Little Richard "Keep A Knockin'" Pic Slv 1957 Original NM
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~Little Richard~
"Keep A Knockin' / Can't Believe You Wanna Leave"
Rock n Roll
Early Rock Vocals
Original
Specialty Records # 611 , 1957 NMOriginal Recording:
Little Richard
"Keep A Knockin' / Can't Believe You Wanna Leave"
Picture Sleeve
Rock n Roll
Vocals
Original Recording
45 RPM Single
Vinyls are clean with all original luster. Record has seen very little play time.
Record grades a NM condition..
No real flaws to list..
Record plays and sounds terrific. Record has been recorded.
Both Specialty labels are in at least a VG++ condition with very minor age wear. No stickers. No writing.
Specialty Picture Sleeve is in Excellent condition with minor wear. No tears folds creases or cuts. Minor age wear. There is a index tag folded on edge wrapped around both sides.
Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), known by his stage name, Little Richard, is an American musician, singer and songwriter.
An influential figure in popular music and culture for more than six decades, Little Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his dynamic music and charismatic showmanship laid the foundation for rock and roll. His music also played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and funk. Little Richard influenced numerous singers and musicians across musical genres from rock to hip-hop; his music helped shape rhythm and blues for generations to come, and his performances and headline-making thrust his career right into the mix of American popular music.
"Keep A-Knockin' (but You Can't Come In)" is a popular song that has been recorded by a variety of musicians over the years. The lyrics concern a lover at the door who won't be admitted—in some versions because someone else is already there, but in most others because the knocking lover has behaved badly.
Early versions are sometimes credited to Perry Bradford and J. Mayo Williams. Variations were recorded by James "Boodle It" Wiggins in 1928, Lil Johnson in 1935, Milton Brown in 1936 and Louis Jordan in 1939. A similar lyrical theme appears in "Open the Door, Richard" from 1946, but from the viewpoint of the one knocking.
In 1957, when Little Richard recorded it as an uptempo rock and roll song "Keep A-Knockin'" reached number two on the U.S. R&B charts and number eight on the U.S. pop charts. His version is usually credited to Penniman (Richard's legal name), Williams, and Mays. Little Richard played the song on an episode of Full House. He recorded a version of the song with different lyrics as an introduction for the NBC show Friday Night Videos. The song was also featured in the theatrical trailer for Home Alone. The song was used in the film Christine when Dennis is trying to break into the car, but is then scared off by the song that suddenly starts playing from the car radio.
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