Was the orignal artist for "Drift Away" Dobie Gray & NOT Uncle Cracker!
Question: Some dummy friend of mine swears it's Uncle Kracker when I am 7 years older & might know a tad more about music than her. Clarification please? I already know the answer b/c it was a 70's song but I want her to see proof from others she is wrong? LOL!
Answers: Some dummy friend of mine swears it's Uncle Kracker when I am 7 years older & might know a tad more about music than her. Clarification please? I already know the answer b/c it was a 70's song but I want her to see proof from others she is wrong? LOL!
well kinda here are all the covers of the song
"Drift Away" is a song by Mentor Williams, originally recorded by John Henry Kurtz in 1972 and Dobie Gray in 1972. It became Gray's biggest hit in 1973.
This song is also a famous "goodbye" or ending song for concerts. Its use is often as filler for a last song, usually in preparation for an encore, since it has a catchy beat and a guitar solo can be easily added to the end of the song in order to spice things up before the encore. As such, many live covers have been performed by a multitude of bands and it has become a hit among soft rock fans. Appropriately, it was the final pop hit for Decca Records in the United States.
There is a common misheard lyric in the chorus, as many incorrectly claim the first line to the chorus is "Gimme the Beach Boys and free my soul" as opposed to the actual "Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul".
"Drift Away" is famous for being covered by bands and people all over the world for years. The list includes:
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 on 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
Kenny Chesney with Uncle Kracker on the 2003 "Back Where I Come From" concert (Televised from Knoxville, TN)
Reaux Sham Beaux 2006
David Allan Coe Live cover - 2007
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Dobie Gray!
dobie gray!
Dobie Gray (1973)
Dobie Gray .....in fact if you look on amazon dot com you can find Dobie Gray singing Drift Away on 8 track. I dare your friend to try to find Uncle Kracker 8 track tapes.
Dobie Gray.
Dobie Gray hit with it first. It was also recorded by British glam rock band Mud in 1977 and released as a single, but failed to make the charts surprisingly as it's a great song and great version.