Cover Versions
The song was first covered by Grover Washington, Jr. in 1972 from the album named "Inner City Blues." Also in 1972, on her album A Time In My Life, Sarah Vaughan covered "Inner City Blues" with David Axelrod on the drums. The same year the song was recorded by The Chi-Lites on the album A Lonely Man, and by The Impressions for their album Times Have Changed. Christian alternative band Adam Again did a soulful rendition of the song on 1990's Homeboys. In 1993, guitarist Larry Coryell covered the song from his album "Fallen Angel." In 1994, Angela Winbush covered the song and released it as a single and abbreviated the name simply to "Inner City Blues". In 1998, the Mayfield Four released a cover of "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" under its original title on their debut album Fallout. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band also did a cover of this song on their album, What's Goin' On (2006) (Shout Factory). It was also covered by Joe Cocker on his album titled "Cocker".
Etta James covered her for her 1998 album Life, Love & the Blues.
It was also covered by the hard-rock band Sevendust in 2003, and can be found on the DVD included with some versions of their album Seasons, and then was included on their compilation album Best of (Chapter One 1997-2004) which was released in late 2005. In 2004, John Mayer performed the song live and later released on his compilation live album As/Is. The version includes a turntable solo by New York jazz turntable player DJ Logic.
In 1997 the Grover Washington Jr. version was re-released on the compilation Funky Jazz Classics & Original Breaks from the Tough Side, the first of the Pulp Fusion series. In 2007 the Sarah Vaughan cover was also re-released on the compilation Bustin' Loose, the tenth of the Pulp Fusion series.
The original version of the song also was used in the soundtrack of the 2007 film Zodiac, directed by David Fincher.
- Grover Washington, Jr.
- Sarah Vaughan
- The Chi-Lites
- The Impressions
- Reuben Wilson
- Brian Auger's Oblivion Express
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Sly Dunbar with Robbie Shakespeare
- Working Week
- Joe Cocker
- Nona Gaye
- Angela Winbush
- The Chi-Lites
- Ideal
- Maceo Parker
- Mayfield Four
- Carla Cook
- Peter Mulvey
- James Last
- John Mayer
- Sevendust
- Marc Broussard
- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
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