Trails" (Capitol SN 16090)
        George Thorogood                       	1973
          "Move It On Over" (Rounder 3024)
        George Thorogood 
          "Live"
Wicked Messenger (Dylan)
	Bob Dylan                              	1968
          "John Westly Harding"
Woman Smarter (Norman Span)
	The Brute Force Steel Band		1950s
	  "Music To Awaken The Ballroom Beast" (Cook Records)
	Harry Belefonte				1956 
	  "Calypso" (RCA LPM-1248)
	  "Harry Belafonte - All Time Greatest, Vol. 2" 
	  (RCA 8555-2-R)
	The Jolly Boys
	  "Sunshine 'n' Water"
        Robert Palmer                          	1976
          "Some People Can Do What They Like" (Island ILPS 9420)
	Rosanne Cash
	Carlene Carter
	Dream Warriors
	  "Soundtrack of Buffy the Vampire Slayer" 
World To Give (G/H)
	Grateful Dead				1978
	  "Shakedown Street" (Arista AB 4198)
WRS Part 1 (Weir/Eric Anderson)
	Grateful Dead				1973
	  "Wake Of The Flood" (GDCD4002)
WRS Prelude (Bob Weir)
	Grateful Dead				1973
	  "Wake Of The Flood" (GDCD4002)

Yonder's Wall (Arthur Cruddup)
        Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 
          "Mean Ole Frisco'" (Collectables COL 5130)
        Elmore James 
You Ain't Woman Enough (Loretta Lynn)
	Loretta Lynn				1966
You Don't Have To Ask ()
You Don't Love Me (Katrina/Frederick)
You See A Broken Heart ()
You Win Again (Hank Williams)
	Hank Williams
	  78 - (M-G-M 11318) 
	Fats Domino				1962
	Grateful Dead				1972
	  "Europe '72" (Warner Brothers 2668-2)
You Won't Find Me (Joan Baez)
Your Love At Home ()


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