How many artists...?!
Question: ...have recorded the song "Drift Away". I know Dobie Gray and Uncle Cracker are two but who else?
Answers: ...have recorded the song "Drift Away". I know Dobie Gray and Uncle Cracker are two but who else?
* Andy Bernard
* Bo Bice, on American Idol
* Michael Bolton 1992
* Dobie Gray
* Bon Jovi
* Bowery Electric
* Joe Budden
* Cannibal Corpse
* Clarence Carter 1997
* Ray Charles 1973
* Chosen Few
* Richard Christy (referring to K.C. Armstrong in a song parody to the theme that K.C. is gay)
* The Comics on their 1992 album "Electric Leather Circus"
* Copycats 2000
* Linda Eder
* Chris Foster
* Narvel Felts 1994
* Heptones (1973, also in 2006 album "50 Very Best of Reggae")
* Humble Pie 1974
* Waylon Jennings 2000
* John Kay 1973
* Kid Rock-covered it on his 2006 'Live' Trucker Tour
* Jon Peter Lewis, on American Idol
* Aaron Neville
* The Nylons 1989
* Roy Orbison 1974
* Natalia Oreiro
* The Rolling Stones 1974
* Uncle Kracker (with Dobie Gray as a "partial duet") 2002
* Magnetic North (group)
* Bob Seger
* Judson Spence
* Bruce Springsteen occasionally during the encores in 1984 with Little Steven as a guest
* Ringo Starr featuring Alanis Morissette, Tom Petty and Steven Tyler
* Ringo Starr 1998's "Vertical Man"
* Steppenwolf
* Rod Stewart 1975
* Bill Withers
* Steve Young on his 1978 album No Place to Fall
* Ike & Tina Turner
* The Great Pretenders 1999
* Reaux Sham Beaux 2006
* David Allan Coe Live cover - 2007
A second list (some overlaps) is:
* Drift Away by John Henry Kurtz (1972)
o Drift Away by Jackie De Shannon (1972)
o Drift Away by Mike Berry (September 1972)
o Drift Away by Dobie Gray (1973)
o Drift Away by Narvel Felts (1973)
o Drift Away by John Kay (1973)
o Drift Away by The Ventures (1973)
o Drift Away by Roy Orbison (September 24, 1973)
o Drift Away by Ike and Tina Turner (November 1973)
o Drift Away by Humble Pie (1974)
o Drift Away by Rod Stewart (1975)
o Drift Away by Barbara Dickson (1976)
o Drift Away by Mud (1978)
o Drift Away by Steve Young (1978)
o Drift Away by Ray Charles (1979)
o A double tour by Johnny Hallyday (June 25, 1980)
o Drift Away by Neville Brothers (1987)
o Drift Away by The Heptones (1988)
o Drift Away by King Konga (August 1, 1988)
o Drift Away by The Nylons (1989)
o Drift Away by Judson Spence (1989)
o Drift Away by Michael Bolton (1992)
o Drift Away by The Suits (1995)
o Drift Away by Clarence Carter (1997)
o Drift Away by Ringo Starr (1998)
o Drift Away by Abby Straus (1999)
o Drift Away by Barry Williams (1999)
o Drift Away by The Cache Valley Drifters (July 15, 1999)
o Drift Away by Smokie (2000)
o Drift Away by Copycats (2000)
o Drift Away by Waylon Jennings & The Waymore Blues Band (2000)
o Drift Away by Scott Brown (2000)
o Drift Away by Tony Rosario (June 13, 2000)
o Drift Away by Uncle Kracker feat. Dobie Gray (2002)
o Drift Away by Linda Eder (2002)
o Drift Away by Britten Newbill (2003)
o Drift Away by Barbara Clear (April 2004)
o Drift Away by Lowen&Navarro (2006)
Is mt grandma recording it in an empty tape counted...lol
According to what I've researched, there were 40+ artists who did their own version of this particular song such as, Michael Bolton, Roy Orbison, Bon Jovi, here, take a good look:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drift_Away