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	Song	Artist/Date/Label	Remade by
	Jackson	Kingston Trio 6-7-63 on lp Capitol 1935 Sunny Side!	Billy Edd Wheeler (10-8-63), Johnny Cash & June Carter, Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood

Earlier in 1963 the Kingston Trio had a hit with "Reverend Mr. Black," also penned by "Jackson" co-writer Billy Edd Wheeler.
When Wheeler was breaking into the songsmith biz, he got advice from veterans Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller. Inspired by the bickering couple in Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, he started the song, then Leiber threw in his bits. The writing credits on the Kingston Trio's record (as well as others') were Billy Edd Wheeler and Gaby Rodgers. Rodgers (née Gabrielle Rosenberg) happened to be Jerry Leiber's wife, and I assume her name was used due to publishing issues. The soundtrack to the Johnny Cash bio-pic Walk The Line has Leiber's name rightfully restored as co-writer.

Java

Tousan (aka Allen Toussaint)
2-26-58 on lp RCA Victor 1767 The Wild Sounds Of New Orleans

Floyd Cramer, Al Hirt

Jay Walk (aka Soul Twist)

King Curtis Combo 1961
Alcor 016/Everest 19406

King Curtis (1962 for Enjoy)

Je t'aime...moi non plus

Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg
1967 French Phillips 884 840-7 (1986)

Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg (11-68)

Jean

Rod McKuen 11-68
on lp 20th Century Fox 4207 Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie ost

Oliver, Rod McKuen (1969 for Warner Bros.)

Jersey Girl

Tom Waits 1980
on lp Asylum 6E-295 Heartattack And Vine

Bruce Springsteen

Jesus Is Just Alright

Art Reynolds Singers c. 4-20-66
on lp Capitol 2534 Tellin' It Like It Is!

Byrds, Doobie Bros., dc Talk

Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed (aka In My Time Of Dying)

Blind Willie Johnson 12-3-27
Columbia 14276

Josh White, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin

Jet Airliner

Paul Pena 12-73
on CD Hybrid 20019 New Train (2000)

Steve Miller

Pena's New Train album was originally scheduled for a 1973/4 release on Bearsville Records. It was shelved due to label owner Albert Grossman's dislike, or lack of faith in the commercial appeal, of its broad array of music styles. Twenty-seven years later the public got to make up its own mind and hear the source of Steve Miller's hit.

Jin-Go-Lo-Ba (aka Jingo)

Olatunji 10-1-59
on lp Columbia 8210 Drums Of Passion

Santana

The original was also issued on a 1968 45 (Columbia 44456) as "Gin-Go-Lo-Ba (Jin-Go-Low-Bah)" by Michael Olatunji.

Just as the writing credit on Santana's "Evil Ways" was mangled, initial pressings (LP and 45) of their "Jingo" erroneously listed Aaron Copland! It turns out Copland did compose a song with that title but it's unrelated to this one.

Jo-Ann

Twins (aka Twin-Tones) 9-16-57
on lp RCA Victor 1708 Teenagers Love The Twins

Playmates

Jock-A-Mo (aka Iko Iko)

Sugar Boy (Crawford) & Cane Cutters 9-53
Checker 787

Dixie Cups, Dr. John, Neville Bros., Belle Stars

As happened with "Mother's Children Have A Hard Time," "Jock-A-Mo" was mistitled by the label—Crawford has said he was singing "Chockomo."

"Chocko Me Feendo Hey" by Danny Barker & His Creole Cats (King Zulu Records) is often noted as being cut in the late '40s but it's most likely from the mid-'50s. It certainly has elements of "Iko Iko" but came after Sugar Boy's record.

Joe Hill

Earl Robinson 1-8-40
Timely 503

Paul Robeson, Earl Robinson (1957 for Folkways), Pete Seeger, Joan Baez

Joe Hill, a Swedish-American labor activist in the early 1900s, was convicted of murder in a controversial trial and executed. Hill was also a respected composer whose songs usually focused on harsh working conditions and labor rights. Around 1930, some fifteen years following his death, Alfred Hayes wrote a tribute poem titled "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night." Earl Robinson useed the lyrics for his song, shortening the title.

Bob Dylan has said Joe Hill's story helped inspire him as a songwriter, evidenced in his song "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine."

Joey's Song

Joe Reisman 7-10-57
RCA Victor 7038

Bill Haley & Comets (6-3-58)

Johnny Angel

Georgia Lee 1-18-60
Decca 31075

Laurie Loman (2-19-60), Shelly Fabares, Carpenters

Johnny One Time

Willie Nelson 7-18-68
RCA Victor 9605

Brenda Lee (10-14-68)

Jose Quervo

Cindy Jordan 1981
Bull Head 8111

Shelly West

Junco Partner (aka Junko Partner)

James Waynes 1951
Sittin' In With 607

Louis Jordan, Professor Longhair, Dr. John, James Booker, Clash, Hindu Love Gods

Although James Waynes was his real name, he was often billed as James Wayne (as well as James "Wee Willie" Wayne).

Just A Little Bit

Tiny Topsy 3-59
Federal 12357

Rosco Gordon (1959), Roy Head

Just A Little Bit Better

Kenny Young 1964
Atco 6322

Herman's Hermits (7-16-65)

Just Because

Nelstone's Hawaiians 11-30-29
Victor V-40273

Lone Star Cowboys (8-5-33), Shelton Bros. (2-23-35), Frankie Yankovic, Elvis Presley

Based in southern Alabama, Nelstone's Hawaiians were named for members Hubert Nelson and James Touchstone, and their use of steel guitar sounds associated with Hawaiian music.

"Just Because" was popularized by the Lone Star Cowboys, who were the Shelton Brothers (aka Bob and Joe Attlesey).