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Knock on Wood" is a song written by M.K. Jerome and Jack Scholl for the film Casablanca, where it was performed onscreen by Dooley Wilson to music played by pianist Elliot Carpenter. [1] Commissioned by producer Hal B. Wallis, the song is the movie's only original composition. [2] [3]
Arthur "Dooley" Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered for his portrayal of Sam in the 1942 film Casablanca. In that romantic drama, he performs its theme song "As Time Goes By". Wilson was a drummer and singer [1] who led his own band in the 1920s, touring nightclubs in London ...
Knock on Wood – The Best of Amii Stewart, a 1996 album; Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd album), 1967; Knock on Wood (The Young Gods album), 2008 "Knock on Wood" (1942 song), a song written by M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl, from the film Casablanca "Knock on Wood", the title song to the 1954 film, written by Sylvia Fine "Knock on Wood", a song by ...
Knock on Wood was the first film produced by his firm. The firm expanded into television in 1960 under the name Belmont Television. [42] [43] Kaye entered television in 1956, on the CBS show See It Now with Edward R. Murrow. [44] The Secret Life of Danny Kaye combined his 50,000-mile, ten-country tour as UNICEF ambassador with music and humor.
Eddie Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937) [1] [3] [4] is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s, including the No. 1 R&B hit song "Knock on Wood".
The title song "Knock on Wood" should not be confused with "Everybody Thinks I'm Crazy" from the 1941 cartoon entitled Woody Woodpecker, starring the character of the same name; or the song "Knock on Wood" from the 1942 film, Casablanca (with music by M.K. Jerome and lyrics by Jack Scholl).
It cannot be a 1966 song. Casablanca is a 1942 film. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joel33333 (talk • contribs) 18:10, 26 November 2009 (UTC) Didn't Jerome Richardson do a cover of this song on the album Groove Merchant? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.225.166.76 20:45, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 song by Eddie Floyd and written by Floyd and Steve Cropper. [6] The song was later covered by other artists, most notably Amii Stewart in 1979. Stewart's disco version was the most successful on weekly music charts.