Dylan Covers 4:Every Song 1973-78 by US artists
by Moondance 
This chart is the 4th in the series dedicated to all those USA artists who are either lesser known or completely unknown but have included a Dylan cover song on an album.
This particular chart covers the period January 1973 until June 1978, including unreleased songs or outtake songs which were later released on the Bootleg Series of albums.
Once I have listed between 1- 3 cover versions of a particular song by lesser known/unknown USA artists, I will move onto the next song in Dylan's chronology for which a cover version(s) are available.
Albums recorded &/or released during this period are:
Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid Soundtrack (July 1973)
Planet Waves (January 1974)
{*note: track 5 - 'Something There Is About You' remains uncovered.}
Blood On The Tracks (January 1975)
Desire (January 1976)
Street Legal (June 1978)
- Chart updated: 08/03/2024 00:15
- (Created: 04/15/2024 06:42).
- Chart size: 98 albums.
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ITunes bonus tracks 1. Main Title Theme (Billy) and 4. Bunkhouse Theme (performed by Calexico)
Dylan recorded these instrumentals in January/February 1973 and they were released as track 1 & track 4 on the July 1973 Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid soundtrack.
The covers of these instrumental tracks by Calexico are the only known cover version. [First added to this chart: 08/02/2024]
Dylan recorded these instrumentals in January/February 1973 and they were released as track 1 & track 4 on the July 1973 Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid soundtrack.
The covers of these instrumental tracks by Calexico are the only known cover version. [First added to this chart: 08/02/2024]
Track 2 - Billy The Kid (aka Billy 1)
Dylan recorded three versions of this song (Billy 1, Billy 4 & Billy 7) in January/February 1973 and they were released as tracks 3, 9 & 10 respectively on the July 1973 Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid soundtrack album.
This song, in its various iterations, has been covered by around 17 artists, with Billy Goodman's being the first cover - released some 25 years after the original. [First added to this chart: 04/15/2024]
Dylan recorded three versions of this song (Billy 1, Billy 4 & Billy 7) in January/February 1973 and they were released as tracks 3, 9 & 10 respectively on the July 1973 Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid soundtrack album.
This song, in its various iterations, has been covered by around 17 artists, with Billy Goodman's being the first cover - released some 25 years after the original. [First added to this chart: 04/15/2024]
Year of Release:
1998
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Track 28 - Billy The Kid (aka Billy 1)
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2002
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1
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Track 9 - Tom Turkey (aka Billy 4)
The song Tom Turkey is based on the Dylan tune that was released for the 1973 film, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Titled “Billy 4,” Charley borrows the 7th and 8th verses of the song… and then the rest is written by Charley. [First added to this chart: 04/21/2024]
The song Tom Turkey is based on the Dylan tune that was released for the 1973 film, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Titled “Billy 4,” Charley borrows the 7th and 8th verses of the song… and then the rest is written by Charley. [First added to this chart: 04/21/2024]
Track 11 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Dylan recorded this song in January/February 1973 and it was released as track 7 on the July 1973 Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid soundtrack album.
This song has been covered by over 220 artists, making it the 4th most covered song in Dylan's anthology. [First added to this chart: 04/22/2024]
Dylan recorded this song in January/February 1973 and it was released as track 7 on the July 1973 Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid soundtrack album.
This song has been covered by over 220 artists, making it the 4th most covered song in Dylan's anthology. [First added to this chart: 04/22/2024]
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1980
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Track 11 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
[First added to this chart: 04/22/2024]
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2000
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Track 13 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
This entry completes the 'Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid' soundtrack album section: the album had 2 songs - the rest were instrumentals. [First added to this chart: 04/22/2024]
This entry completes the 'Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid' soundtrack album section: the album had 2 songs - the rest were instrumentals. [First added to this chart: 04/22/2024]
Year of Release:
2012
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3
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Track 5 - On A Night Like This (also title track of the album)
Dylan recorded this song on 8 November 1973 and it was released as track 1 on the January 1974 Planet Waves album.
This song has been covered by less than 10 artists, with Buckwheat Zydeco's version being the first cover to be released. [First added to this chart: 04/22/2024]
Dylan recorded this song on 8 November 1973 and it was released as track 1 on the January 1974 Planet Waves album.
This song has been covered by less than 10 artists, with Buckwheat Zydeco's version being the first cover to be released. [First added to this chart: 04/22/2024]
Track 9 - On A Night Like This
[First added to this chart: 04/22/2024]
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2015
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Track 5 - On A Night Like This
[First added to this chart: 04/22/2024]
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2018
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Dylan Covers 4:Every Song 1973-78 by US artists composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 39 | 40% | |
| 2010s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 4 | 4% |
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| Various Artists | 9 | 9% | |
| Steven Keene | 2 | 2% | |
| Julie Felix | 2 | 2% | |
| Jennifer Porter | 1 | 1% | |
| Angel Snow | 1 | 1% | |
| Rob Stoner | 1 | 1% | |
| New Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1 | 1% | |
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