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Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald released a version of the song which reached #7 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1950.
Annie Laurie and Paul Gayten and His Orchestra released a version of the song which reached #4 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1950.
Dinah Washington released a version of the song which reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1950.
Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra released a version of the song which reached #8 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1951.
LaVern Baker and Jimmy Ricks released a version of the song which reached #103 on the U.S. pop chart in 1961.
Starr re-released a version of the song as a solo sing which reached #94 on the U.S. pop chart in 1961.
Johnny and Jonie Mosby released a version of the song as a single in 1969 which #26 on the U.S. country chart.
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius released a version of the song as a single in 1978 which reached #11 on the U.S. country chart.

Other versions

The Skylarks released a version of the song as a single in 1950, but it did not chart.
Janis Martin released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1957 single "Love and Kisses".
Johnnie Ray released a version of the song on his 1957 EP The Big Beat.
Lillie Bryant released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1959 single "Smoky Gray Eyes (Stroll Smoky)".
Chris Connor released a version of the song on her 1959 EP Pop Goes Chris in Witchcraft.
Joanie Sommers released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1960 single "One Boy".
Roy Hamilton released a version of the song as a single in 1961, but it did not chart.
Jimmy Norman released a version of the song as a single in 1961, but it did not chart.
Kelly Gordon released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1963 single "A Phonograph Record".
Pat Boone and Shirley Boone released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1964 single "Side by Side".
Mel Carter released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1964 single "The Richest Man Alive".
Bill Pursell released a version of the song as a single in 1964, but it did not chart.
Van Morrison released a duet version of the song (with daughter Shana Morrison) in 1995 as part of the Days Like This album.

References

"Kay Starr and Tennessee Ernie Ford, "I'll Never Be Free" Chart Positions". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald, "I'll Never Be Free" Chart Positions". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Annie Laurie and Paul Gayten and His Orchestra, "I'll Never Be Free" Chart Position". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Dinah Washington, "I'll Never Be Free" Chart Position". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra, "I'll Never Be Free" Chart Position". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"LaVern Baker and Jimmy Ricks, "I'll Never Be Free" Chart Position". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Kay Starr, "I'll Never Be Free" Chart Position". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Johnny and Jonie Mosby, "I'll Never Be Free" Chart Position". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius, "I'll Never Be Free" Chart Position". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"The Skylarks, "I'll Never Be Free" Single Release". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Janis Martin, "Love and Kisses" Single Release". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Johnnie Ray, The Big Beat EP Release". Retrieved April 1, 2018.
"Lillie Bryant, "Smoky Gray Eyes (Stroll Smoky)" Single Release". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Chris Connor, Pop Goes Chris in Witchcraft EP Release". Retrieved April 1, 2018.
"Joanie Sommers, "One Boy" Single Release". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Roy Hamilton, "I'll Never Be Free" Single Release". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Jimmy Norman, "I'll Never Be Free" Single Release". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Kelly Gordon, "A Phonograph Record" Single Release". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Pat Boone and Shirley Boone, "Side by Side" Single Release". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Mel Carter, "The Richest Man Alive" Single Release". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
"Bill Pursell, "I'll Never Be Free" Single Release". Retrieved July 13, 2018.

v t e Kay Starr
Discography
Studio albums	The Kay Starr Style (1953) In a Blue Mood (1955) The One, The Only Kay Starr (1956) Blue Starr (1957) Rockin' with Kay (1958) I Hear the Word (1959) Movin'! (1959) Losers, Weepers (1960) Kay Starr: Jazz Singer (1960) I Cry by Night (1962) Just Plain Country (1962) How About This (1969)
Compilation albums	Swingin' with the Starr (1956) One More Time (1960)
Singles	"Bonaparte's Retreat" "I'll Never Be Free" "Come On-a My House" "Angry" "Wheel of Fortune" "Fool, Fool, Fool" "Comes A-Long A-Love" "Side by Side" "Half a Photograph" "Allez-Vous-En" "Changing Partners" "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" "Am I a Toy or a Treasure" "(The) Rock and Roll Waltz" "My Heart Reminds Me"

v t e Tennessee Ernie Ford
Albums	Hymns (1956) Ernie Sings & Glen Picks (1975)
Singles	"Mule Train" "I'll Never Be Free" "The Shotgun Boogie" "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" "Sixteen Tons" "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" "Dark as a Dungeon"

v t e Louis Jordan
Discography
Singles	"Knock Me a Kiss" (1942) "What's the Use of Getting Sober" (1942) "Five Guys Named Moe" (1943) "Ration Blues" (1943) "G.I. Jive" (1944) "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (1944) "Caldonia" (1945) "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" (1946) "Ain't That Just Like a Woman" (1946) "Beware" (1946) "Buzz Me" (1946) "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" (1946) "Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule" "Let the Good Times Roll" (1946) "Reconversion Blues" (1946) "Salt Pork, West Virginia" (1946) "Stone Cold Dead in the Market" (1946) "That Chick's Too Young to Fry" (1946) "Boogie Woogie Blue Plate" (1947) "Early in the Mornin'" (1947) "Jack, You're Dead" (1947) "Open the Door, Richard!" (1947) "Texas and Pacific" (1947) "Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends" (1948) "Run Joe" (1948) "Beans and Corn Bread" (1949) "Saturday Night Fish Fry" (1949) "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1949) "Blue Light Boogie" (1950) "I'll Never Be Free" (1950) "School Days" (1950) "Tear Drops from My Eyes" (1951)
Related topics	Tympany Five Jump blues Rhythm and blues Origins of Rock and Roll Five Guys Named Moe Let the Good Times Roll Caldonia

v t e Dinah Washington
Studio albums	Blazing Ballads After Hours with Miss "D" For Those in Love Dinah! In the Land of Hi-Fi The Swingin' Miss "D" Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller Music for a First Love Dinah Sings Bessie Smith What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! September in the Rain Unforgettable Drinking Again Back to the Blues Dinah '63 This Is My Story A Stranger on Earth
Live albums	Dinah Jams Newport '58
Associated albums	Jam Session
Tribute albums	Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington
Singles	"I'll Never Be Free" "Ain't Misbehavin'" "It's Too Soon to Know" "Baby Get Lost" "I Wanna Be Loved" "Harbor Lights" "My Heart Cries for You" "Cold, Cold Heart" "Trouble in Mind" "I Don't Hurt Anymore" "Dream" "Teach Me Tonight" "I Concentrate on You" "That's All I Want from You" "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" "Unforgettable" "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" "A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" "This Bitter Earth" "Love Walked In" "It Could Happen to You" "September in the Rain" "Where Are You?" "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"
Associated acts	Lionel Hampton Clifford Brown Brook Benton
Associated people	Eddie Chamblee Dick Lane
Related topics	Discography Dinah Washington Park

v t e LaVern Baker
Albums	LaVern (1956) LaVern Baker (1957) LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith (1958) Precious Memories: LaVern Baker Sings Gospel (1959) Blues Ballads (1959) Saved (1961) Richard Rodgers’ No Strings. An After‐Theatre Version (1962) See See Rider (1963)
Singles	"Tweedlee Dee" "Jim Dandy" "Shake a Hand" "Wheel of Fortune" "You're the Boss" "I'll Never Be Free" "Saved" "See See Rider" "Fly Me to the Moon"
Related articles	Rock, Rock, Rock Black and Blue

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