Artist	Song
The Everly Brothers	Bye Bye Love
from The Everly Brothers' Best (2007)
Bob Dylan	The Times They Are A-Changin'
from Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (1983)
The Crows	Gee
from Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 1 (2003)
Elvis Presley	Blue Suede Shoes
from The Essential Elvis Presley (Remastered) (2006)
Joan Baez	Silver Dagger
from Joan Baez (2006)
The Rolling Stones	(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
from Hot Rocks 1964-1971 (2005)
Martin Carthy with Dave Swarbrick	Scarborough Fair
from Martin Carthy (1993)
Davy Graham	Angi
from Folk Blues and Beyond (2007)
The Kingston Trio	Tom Dooley
from The Capitol Collector's Series: The Kingston Trio (1990)
The Penguins	Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
from Best of the Penguins: The Mercury Years (1996)
The Swan Silvertones	Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
from Let My People Go - Negro Spirituals - Roots Collection Vol. 9 (2010)
Los Incas	El Borrachito
from Chants & danses d'Amérique latine (2009)
Jimmy Cliff	Vietnam
from Ultimate Collection: Jimmy Cliff (1999)
The Dixie Hummingbirds	You Don't Have Nothing
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds (2002)
Boyoyo Boys	Daveyton Special
from Homeland - A Collection of Black South African Music (1988)
Johnny Clegg & Juluka	Trouble - Musa Ukungilandela
from Musa Ukingilandela (1984)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Nansi Imali
from The Indestructible Beat of Soweto - Volume One (1985)
Olodum	Olodum, a Banda do Pelô
from The Best of Olodum (2005)
The Moonglows	Sincerely
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Moonglows (2002)
The Cadillacs	Speedoo
from Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 1 (2003)
Dion	Ruby Baby
from The Essential Dion (2005)
Ricky Nelson	Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)
from Greatest Hits (2005)
Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel	Hey Schoolgirl
from Two Teenagers (2010)
Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel	The Lone Teen Ranger
from Two Teenagers (2010)
The Mystics	Let Me Steal Your Heart Away
from Greatest Hits (2010)

Comment:

Paul Simon may have grown up in Queens, but in terms of music, he was a student of the world. He's often cited the Everly Brothers as an influence, and you can hear in the closer-than-a-kiss harmonies of "Bye Bye Love" (which Simon & Garfunkel later covered) how much Paul and Art owe to Phil and Don. The Bleecker Street folk scene also ignited Simon's imagination, with the sermon-in-a-song of Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'" showing Paul how poetry and politics can mesh perfectly. And in the Brazilian rhythms of Olodum's "Olodum, a Banda do Pelô" and the Soweto spirit of Ladysmith Black Mambazo's "Nansi Imali," he not only gained a wider view of the world, but also of future musical companions. From the doo-wop of The Penguins and The Moonglows to the Brit-folk of Martin Carthy and Davy Graham, the writer of "Hey Schoolgirl" applied himself diligently to his homework . . . listening to, learning from, and ultimately joining in the ranks of pop's most studied stars.

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