"Don't Let Go" is a song written by

Jesse Stone Jesse Albert Stone (November 16, 1901 – April 1, 1999) was an American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter whose influence spanned a wide range of genres. He also used the pseudonyms Charles Calhoun and Chuck Calhoun. His best-know ...

. The song was first a hit for Roy Hamilton in

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. The Roy Hamilton version reached number 2 on the R&B charts and number 13 on the

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charts.

Cover versions

*In 1974 Mel Tillis and

Sherry Bryce Sherry Bryce (born May 28, 1946 in Duncanville, Alabama) is an American country music artist. Between 1971 and 1977, she charted fifteen times on the ''Billboard'' country singles charts, including seven duets with Mel Tillis. Their highest-chart ...

recorded the song. The MGM single reached number 11 in the US Country chart. *In 1974 Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen recorded this song for the '' Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen'' and it went to number 56 on the US charts in 1975 and number 85 in Canada. *In 1978 Tony Orlando as a disco single and on his album ''Tony Orlando''. It was ranked number 9 on the Canadian Dance chart for August 5, 1978. *In 1979

Isaac Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and composer. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwri ...

recorded a disco version of the song peaking at number 11 on the soul chart and number 18 on the Hot 100. The song was Hayes' most successful entry on the disco chart, peaking at number 3. In Canada, the song reached number 9 in the Dance charts and number 57 in the Pop charts. *In 1991

Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...

released a live version on '' Jerry Garcia Band''. The song was a part of the Jerry Garcia Band repertoire from 1976 until 1995, with multiple versions featured on the ''Garcia Live'' series.

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