Songs that pay homage to deceased artists, no covers.

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There is a neighboring thread

Cover songs versus the original track, which ones are better?
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...original-track-which-ones-are-better.1050205/

which is an endless subject and as colorful are the posts there. I came across a Buddy Holly cover by Eva Cassidy only to find out that the Buddy Holly song was already a Paul Anka cover. Anyway, both artists who had covered the song have passed far too early in their lives. That gave me the idea of this thread, possibly a bit too ambitious. We will see.

I'll begin with Budy Holly:

 

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The Replacements Alex Chilton

 

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Bob Dylan Blind Willie McTell

 

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Graham Nash Buddy Holly

 

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Sandi Thom SRV

 

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Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard Django Reinhardt/Jimmie Rogers

 

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Liz Phair Lou Reed Laurie Anderson

 

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Sleater-Kinney Joey Ramone

 

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Replacements Johnny Thunders

 

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Bob Dylan Woodie Guthrie

 

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Not dead (sorry)

Ray Lamontagne Meg White

 

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Juliana Hatfield Nirvana

 

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Falco Mozart

 

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Not dead

David Bowie Bob Dylan

 

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Waterboys Jimi Hendrex

 

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Last one. A song from a singer/songwriter who knew he was dying

Warren Zevon

 

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Pink Floyd Syd Barrett

 

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Ok, if Mozart counts, then so do Ludwig and Peter ...



Fun Fact: The distance between this TV studio and Beethoven's birthplace was under 200 km.

 

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A cover, but played at the artist’s funeral last year (2023)

Shane McGowan

There are several other nice performances