Under the covers

[J E B Stuart]

David and Jonathan was an English duo consisting  of Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook. They had a hit in 1966 covering the timeless Beatles tune Michelle that made it to #18 in the USA and #1 in Canada. And, it reached #11 in the U.K.:

Amen.

[formosan]

David and Jonathan was an English duo consisting  of Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook. They had a hit in 1966 covering the timeless Beatles tune Michelle that made it to #18 in the USA and #1 in Canada. And, it reached #11 in the U.K.:

Amen.

I never heard of this British duo J E B Stuart.

[J E B Stuart]

I never heard of this British duo J E B Stuart.

I expect they may be better known in music circles as songwriters Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_Roger_Cook_and_Roger_Greenaway

Amen.

[formosan]

I expect they may be better known in music circles as songwriters Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_Roger_Cook_and_Roger_Greenaway

Amen.

I'm sorry J E B Stuart, I'm not familiar with them under those names either.

[J E B Stuart]

Maybellene is a Chuck Berry classic that's been covered a bunch. Here's one such cover by the great Canadian rocker Pat Travers from his first album in 1976:

Amen.

[J E B Stuart]

I've seen Ted Nugent live more times than I can remember.  Here's his 1974 cover of Maybellene from Tooth, Fang and Claw issued under the name of "Ted Nugent's Amboy Dukes." Enjoy!:

Amen.

[J E B Stuart]

Oh.  Here's another Maybellene cover!  I've listened to a lotta Foghat over the years and this cover is from their 1972 debut album which, by the way, I have:

Amen.

[Herman]

Pat Travers has the best version.

[J E B Stuart]

Pat Travers has the best version.

Very difficult to pick a "winner".  Might just boil down to whichever one I'm in the mood for on any given day. That said, I generally like Ted's instrumentation the best, but Pat's vocals are better than Ted's. 

As for Foghat?  Hell, they're good any time.

Amen.

[Shen Li]

I don't like that song no matter the artist. I would say the Foghat version is the least bad.

[Shen Li]

[Herman]

That said, I generally like Ted's instrumentation the best, but Pat's vocals are better than Ted's. 

This right here.

[Shen Li]

Original by Alice Cooper.