Keep a Knockin’ (Little Richard’s version)

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Annotation

Version of song credited to Richard Wayne Penniman.

Annotation last modified on 2012-03-29 21:39 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist and composer:Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1957-01)
publisher:MCA Music Ltd.
Wikidata:Q6382931 [info]
referred to in medleys:Rock and Roll Party Mix (1989 mix) (order: 4)
The Anniversary Waltz, Part 2 (order: 7)
later translated versions:Tu peux frapper
version of:Keep a‐Knockin’ an You Can’t Get In

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1957-01-16Keep a Knockin' (slate & take 3)Little Richard2:22
1957-01-16Keep a Knockin' (slate & take 2)Little Richard2:29
1957-01-16Keep a Knockin’Little Richard2:19
1957-01-16Keep a Knockin' (announcement & take 4)Little Richard2:21
1957-01-16Keep a Knockin' (chatter, announcement & take 1)Little Richard1:36
1964-12Keep A-Knockin' (Vee Jay version)Little Richard2:15
1964Keep A-Knockin' (instrumental)cover and instrumentalLittle Richard Show3:17
1968-07-19Keep a Knockin’ (live, 1986-07-19: Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, PA, USA)liveThe Blasters2:17
1970-01-02Keep A Knockin’ (incomplete) (live, 1970-01-02: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)cover, live and partialFleetwood Mac2:17
1970-02-06Keep A‐Knocking (live, 1970-02-06: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USA)cover and liveFleetwood Mac5:14
1970-04-24Keep A Knockin’ (live, 1970-04-24: Roundhouse, London, UK)cover and liveFleetwood Mac4:01
1970-07-09 – 1970-07-12Keep‐A‐Knockin’ (Fillmore West, San Francisco CA 9-12th July 1970)cover and liveMott the Hoople7:47
1970-09-13Keep a Knockin’ (Fairfield Halls, Croydon, London 13th September 1970)cover and liveMott the Hoople7:52
1970You Keep a Knockin' (live, 1970: The Mad Russian, Boston, MA, USA)liveLittle Richard4:49
1971-02-16Keep A Knockin’ (The Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 16th February 1971)cover and liveMott the Hoople7:21
1976-08Keep a Knockin' (K-tel)Little Richard2:11
1982Keep A-Knockin' (mono version)coverJannicke2:07
1983-07-16Keep a Knockin’ (live, 1983‐07‐16: The Headliner, Neptune, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen2:55
1983-07-16Keep a Knocking (live, 1983‐07‐16: The Headliner, Neptune, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen3:28
1985-02-16Sea Cruise > Keep a Knockin' > Dizzy Miss Lizzy >cover, live and medleyThe Radiators4:50
1988-11-26Keep a Knockin’ (live, 1988‐11‐26: The Stone, San Francisco, CA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen2:38
1989-05-12Keep a Knockin’ / Rock and Roll (live, 1989-05-12: Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA)cover, live and medleyHeart5:37
1997The Untouchables Rock'n Roll Medleycover, live and medleyThe Untouchables7:45
2000Medley (I Do the) Shimmy Shimmy / Keep a Knockin' / Wipe Out / Farmer Johncover and medleyHenning Stærk3:32
2002-03-16Hurriganes Medley (live, 2002-03-16: Nosturi, Helsinki, Finland)live and medleyJuice Leskinen & Remu Aaltonen & Dave Lindholm9:43
2014Keep a Knockin'coverAlbert Lee?:??
2015-05-01Keepa Gnawkin'coverMutoid Man2:00
It’ll Be Me / You Keep a Knockin’cover and medleyLindisfarne3:38
Keep a KnockinLittle Richard2:18
Keep a KnockinLittle Richard2:09
Keep a KnockinLittle Richard2:22
Keep A KnockinLittle Richard2:23
Keep A KnockinFlamin Groovies2:16
Keep a knockin'Little Richard2:11
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:08
Keep a Knockin'coverSuzi Quatro?:??
Keep a Knockin'coverSuzi Quatro?:??
Keep a Knockin'coverSuzi Quatro3:15
Keep a Knockin'coverSuzi Quatro3:14
Keep a Knockin'coverSuzi Quatro3:17
Keep a Knockin'coverLittle Richard?:??
Keep a Knockin'cover and liveSuzi Quatro7:12
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:23
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Keep a Knockin'Little Richard3:21
Keep a Knockin'coverSuzi Quatro3:14
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard?:??
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:12
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Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:11
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:18
Keep a Knockin'coverSuzi Quatro3:15
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:17
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Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:13
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Keep a Knockin' (live, 1982-05-22: The Venue, London, UK)liveThe Blasters?:??
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:08
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard?:??
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:14
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:22
Keep a Knockin'liveLittle Richard0:34
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:23
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:12
Keep a Knockin'Flamin’ Groovies3:11
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:24
Keep a Knockin'coverThe Sonics1:56
Keep a Knockin'Little Richard2:22
Keep A Knockin'liveLittle Richard?:??
Keep A Knockin'Little Richard2:20
Keep A Knockin'coverRoger Taylor3:16
Keep A Knockin'Little Richard2:13
Keep A Knockin'Little Richard2:11
Keep A Knockin'coverLittle Richard2:13
Keep A Knockin'coverPeter and Freddy2:15
Keep A Knockin'Little Richard?:??
Keep A Knockin'Little Richard2:13
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Keep A Knockin'The Countdown Singers2:12
Keep a Knockin’coverSuzi Quatro3:16
Keep a Knockin’coverThe Everly Brothers?:??
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