BENEATH THE COVERS! J thru L
Also read my “Beat Me to the Punch! A thru G
Also read my “Beat Me to the Punch! H thru I
“Jenny, Jenny”
Original: Little Richard – #2 R&B – 1957
Cover: Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels – 1965 – #10 Pop
“Just One Look”
Original: Doris Troy – #3 R&B – 1963
Cover: The Hollies – #98 Pop – 1964
“Just Walking in the Rain”
Original: The Prisonaires – didn’t chart – 1953
Cover: Johnnie Ray – #2 Pop – 1956
“Ka Ding Dong”
Original: The G-Clefs – #9 R&B – 1956
Cover: The Diamonds – #35 Pop – 1956
“Kansas City”
Original: Little Willie Littlefield – didn’t chart – 1952
Cover: Wilbert Harrison – #1 Pop – 1959
“Knock on Wood”
Original: Eddie Floyd – #1 R&B – 1966
Cover: Amii Stewart – #1 Pop – 1979
“Ko Ko Mo”
Original: Gene & Eunice – #6 Pop – 1955
Cover: Perry Como – #2 Pop – 1955
“La La Means I Love You”
Original: The Delfonics – #2 R&B – 1968
Cover: Teirra – #33 R&B – 1981
“Land of 1,000 Dances”
Original: Chris Kenner – #77 Pop – 1963
Cover: Wilson Pickett – #1 R&B – 1966
“This May be the Last Time/”The Last Time”
Original: The Staple Singers – did not chart – 1960
Cover: The Rolling Stones – #9 Pop – 1965
“Leave My Kitten Alone”
Original: Little Willie John – #13 R&B – 1959
Cover: Johnny Preston – #73 Pop – 1961
“Let’s Go Get Stoned”
Original: The Coasters – didn’t chart – 1965
Cover: Ray Charles – #1 R&B – 1966
“Life is But a Dream”
Original: The Harptones – didn’t chart – 1955
Cover: The Earls – didn’t chart – 1961
“A Little Bit of Soap”
Original: The Jarmels – #7 R&B – 1961
Cover: Paul Davis – #52 Pop – 1970
“Little Darling”
Original: The Gladiolas – #11 R&B – 1957
Cover: The Diamonds – #2 Pop/#2 R&B – 1957
“Little Lonely One”
Original: The Jarmels – didn’t chart – 1961
Cover: Tom Jones – didn’t chart – 1965
“The Locomotion”
Original: Little Eva – #1 Pop/#1 R&B – 1962
Cover: Grand Funk Railroad – #1 Pop – 1974
“Long Lonely, Nights”
Original: Lee Andrew & the Hearts – #11 R&B – #45 Pop – 1957
Cover: Clyde McPhatter – #1 R&B – #45 Pop – 1957
“Louie, Louie”
Original: Richard Berry & the Pharaohs – did not chart – 1957
Cover: The Kingsmen – #2 Pop – 1963
“Love is a Wonderful Thing”
Original: The Isley Brothers – did not chart – 1966
Cover: Michael Bolton – #4 Pop – 1991
“Love is Strange”
Original: Mickey & Sylvia – #11 Pop – #1 R&B – 1956
Cover: Peaches & Herb – #13 Pop – #16 R&B – 1967
“Love Me”
Original: Willy & Ruth – did not chart – 1954
Cover: Elvis Presley – #2 Pop – 1956
“Love or Let Me Be Lonely”
Original: The Friends of Distinction – #6 Pop – #13 R&B – 1970
Cover: Paul Davis – #40 Pop – 1982
“Love Potion #9”
Original: The Clovers – #23 Pop – 1959
Cover: The Searchers – #3 Pop – 1964
“Lovely Dovey”
Original: The Clovers – #2 R&B – 1954
Cover: Buddy Knox – #25 Pop – 1960
“Lucky Lips”
Original: Ruth Brown – #25 Pop – 1957
Cover: Gale Storm – #77 Pop – 1957
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