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	Song	Artist/Date/Label	Remade by
	Ha! Ha! Said The Clown	Manfred Mann 1967 (rel. 3-23-67) Mercury 72675	Yardbirds (6-13 & 19-67)

Hair

Walker Daniels & Gerome Ragni
10-30-67 on lp RCA Victor 1143 Hair Off-Broadway cast

James Rado & Gerome Ragni, Cowsills

Half Heaven Half Heartache

Ral Donner 11-14/16-61
on lp Murray Hill 000393 She's Everything (1988)

Gene Pitney (rel. 12-62)

Hallelujah

Clique 1969
on lp White Whale 7126

Sweathog (2-12-71)

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen 1984
on lp Passport 6045 Various Positions

Leonard Cohen (1988 for Columbia), Jeff Buckley, John Cale, Rufus Wainwright, Allison Crowe

Hammer Song, The (aka If I Had A Hammer)

Weavers 11-49 (cut for Charter)
on CD Bear Family 15720 Songs For Political Action (1996)

Weavers (many more times), Pete Seeger (many times), Peter, Paul & Mary, Trini Lopez

Written by Weavers' members Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes in support of 11 Communist leaders who'd been convicted under the Smith Act. This was a 1940 law prohibiting any activities concerning the overthrow of the US Government. The group cut a few tracks for Charter Records, which issued one Weavers record before label owner Mario Casetta went broke.

Handy Man

Sparks Of Rhythm 2-1-56
Apollo 541 (1959)

Jimmy Jones, Del Shannon, Otis Blackwell, James Taylor

Jimmy Jones had been in the Sparks Of Rhythm but left the group shortly before they recorded "Handy Man." It's not unlikely he had (at least) a hand in writing the song, but their record credited member Andrew Barksdale along with Apollo label exec Charles Merenstein. Jones' hit (and later versions) listed him and veteran r&b writer Otis Blackwell as co-composers. My theory is that Jones considered the song his and enlisted Blackwell's help before cutting it in 1959.

Jimmy had a record out in 1957, under the name Jimmy Jones & Jones Boys, titled "The Whistlin' Man" (Arrow 717) that had the same melody as "Handy Man."

Hangin' On (aka [You Keep Me] Hangin' On)

Gosdin Bros. 1967 (spring)
Bakersfield International 1002

Waylon Jennings (8-30-67), Joe Simon

This song is not related to the Supremes/Vanilla Fudge hit "You Keep Me Hangin' On."

Hanging On The Telephone

Nerves 1976
on ep Nerves N4501

Blondie, Jack Lee, Def Leppard

Hanky Panky

Raindrops (11-63)
Jubilee 5466

Summits, Shondells (aka Tommy James & Shondells, 2-64)

Even though theirs wasn't the earliest recording, the Summits' single may have been the first issued.

Happiness Is Just Around The Bend

Brian Auger's Oblivivon Express 3-73
RCA 0085

Main Ingredient

Harbor Lights (aka Harbour Lights)

Roy Fox w/ Barry Gray 1-28-37
Victor 25593/UK HMV BD-5172

Claude Thornhill (6-14-37), Frances Langford ( 9-14-37), Sammy Kaye, Guy Lombardo, Ray Anthony, Bing Crosby, Dominoes, Platters

Hard Sun

Indio 1989
on lp A&M 5257 Big Harvest

Eddie Vedder

Hard To Handle

Otis Redding 11-67
Atco 6592

Patti Drew, Toots & Maytals, Commitments, Etta James, Black Crowes

Harden My Heart

Seafood Mama 1980
Wildfire (no #)

Quarterflash

Seafood Mama members Rindy and Marv Ross were also in Quaterflash.

Harder They Come, The see Bigger They Come The Harder They Fall,The

Harlem Nocturne

Ray Noble 8-8-40
Columbia 35708

Randy Brooks, Johnny Otis, Viscounts, Ray Anthony, Danny Gatton

Writer Earle Hagen was a trombonist in Ray Noble's band at the time. He had been inspired by Duke Ellington's saxophone player Johnny Hodges and wrote "Harlem Nocturne" for Noble's sax man Jack Dumont, originally titling it "Duke's Soup." The name change was suggested by the publisher. Hagen went on to compose themes for many TV programs, including the Andy Griffith Show, I Spy, Mod Squad and the Dick Van Dyke Show.

Harry Hippie

Jim Ford 1970
on CD Bear Family 16993 Point Of No Return (2008)

Bobby Womack

A self-titled Jim Ford album, which included "Harry Hippie," was scheduled to be issued by Capitol in the fall of 1970 but he had a falling out with the label and it was shelved.

Haunted House

Johnny Fuller 12-58 (?)
Specialty 655

Gene Simmons

Have I Told You Lately

Van Morrison 1989
on lp Mercury 839 262-1 Avalon Sunset

Rod Stewart (1992, 1993)

Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

Gene Autry 11-1-45
Columbia 20075/37079

Tex Ritter, Lulu Belle & Scotty, Red Foley, Bing Crosby, Gene Autry (1953), Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Ringo Starr

Introduced by Lulu Belle & Scotty (Scotty Wiseman, the song's composer) in the 1944 film Sing, Neighbor, Sing. It's unclear whether this version has ever been available commercially.

Have You Heard

Joni James 1952
MGM 11390

Duprees

Hawaiian War Chant (as "Kaua i ka huahuai [The Bubbling Spring]")

Hawaiian Quintette 4-18-13
Victor 65339

Tommy Dorsey, Spike Jones, Jo Stafford, Bob Wills, Ted Heath, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Les Baxter, Billy Vaughn, Ventures

Written by popular Hawaiian royal Prince Leleiohoku, the song was introduced in the 1912 play The Bird Of Paradise. The original title translates to "We Two In The Spray" or "Surging Of (or To) The Battle." The latter would explain its transformation into "Hawaiian War Chant" in the 1930s.

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

Kelly Gordon 1-18-69
Capitol 2442

Hollies (6-25 & 8-7-69), Robert William Scott, Neil Diamond, Olivia Newton-John

He Knows I Love Him Too Much

Arlene Smith 1961
Big Top 3037

Paris Sisters

Phil Spector produced both Smith's original and the Paris Sisters' 1962 hit.

He Says The Same Things To Me

Joni James 1962
MGM 13159

Skeeter Davis (11-15-63)

He Understands Me (aka She Understands Me)

Teresa Brewer 1963
Phillips 40135

Johnny Tillotson (9-64), Bobby Vinton (as"Dum-De-Da")

He'll Have To Go

Billy Brown 4-20-59
Columbia 41380

Jim Reeves (10-15-59), Solomon Burke

He'll Have To Stay

Corina Minette 1960
ABC-Paramount 10097

Jeanne Black (3-17-60)

No surprise, this was an "answer" song to "He'll Have To Go."

He's A Rebel

Vikki Carr 4-15-62 (?)
Liberty 55493

Crystals (listed as 7-62))

The Crystals' and Carr's versions may have been done simultaneously. There are a lot of confusing and conflicting stories about the two recordings and even the recording dates given are suspect (especially for Vikki's). In regard to the releases, their respective recordings' delta numbers are sequential (44462 and 44463), with Carr's being the earlier. In the August 25, 1962 issue of Billboard hers was promoted with a full page ad proclaiming it "The Original!! The Hit!!"

The song was written with the Shirelles in mind by Gene Pitney inspired, ironically, by the Crystals' previous hit "Uptown." The Crystals' "Rebel" was sung by a different group than who cut "Uptown." Producer Phil Spector was impatient to record it and, since the original Crystals were out on tour, he recruited members of the Blossoms. He chose Darlene Wright to handle the lead, later rechristening her Darlene Love and launching her as a solo artist.

He's Gonna Step On You Again

John Kongos 1970
Elektra 45729

Happy Mondays

He's Got The Whole World In His Hand(s)

Rev. F.W. McGee 2-4-29
Victor 38513

Laurie London, Nina Simone

He's Ready (aka She's Ready)

Poppies 1966
Epic 10019

Spiral Starecase

Heart And Soul

Larry Clinton w/ Bea Wain 2-24-38
Victor 26046

Connie Boswell (9-6-38), Cleftones, Jan & Dean

Heart And Soul

Exile 1981
Curb/Warner Bros 49794

Huey Lewis & News

Heart Of Stone

Bucks Fizz 1988
UK RCA 42305

Cher

Heartaches

Jacques Renard & Orch. 1-18-31
Brunswick 6033

Will Osborne & Orch. (1-22-31), Joe Morgan & Orch. (1-27-31), Guy Lombardo (1-28-31), Ted Weems (1932, 1937), Marcels, Patsy Cline

Heartaches By The Number

Ray Price 1-29-59
Columbia 41374

Guy Mitchell, Johnny Tillotson

Heartbreaker

Jenny Darren 1978
UK DJM 10878/lp US DJM 21 Queen Of Fools

Pat Benatar

Hearts Of Stone

Jewels 1954
R&B 1301

Charms (9-13-54), Fontane Sisters, Bill Black Combo, Red Foley, NRBQ

Heavy Makes You Happy

Bobby Bloom 1970
on lp L&R 1035 The Bobby Bloom Album

Staple Singers

Hello, Hurray

Judy Collins 1968
on lp Elektra 74033 Who Knows Where The Time Goes

Alice Cooper

Hello Mary Lou

Gene Pitney 1960
on lp Musicor 2001 The Many Sides of Gene Pitney (1962)

Johnny Duncan, Ricky Nelson (3-20-61), New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Statler Bros., CCR

"Hello Mary Lou" was similar in many ways to "Merry, Merry Lou" as recorded by the Sparks in 1957 (Decca 30378). "Merry" had been written in 1954 by 19-year-old Cayet Mangiaracina, who went on to become a Dominican priest. Following the success of "Hello Mary Lou" in the '60s, the Sparks' publisher filed suit and Fr. Mangiaracina now shares royalties (and usually credit) with "Mary Lou's" writer Gene Pitney.

Hello Young Lovers

Dinah Shore 3-51
RCA Victor 45-0106

Perry Como (3-20/27-51), Gertrude Lawrence (4-16-51), Paul Anka

The song was written for the play The King & I, which opened on Broadway March 29, 1951. As often happens with musicals composed by major names (Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II in this case), recordings were made prior to the production opening. RCA Victor assembled a "studio cast" to cash in on the likely popularity of The King & I. Gertrude Lawrence's version, as part of the original cast album, was also quite popular.

Shore's record was issued as part of a five 10" 78 set of The King & I selections (RCA Victor K-30).

Help Me Make It Through The Night

Kris Kristofferson 10-20/21-69
on lp Monument 18139 Kristofferson

Ray Price, Sammi Smith, Joe Simon, Gladys Knight & Pips

First recorded by Bill Nash, but as yet unreleased.

Help Me Rhonda

Beach Boys 1-8-65
on lp Capitol 2269 Today!

Beach Boys (2-24-65 on Capitol 5395)

Here Comes The Night

Lulu 1964
Parrot 9714

Them (1-65), Exciters (as "There They Go")

Ben E. King's "Here Comes The Night" (1962 track from his Don't Play That Song lp) is a different song.

Here I Am Baby

Barbara McNair 3-29 to 6-22-66
Motown 1106

Marvelettes

Here You Come Again

B.J. Thomas 1977
on lp MCA 2286

Dolly Parton

Hero see Wind Beneath My Wings

Herzen haben keine Fenster (aka My Melody Of Love)

Elfi Graf 1973
German M-Music 12946

Peters & Lee (as "Don't Stay Away Too Long"), Bobby Vinton

German composer Henry Mayer wrote the song ("Hearts Don't Have Windows") as recorded by Austrian pop singer Graf. Brits Peters & Lee did the first version in English, then Bobby Vinton wrote his own lyrics resulting in a huge 1974 hit.

Hesitation Blues

Al Bernard 1919
on cylinder Edison Blue Amberol 3738

The Whispering Pianist (aka Art Gillham), Al Bernard & Goofus 5 (1927 for Okeh), Sam Collins, Duke Ellington, James P. Johnson, Rev. Gary Davis, Dave Van Ronk, Hot Tuna, Janis Joplin, David Grisman/Jerry Garcia et al.

The song was first published in 1915. Although they both probably evolved from a common source, "Hesitation Blues" and W.C. Handy's "Hesitating Blues" are different songs.

Hey Bartender

Floyd Dixon 11-10-54
Cat 114

Blues Bros

Hey Gyp see Can I Do It For You

Hey Joe,Where You Gonna Go? (aka Hey Joe)

Leaves 11-65
Mira 207 (promo version)

Surfaris (3-18-66), Leaves (1966 on Mira 222), Love (rel. 4-66), Byrds (5-17-66), Tim Rose, Jimi Hendrix, Vanilla Fudge, Frank Zappa (as "Flower Punk"), Wilson Pickett, Patti Smith et al.

The precise history and origins of this song are as cloudy and controversial as any! What is known is that William (Billy) Roberts legally copyrighted "Hey Joe" in early 1962. Whether he wrote it or not, or even just adapted it, will probably never be certain. There are claims Roberts learned it from a girlfriend or that he was taught it in a Scottish coffee shop in 1957. A mid-50s girlfriend, Niela Miller, says she wrote a song titled "Baby, Please Don't Go To Town" around 1954-55 which Roberts used as the melodic basis for "Hey Joe." Miller didn't copyright it though until 1964. A 1962 recording of it by her was issued in February 2009.

On-and-off Quicksilver Messenger Service singer Chet Powers (aka Dino Valenti, aka Jesse Oris Farrow) hung out with Roberts in the early-'60s NYC folk scene. Powers relocated to California, spread "Hey Joe" around the LA music community and commandeered credit for the song. It's been written that Billy assigned "Hey Joe" rights to Valenti as bail collateral, but most recordings now rightly list Roberts.

For more on "Hey Joe," see Michael Hicks' book Sixties Rock: Garage, Psychedelic, and Other Satisfactions and Jan Marius Franzen's website www.heyjoe.org.

Interestingly, the promotional and commercial issues of the Leaves' single on Mira 207 are different recordings. The promo version was their first of three attempts at the song. Mira 207 lists no writing credit, going with Public Domain and assigning the publishing to the label's company. The Leaves' hit, on Mira 222, correctly has Third Story Music as the publisher but lists Valenti as writer. The Surfaris' single (titled "Hey Joe Where Are you Going" on Decca 31954) credits producer Gary Usher and the mysterious W. Hale and T. Cost, further adding to the confusion back then.

Hey Little Girl

Thurston Harris 1958
Aladdin 3450

Dee Clark (3-26-59)

Hey Mister (aka The Most Beautiful Girl)

Norro Wilson 8-7-68
Smash 2192

Charlie Rich

The melody is based on Wilson's earlier 1968 release "Mama McCluskey" (Smash 2151).

Hey There

Johnnie Ray 3-29-54
Columbia 40224

John Raitt (5-16-54), Rosemary Clooney (5-22-54)

The song was introduced in the stage play The Pajama Game, sung by John Raitt. His version, part of the original cast recording, wasn't done until six weeks after Ray's.

Hi-De-Ho see That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho)

High Flying Bird

Judy Henske 1963
Elektra 45007

Jefferson Airplane, Billy Edd Wheeler, H.P. Lovecraft, Richie Havens, Zephyr

Higher & Higher, (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me)

Dells c. 2-67
on lp Cadet 804 There Is

Jackie Wilson (7-6-67), Rita Coolidge, Bette Midler

The Dells' recording was true to the song as written by Raynard Miner and Billy Davis. It was, as the story goes, stolen from Miner's briefcase by Gary Jackson and Carl Smith, who got Jackie Wilson to record it. Wilson's 45 listed only Smith and Jackson as writers, prompting legal action from Raynard. Miner and Davis were then awarded 80 per cent of the song. Court wranglings aside, it probably wouldn't have been a hit without Smith and Jackson's input to Jackie Wilson's version.

Hippy Hippy Shake, The

Chan Romero 1959
Del-Fi 4119

Swinging Blue Jeans, Beatles, Rezillos, Georgia Satellites

His Latest Flame

Del Shannon 6-21-61
on lp Big Top 1303 Runaway

Elvis Presley (6-26-61)

Written for Bobby Vee, who never recorded it.

Hitchcock Railway

Dunn & McCashen 1968
on lp Capitol ST 285 Mobius

Joe Cocker, Jose Feliciano, Mongo Santamaria

Hokey Pokey, The

Sun Valley Trio 1950
4 Star 1505

Ray Anthony, Brave Combo

The Sun Valley Trio consisted of "Hokey Pokey" writers Larry LaPrise, Charles Macak and Taft Baker. The group usually worked as the Ram Trio, but since they popularized the "Hokey Pokey" playing for the ski crowd in Sun Valley, Idaho, the name change was (temporarily) made.

Hold Me (aka Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me)

Noble & King 1951
UK Parlophone R 3432

Karen Chander (8-15-52), Mel Carter

Hold My Hand

Hootie & Blowfish 1992
on CD Fishco (no #) Kootchypop

Hootie & Blowfish (1994 for Atlantic)

Hold On

Ian Thomas 1981
on lp Canadian Anthem 1032 The Runner

Santana

Holding Back The Years

Frantic Elevators 1982
UK No Waiting (no #)

Simply Red

The Frantic Elevators' singer/writer, Mick Hucknall, went on to form Simply Red.

Homeward Bound

Chad & Jeremy 11-26-65
on lp Columbia 2564/9364 Distant Shores

Simon & Garfunkel (12-14-65)

Despite Simon & Garfunkel's album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. having been released in 1965, Paul Simon spent the latter half of the year touring as a solo artist in England. "I Am A Rock" was written and recorded by him then, and he offered "Homeward Bound" to Chad & Jeremy while in a London studio. Soon afterward, Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds Of Silence" 45 took off, along with their career. Chad Stuart regretted not issuing their version of "Homeward Bound" as a single.

Honey

Bob Shane 1968
Decca 32275

Bobby Goldsboro (1-30-68), John D. Loudermilk (5-2-68), O.C. Smith

Honey Come Back

Chuck Jackson 9 to 11-68
Motown 1152

Glen Campbell (11-24-69)

Honeycomb

Georgie Shaw 1953
Decca 28937

Jimmie Rodgers, Gary Morris

Hope That We Can Be Together Soon see Let's Get Together Soon

Hot Hot Hot

Arrow 1982
on ep Arrow 019 Hot Hot Hot

Buster Poindexter (aka David Johansen)

Hot Pastrami see Mashed Potatoes, (Do The)

Hot Rod Lincoln

Charley (aka Charlie) Ryan & Livingston Bros. 1953 or 1955
Souvenir 101 (1955 or 1957)

Charlie Ryan (1959 for 4 Star, 1961 for King), Johnny Bond, Commander Cody, Asleep At The Wheel, Bill Kirchen et al.

Inspired by Arkie Shibley's 1950 "Hot Rod Race" (Mountain Dew 101/Gilt-Edge 5021), Charlie wrote "Lincoln" around that same year. The opening lyric, "Well you've heard the story of the Hot Rod Race," qualifies it as an answer song of sorts. The 1953 recording date for the first "Hot Rod Lincoln" was given to me by Charlie, which may or may not have been an accurate memory of his. Other sources site 1955 for the session with an issue year of 1957.

Somewhere along the line in the '50s, Charlie changed the spelling of his name from Charley. Later in the '60s he would mention Charley Pride saying that's "One too many Charleys"(!). Beginning with his 4 Star recording, the writing credit included W. S. Stevenson, a pseudonym for label owner Bill McCall. Clearly McCall had no part in composing the song but reaped royalties from his self-imposed co-credit.

Ryan really did have a hot rod Lincoln. He combined a 1930 Model A Ford coupe and a wrecked 1948 Lincoln, doing extensive custom modifications. Even into the 21st century, Charlie and his wife Ruthie would tour in that famous car.

Hound Dog

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
8-13-52
Peacock 1612

Rufus Thomas (as "Bear Cat"), Freddie Bell & Bell Boys (1955 for Teen, 1957 for Mercury), Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Esther, Big Mama Thornton (1965 for Arhoolie, 1969 for Mercury)

Despite Johnny Otis' involvement in Thornton's session (as producer and drummer), composers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (misspelled on this label!) successfully took legal action to have him removed from the writers' credits. Elvis Presley picked up the song from Las Vegas act Freddie Bell & The Bell Boys when he first played there in 1956. He used their adaptation of the lyrics, that changed it from being about a woman (Thornton) kicking a moocher out of her house to a pooch "Cryin' all the time."

Another typo on the label is drummer Leard Bell's name listed as "Bill" within "Kansas City Bill & Orch."

House, A Car And A Wedding Ring, A

Mike Preston 8-58
London 1834

Dale Hawkins (c. 9-58)

House Of Blue Lights

Freddie Slack w/ Ella Mae Morse 9-25-45
Captiol 251

Merrill Moore, Chuck Miller, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Asleep At The Wheel

House Of The Rising Sun see Rising Sun Blues

House That Jack Built, The

Thelma Jones 1968
Barry 1023

Aretha Franklin (4-17-68)

Houston

Sanford Clark 1965
Warner Bros. 5624

Lee Hazelwood, Dean Martin (7-2-65)

How Blue Can You Get

Johnny Moore's Three Blazers 7-20-49
on lp Camden 588 Singin' The Blues (1960)

Louis Jordan, B.B. King (numerous times), Fleetwood Mac, Albert Collins

How 'Bout Us

Water Brothers Band 1975
Sky (no #)

Champaign

Writer and keyboardist Dana Walden (among others) was in both the Water Brothers Band and Champaign.

How Do You Do It

Beatles 9-4-62
on CD Capitol 34446 Anthology 1 (1995)

Gerry & Pacemakers (1-22-63)

Beatles producer George Martin championed "How Do You Do It" as the group's first single and EMI even mastered a finished version. The Beatles, who never cared for the song, really wanted an original and persuaded Martin to go with "Love Me Do" instead.

The arrangement on Gerry & The Pacemakers' hit followed the Beatles' treatment, as opposed to the song's demo.

How Long

John David Souther 1972
Asylum 11009

Eagles

Hucklebuck, The

Paul Williams 12-15-48
Savoy 683

Lucky Millinder (as "D'Natural Blues," 1-3-49), Roy Milton, Lionel Hampton, Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra, Chubby Checker

Williams incorporated parts of the Three Bits Of Rhythm's "This Is The Boogie The Woogie The Boogie" (1940, Decca 8572) and Charlie Parker's "Now's The Time" (1945, Savoy 573) into "The Hucklebuck." It's probable that Williams, and Lucky Millinder—who titled it "D'Natural Blues"—both purchased the song from writer Andy Gibson. Williams credited Gibson while Millinder listed himself and Henry Glover as writers.

Hula Love see My Hula Hula Love

Hurt

Roy Hamilton 1954
Epic 9086

Timi Yuro, Elvis Presley, Manhattans

Hurt So Good see It Hurts So Good

Hurting Each Other

Jimmy Clanton 1965
Mala 500

Guess Who, Ruby & Romantics, Carpenters

Hush

Billy Joe Royal 7-12-67
Columbia 44277

Joe South, Deep Purple, Kula Shaker