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No. | Track Name | Artist |
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1 | I Hear You Knockin' | Smiley Lewis |
2 | Blue Moon Of Kentucky | Elvis Presley |
3 | I'm A Man | Bo Diddley |
4 | Reelin' & Rockin | Fats Domino |
5 | Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash | Clovers |
6 | That's All Right Mama | Elvis Presley |
7 | Bo Diddley | Bo Diddley |
8 | Riot In Cell Block No.9 | The Coasters |
9 | Gee | The Crows |
10 | Mystery Train | Elvis Presley |
11 | Diddley Daddy | Bo Diddley |
12 | Jim Dandy | LaVern Baker |
ABOUT Rock and Roll
This musical genre originated in 1940s and 1950s’ America. It formed out of primarily a mixture of Blues , Jazz, and Gospel combined together with Western Swing and Country music. It later became a huge genre with major success and from it came singers such as Elvis Presley, Smiley Lewis and Fats Domino.
About I Hear You Knockin’
I Hear You Knockin’ is a popular R&B song with emphatic syncopation, the track was written by Dave Bartholomew and Earl King and published in 1955. The original recording was performed by Smiley Lewis, which reached #2 on the Billboard R&B singles chart in 1955.
The lyrics involve a former lover whose knocking at the door will not be answered. A similar lyrical theme appears in the earlier songs from Smiley Lewis, such as “Keep A-Knockin'” (1935) and “Open the Door, Richard” (1947), to which “I Hear You Knocking” may be considered an answer song.