Keep A-Knockin'

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Name =Keep A-Knockin'


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Artist =Little Richard
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B-side ="Can't Believe You Wanna Leave"
Released =1957
Format =7"
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Writer =Perry Bradford
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Last single ="Jenny, Jenny"
(1957)
This single ="Keep A-Knockin'"
(1957)
Next single ="Maybe I'm Right"
(1957)
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"Keep A-Knockin' (but You Can't Come In)" was a popular song written by Perry Bradford, which became a rock and roll hit for Little Richard in September 1957, reaching #8 on the U.S. pop charts, and #2 on the U.S. rhythm and blues charts.

Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it in their Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list in place #442.

The song, an eight-bar blues, concerns a lover at the door who won't be admitted, probably because someone else is already there. The same lyrical theme appears in "I Hear You Knocking" and "Open the Door, Richard".

The drum introduction played by Earl Palmer in the Little Richard recording inspired the drum introduction John Bonham played for the song "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin, recorded in their album "Led Zeppelin IV".

Little Richard played the song on an episode of "Full House".

Little Richard recorded a version of the song with different lyrics as an introduction for the NBC show "Friday Night".

The song was featured in the theatrical trailer for "Home Alone".