Summertime on the Pop Charts
There are over 13,000 recordings of George Gershwin’s “Summertime,” making it the most often covered song in popular music today. Of the 13,000 recordings, there are an estimated 2,600 different versions of the aria originally composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess.
With thousands of versions of this iconic song on the airwaves, which is the version you know and love? From Alan Jackson to Janet Jackson and everything in between, here is a list of some notable artists who have recorded “Summertime”:
Tori Amos
Julie Andrews
Louis Armstrong
Fantasia Barrino
The Beatles
Tony Bennett
Big Brother
Clint Black
Sarah Brightman
John Coltrane
Bing Crosby
Miles Davis
Doris Day
DeeLite
Celine Dion
The Dixie Chicks
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
The Doors
Bob Dylan
The Four Seasons
Peter Gabriel
Art Garfunkel
Judy Garland
Jimmy Hendrix
Billie Holiday
Buddy Holly
Whitney Houston
The Indigo Girls
Alan Jackson
Janet Jackson
Jamiroquai
Jane’s Addiction
Jay Z
Billy Joel
Elton John
Janis Joplin
Beyonce Knowles
Paul McCartney
Meatloaf
The Monkees
Mos Def
Olivia Newton John
No Doubt
Pink
The Pointer Sisters
Iggy Pop
REM
The Righteous Brothers
Salt ‘N Pepper
The Smashing Pumpkins
Sublime
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