Artist: Miller & Lyles
Author: Aubrey Lyles/Flournoy Miller
Label: Okeh
Year: 1921
In vaudeville.
Covers:
Sylvester Weaver [as I'm Busy And You Can't Come In (instrumental)]
Irene Gibbons [idem (vocal)]
James 'Boodle it' Wiggins [as Keep A-Knockin' An You Can't Get In for Paramount; with Bob Call (piano)]
Bert Mays [barrelhouse pianist]
Kokomo Arnold [as Buzy Bootin']
Milton Brown & His Brownies [as Keep-A-Knockin']
Lil Johnson [as Keep On Knocking]
Bob Wills [as Keep A Knockin' (see also: What's The Matter With The Mill)]
Louis Jordan [crediting Bert Mays]
Odeus Guillory [as Tu Peux Cogner Mais Tu Peux Pas Rentrer]
Little Richard [as Keep A-Knockin', inspired by Louis Jordan]
Everly Brothers [idem]
Gale Storm [idem]
Sonics [idem]
Flamin' Groovies [idem]
Dave Clark Five [idem]
Led Zeppelin [drum intro Rock And Roll identical to the one in Little Richard's Keep A-Knockin']
Mott The Hoople [as Keep-A-Knockin']
Suzi Quatro [idem]
Clifton Chenier [as Tu Peux Cogner Mais Tu Peux Pas Rentrer]
Shakin' Stevens [as Keep A Knockin']
Blasters [idem]
Beau Jocque [idem]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
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Arnold Rypens
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