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Happy Thanksgiving y'all.  Even though it's a long established U.S. tradition it wouldn't be a bad idea for the world over to give thanks when they're due.  Which is often.  Very often.

Johnny Cash  with Thanksgiving Prayer.  Aired on the CBS TV show Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman on November 19, 1994.

 

 

The iconic Thanksgiving song in the U.S., Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant.  Released in '67 on his album of same name.
 

 

 

Louis Armstrong with his A-side '36 single Thanks A Million.
 

 

 

Graham Parker pining that it's Almost Thanksgiving Day.  Off of his 2004 release Your Country.
 

 

 

Meant to be served up as background music while stuffin' yer face and to Thanksgiving dinner conversation, The Great Turkey Chase.  A great homegrown cover of Bob Dylan's '73 tune off of his Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid soundtrack.
 

 

 

Little Eva trottin' out her '63 single Let's Turkey Trot.
 

 

 

Ray Davies singing the praises of Thanksgiving Day.  The title track off of his 2005 EP.
 

 

 

Loudon Wainwright III with his beautifully forlorn tune Thanksgiving off of his '89 Therapy LP.
 

 

Everyone has a different preference on Thanksgiving as to white meat or dark meat.  I've always preferred dark meat.  So here's my "Thank You!"

 

 

Otis Redding with I Want to Thank You off of his '65 The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads LP.
 

 

 

James Brown with Nat Kendrick and the Swans with the all-important (Do The) Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 1, released as a single in '60.
 

 

 

Neil Young with the title track of his '92 Harvest Moon LP.
 

 

 

Vince Guaraldi Trio with Thanksgiving off of the '73 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving soundtrack.
 

 

I am a huge Rascals fan.   Their album "Once Upon a Dream" has long been out-of-print.   I finally caved and bought the aiff files from HDTracks.   It takes a couple of listens, and as long as you ignore the reviews that say it is the Rascals' Sgt. Pepper, it is a very, very well done example of the late 60's.

 

https://youtu.be/dmPQ2M5tOQw

 

BTW - how do I embed the youtube page within AN?   I have tried several different ways and still haven't hit upon it?   Many thanks.

 

Bing Crosby crooning on I’ve Got Plenty To Be Thankful For from the '42 movie Holiday.
 

 

I do miss this.  Not just the sights.  There's nothing like the smell of autumn leaves rustling in the wind and crunching beneath your feet.

 

Billie Holiday with the sultry Autumn In New York off of her '54 self-titled album.
 

 

 

Brits are no strangers to thanks giving, too.  Led Zeppelin expressing Thank You in their own way.  Off of their 2nd '69 album, Led Zeppelin II.
 

 

Memphis Slim, T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, & Jump Jackson performing We're Gonna Rock live somewhere during the American Folk Blues Festival, which toured Europe from '62 thru '85 to introduce major U.S. blues musicians to Europe and the UK.  This is from the original '62 tour.
 

 

Julie Driscoll with Blossom Toes and Brian Auger on piano for her June '65 single I Know You.
 

 

Italian pop star Peppino di Capri covering Ben E. King's hit, Don't Play That Song (You Lied), back in '62.
 

 

Interesting observation made by this YT'er.  From the description:

I noticed years ago that the track "Gloria" by Van Morrison's group, Them sounded similar to Aretha Franklin's "Save Me." King Curtis' "Instant Groove" is also essentially the same song, and even has the same reused back track (with Jimi Hendrix on rhythm guitar). Pete Rock sampled either "Save Me" or "Instant Groove" (or one of the couple other tracks that use the same riff) for the 1991 track, "The Creator" with CL Smooth.
 

 

Derek & The Dominos performing Crossroads live At Fillmore East in '70.
 

 

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton covering the Willie Dixon/Otis Rush tune All Your Love off of their '66 album.
 

 

Cat Stevens with Where Do the Children Play? off of his 2nd '70 album, Tea For The Tillerman.
 

 

Sir Elton John with Levon off of his '71 Madman Across The Water LP.

 

 

Maggie and Terre Roche with the long-titled tune If You Empty Out All Your Pockets You Could Not Make the Change.  Off of their '75 Seductive Reasoning album.

 

 

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends performing That's What My Man Is For off of their '70 Delaney & Bonnie & Friends On Tour With Eric Clapton LP.
 

 

Chris de Burgh with Sin City off of his '75 Far Beyond These Castle Walls album.

 

 

The Manhattan Transfer with Gene Pistilli on Guided Missiles off of their '71 Jukin' album.

 

 

Gene Clark with another train song, Train Leaves Here This Morning, recorded in '69 and found on the 2020 release, The A & M And RSO Years.