<P> "Not Fade Away" has been covered by many other groups, including Rush, Steve Hillage, Foreigner, John Entwistle's Ox, Status Quo, the Byrds, the Eyes as the Pupils, the Knack, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the Pete Best Band, Tony Sheridan, Trout Fishing in America, the Everly Brothers, and Tanya Tucker . </P> <P> Many artists have played it in concert, including Black Oak Arkansas, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Burton Cummings, Deep Purple, Jon Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, Joe Ely, Steve Hillage, Greg Kihn, Los Lobos, Tom Petty, Mitch Ryder, Tony Sheridan, Simon and Garfunkel, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Stephen Stills, James Taylor, U2, Paul Weller, Jack White, and Warren Zevon . </P> <P> The Grateful Dead recorded the song and performed it in concert 532 times, making it their seventh most often performed song . Versions of the song are included on the albums Skull and Roses (1971) and Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 . "Not Fade Away" was the last song of the second set (before the encores) played on the last night of Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead, as the song has come to signify that the fans' love of the band and the band's love of the fans "will not fade away ." </P> <P> In addition to those listed below, the following artists have released the song as a 45 - rpm single: Jumpin' Beans & the Moustaches (on Ball), Rubberband (on American Pla - Boy), and The Why Four (on Rampro). </P>

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