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Rolling Stone magazine later ranked "Keep A-Knockin'" at number 442 in its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". [6] An answer song titled "I Hear You Knocking", written by Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King, was recorded by Smiley Lewis in 1955. The drum part on Little Richard's song, played by Charles Connor, also inspired later songs.
Several earlier blues and R&B songs use lyrics similar to "I Hear You Knocking". [2] James "Boodle It" Wiggins recorded an upbeat piano blues in 1928 titled "Keep A Knockin' An You Can't Get In" [3] which repeated the title in the lyrics.
Keep a-Knockin' Little Richard: November 3, 1957 The Everly Brothers: 2:18 Keep a-Lovin’ Me Don & Phil Everly: November 9, 1955 Nashville Tennessee 9th November 1955 (EP) 2:27 First studio recording of the Everly Brothers Kentucky Carl Davis: August 13, 16, 17, 1958 Songs Our Daddy Taught Us: 3:10 Kiss Me Once Don Everly: 1958
traditional song 1991 "Itsy Bitsy Spider" For Our Children: 1993 "Roll Back the Rock (To the Dawn of Time)" We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story soundtrack Thomas Dolby song 1994 "Somethin' Else" Rhythm, Country and Blues: Eddie Cochran cover with Tanya Tucker: 1996 "I Feel Pretty" The Songs of West Side Story: Marni Nixon cover 2002 "Get Rhythm"
Shake It All About is a children's music album by Little Richard, released by Walt Disney Records in 1992. [4] [5] The album followed the success of Richard's rock and roll-based cover of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider", which convinced Disney to allow Richard to record an album of children's songs in his trademark rock and roll style.
They soon were scouted by Buck Ormsby, bassist for popular Northwest band the Wailers, and signed to Etiquette Records, the Wailers' own record label. Their first single was "The Witch" (with Little Richard's "Keep A-Knockin" as the B-side) in November 1964. The record was popular with local kids, and went on to become the biggest selling local ...
Little Richard (titled Volume 2 in the UK) is the second album [2] by American musician Little Richard, released by July 1958, ten months after Richard announced a retirement from rock and roll to pursue a life in the ministry.
John Marascalco later was persuaded to release Dorsey's version, which he still owned. In 1965, "Bertha Lou"/"Keep a Knockin’" was released as Cee-Jam No. 6 with "Bertha Lou" under the name of Dorsey Burnette. The flipside "Keep a Knockin’" was released under the name The Brothers.