Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (1970)

Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (1970) Artist : Dave Edmunds Song : I Hear You Knocking “I Hear You Knocking“ Single by Dave Edmunds. B-side “Black Bill“, Released November 1970 “I Hear You Knocking“ (or “I Hear You Knockin’“) is a rhythm and blues song written by Dave Bartholomew. New Orleans rhythm and blues singer Smiley Lewis first recorded the song in 1955 Welsh singer and guitarist Dave Edmunds recorded “I Hear You Knocking“ in 1970 at Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire. Whereas Lewis’s original recording is a piano-driven R&B piece with a 12/8 shuffle feel, Edmunds’ version features prominent guitar lines and a stripped-down, straight-quaver rock-and-roll approach.