Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Notable Cover Versions

Notable Cover Versions

"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" has been covered by numerous artists. A partial list includes:

  • Rosetta Tharpe (Dec. 1941)
  • George Lewis (1943)
  • Sallie Martin Singers (mid-1940s)
  • Mahalia Jackson (Sang all of her career)
  • Red Foley (1950)
  • Pat Boone (1952)
  • Henry "Red" Allen (1956)
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford (1957)
  • Peter Fountain (1959)
  • Louis Armstrong (1960)
  • Patsy Cline (1960)
  • Jimmie Rodgers (1960)
  • Roy Acuff (1962)
  • Chet Atkins (1962)
  • Grant Green (1962)
  • Robert Wilkins (1964)
  • Little Richard (1964)
  • The Seekers (1965)
  • Connie Smith (1966)
  • Ella Fitzgerald (1967)
  • Patti Page (1967)
  • Johnny Paycheck (1967)
  • Leningrad Dixieland Jazz Band (1967)
  • Harry Dean Stanton in the movie Cool Hand Luke (1967)
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips (1968)
  • Joan Baez (1969)
  • Bob Dylan (1969), (duet with Johnny Cash)
  • Tammy Wynette (1969)
  • Merle Haggard (1971)
  • Loretta Lynn (1972)
  • Albertina Walker (1975)
  • Lawrence Welk (1978)
  • Dr. John (1983)
  • The Oak Ridge Boys (1987)
  • Jim Nabors (1989)
  • Preservation Hall Jazz Band (1990?), both as a slow funeral march, and again at a more upbeat tempo
  • Van Morrison (1991)
  • The Canadian Brass (1992)
  • Crystal Gayle (1996)
  • Gatlin Brothers (1996)
  • Willie Nelson (1996)
  • Sarah Harmer (1999)
  • Anne Murray (1999)
  • Corey Harris (1999)
  • Charlie Hunter (1999)
  • George Jones (2003)
  • Dirty Dozen Brass Band (2004)
  • Bart Millard (2005)
  • Margo Smith (2005)
  • Charley Pride (2006)
  • Randy Travis (2006)
  • Charlie Daniels (2007)
  • Stephen Duster (2007), (duet with Virtuoso Violinist and Korean Vocalist Lorin Friesen and July Chae)
  • Allen Toussaint on The Bright Mississippi (2009)
  • Boston Community Choir (2009), performed at the John F. Kennedy Library in a tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy.
  • Ronnie Milsap (2009)
  • Pessimist Band (2009)
  • Environmental Encroachment (EE Magic Circus Band) (2009)
  • Kelly Ouma (Hymns R 2ruly Beautiful) (2011)
  • Scott Avett (2011)
  • Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton, sung by Taj Mahal (2011)
  • The Avett Brothers, often performed as an encore and as a CrackerFarm performance (2012)

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