LADIES FIRST: "I Can't Let Go" - Evie Sands > The Hollies

Ladies First = She Did It First
LADIES FIRST just can't let it go.

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Another great song from the "she did it first" file is "I Can't Let Go".

Brooklyn's Soul dynamo Evie Sands belted out this killer single in '66, with its propulsive rhythms, catchy back-ups, and full-tilt vocal.

EVIE SANDS -"I Can't Let Go" (1966)



Unfortunately, because of bad luck with label issues, it didn't get the promotion it deserved and missed the charts. This was terrible luck for Sands, but worked in favor of The Hollies, whose cover version reached #2 in the UK:

THE HOLLIES -"I Can't Let Go" (1966)



Later, Linda Ronstadt did another tribute to her roots with this swaggering cover.

LINDA RONSTADT -"I Can't Let Go" (1980)




"You Do Something Strange To Me, Baby"

© Tym Stevens

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See Also:

• WOMEN OF ROCK: The 1960s, with 2 Music Players

• THE BRITISH INVASION!, with Music Player!


• LADIES FIRST: "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood!" - Nina Simone > The Animals > KILL BILL

• LADIES FIRST: "Go Now" - Bessie Banks > Moody Blues > McCartney >Simply Red

• LADIES FIRST: "Chick Habit" - France Gall > April March

• LADIES FIRST: "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat?" - Goldie And The Gingerbreads > Herman's Hermits

• LADIES FIRST: "Needles and Pins" - Jackie DeShannon > The Searchers

• LADIES FIRST: "I Go To Sleep" - (The Kinks) > Peggy Lee > Cher > The Pretenders



• The Real History of Rock and Soul!: The Music Player Checklist

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