Keep A Knocking

CD cover. The Paramount Masters, on JSP Records
CD cover. The Paramount Masters, on JSP Records

This song is typically associated with Little Richard, who recorded it in 1957. The first recording we are aware of is by James “Boodle It” Wiggins for Paramount Records in 1929. Louis Jordan also recorded this song long before Little Richard did.

  1. Keep A-Knockin’ by James “Boodle It” Wiggins (1929)
  2. Keep A Knockin’ by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (1940s)
  3. Keep A Knockin’ by Little Richard (1957)
  4. Keep A Knockin’ by Buddy Holly & the Crickets (1957)
  5. Keep A Knockin’ by Everly Brothers
  6. Keep A Knockin’ by Wet Willie (1972)

Key To The Highway

  1. Key To The Highway by Big Bill Broonzy
  2. Key To The Highway by Little Walter
  3. New Key To The Highway by Memphis Slim
  4. Key To The Highway by Dinah Washington
  5. Key To The Highway/Trouble In Mind by Led Zeppelin (1970)
  6. Key To The Highway by Derek and the Dominoes (1971)
  7. Key To The Highway by Eric Clapton – Rainbow Concert) (1971)
  8. Key To The Highway by Freddie King
  9. Key To The Highway by The Band (1971)
  10. Key To The Highway by John Hammond (1981)
  11. Key To The Highway by Charlie Musselwhite (1986)
  12. Key To The Highway by Eric Clapton & B.B. King
  13. Key To The Highway by Pinetop Perkins
  14. Keys To The Highway by Robert Lockwood Jr. (2009)
  15. Key To The Highway by Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin (2013)

Killing Floor

CD cover, Howlin' Wolf, The Complete RPM & Chess Singles As & Bs 1951-62, on Acrobat Records
CD cover, Howlin’ Wolf, The Complete RPM & Chess Singles As & Bs 1951-62, on Acrobat Records
  1. Killing Floor by Howlin’ Wolf
  2. Killing Floor by Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
  3. Killing Floor by Albert King
  4. Killing Floor by Howlin’ Wolf (1970)
  5. I Can’t Quit You Baby by Led Zeppelin (1969) (Note: Led Zeppelin incorporated Howlin’ Wolf’s Killing Floor riff into this song without credit or royalties. Howlin’ Wolf sued and the dispute was settled out of court.)
  6. Killing Floor by Tab Benoit (2006)

 

 

Kokomo Blues (also see Sweet Home Chicago)

  1. Kokomo Blues by Scrapper Blackwell (1928)
  2. Old Original Kokomo Blues by Kokomo Arnold (1930)
  3. Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson (compare the melody of the 1930 Kokomo Arnold’s Old Original Kokomo Blues, recorded in 1930, with Robert Johnson‘s Sweet Home Chicago, recorded in 1937.)
  4. Kokomo Blues by Mississippi Fred McDowell
  5. Old Kokomo Blues by Mississippi Fred McDowell
  6. Kokomo Blues by Rory Block (2011)

Lemon – Squeeze My Lemon, Squeeze My Lemon Til The Juice Runs Down My Leg

The best known lyric about “lemon” and “squeeze my lemon til the juice runs down my leg” is probably Led Zeppelin’s The Lemon Song. But that lyric, and similar lyrics featuring “lemon”, had a long history before appearing on the album Led Zeppelin II in 1970. Led Zeppelin actually took the lyric from Robert Johnson. Here are some examples:

        1. Let Me Roll Your Lemon by Bo Carter (1935)
        2. Stop Breakin’ Down Blues by Robert Johnson (1937)
        3. Travelin’ Riverside Blues by Robert Johnson
        4. The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin (1970)

Look On Yonder Wall

Love In Vain

This is a Robert Johnson song, covered by the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and others. But check out the similarity of the melody to When The Sun Goes Down, recorded by Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell in 1934.

          1. Love In Vain by Robert Johnson (1937)
          2. Love In Vain by the Rolling Stones (1970)
          3. Love In Vain by Eric Clapton (2004)
          4. Love In Vain Blues by Robert Lockwood Jr. (2009)

Madison Blues

  1. Madison Blues by Elmore James
  2. Madison Blues by Fleetwood Mac
  3. Madison Blues by Downchild Blues Band (1977)
  4. Madison Blues by George Thorogood (1978)

Mama Talk To Your Daughter

  1. Mama Talk To Your Daughter by J.B. Lenoir (1954)
  2. Mama Talk To Your Daughter by Robert Nighthawk (1966)
  3. Mama Talk To Your Daughter by John Mayall
  4. Mama Talk To Your Daughter by Johnny Winter (live at Woodstock – 1969)
  5. Mama Talk To Your Daughter by Johnny Winter (live version – 1970)
  6. Mama Talk To Your Daughter by Lonnie Brooks (1975)
  7. Mama Talk To Your Daughter by Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters and James Cotton (1978)
  8. Mama Talk To Your Daughter by Magic Slim (2009)
  9. Talk To Your Daughter by Robben Ford (2010)
  10. Mama Talk To Your Daughter by George Thorogood (2013)

Mannish Boy / I’m A Man

CD cover, Muddy Waters, The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62, on Acrobat Records
CD cover, Muddy Waters, The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62, on Acrobat Records
  1. Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters
  2. I’m A Man by Bo Diddley (1957)
  3. Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters & Junior Wells
  4. Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters (with Johnny Winter-1978)
  5. Mannish Boy by The Groundhogs

 

 

 

 

 

Match Box Blues

CD cover, Blind Lemon Jefferson - The Complete 94 Classic Sides, a 4 CD box set on JSP Records
CD cover, Blind Lemon Jefferson – The Complete 94 Classic Sides, a 4 CD box set on JSP Records
  1. Match Box Blues by Blind Lemon Jefferson
  2. Match Box Blues by Big Bill Broonzy (1935)
  3. Match Box Blues by Leadbelly
  4. Match Box Blues by Leadbelly (1943)
  5. The Matchbox Blues by Roy Shaffer
  6. Match Box Blues by Roy Newman & His Boys
  7. Matchbox by Carl Perkins
  8. Matchbox by Jerry Lee Lewis (1958)
  9. Match Box Blues by Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan
  10. Match Box by Billy Swan with Carl Perkins

 

 

Mean Mistreater Mama

  1. Mean Mistreater Mama by Leroy Carr (1934)
  2. Mean Mistreater by Muddy Waters (1958)
  3. Mean Mistreater by Johnny Winter

Messin’ With The Kid / Messin’ With The Man

  1. Messin’ With The Kid by Junior Wells
  2. Messin’ With The Man by Muddy Waters
  3. Messin’ With The Kid by Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
  4. Messin’ With The Kid by Junior Wells
  5. Messin’ With The Kid by Rory Gallagher (1972)
  6. Messin’ With The Kid by Rory Gallagher (1974)
  7. Messin’ With The Kid by Blues Brothers (1978)
  8. Messin’ With The Kid by Junior Wells
  9. Messin’ With The Kid by Johnny Winter (1997)
  10. Messin’ With The Kid by Sugar Blue (2012)
  11. Messin’ With The Kid by Buddy Guy & Kid Rock (2013)
  12. Messin’ With The Kid by Bill Frisell (2014)

Midnight Special

  1. Midnight Special by Leadbelly (1934)
  2. Midnight Special by Big Bill Broonzy (1935)
  3. Midnite Special by Delmore Brothers (released on King Records)
  4. Midnight Special by Pete Seeger & the Weavers
  5. Midnight Special by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee
  6. Midnight Special by Jimmie Smith
  7. Midnight Special Train by Big Joe Turner
  8. Midnight Special by Odetta
  9. Midnight Special by Creedance Crearwater Revival
  10. Midnight Special by Van Morrison
  11. Midnight Special by Hoyt Axton
  12. Midnight Special by Kentucky Headhunters
  13. Midnight Special by Widespread Panic (2012)

Mojo Boogie

  1. Mojo Boogie by J.B. Lenoir (1965)
  2. Mojo Boogie by Johnny Winter (1985)
  3. Mojo Boogie by Junior Watson (1994)
  4. Mojo Boogie by Sonny Landreth (1995)
  5. Mojo Boogie by Big Mojo Elem (1997)
  6. Mojo Boogie by Gary Moore (2008)

Motherless Child / Motherless Children

CD cover, The Complete Vintage Blind Willie Johnson, on Sony Legacy Records.
CD cover, The Complete Vintage Blind Willie Johnson, on Sony Legacy Records.
  1. Mother’s Children Have A Hard Time by Blind Willie Johnson (1930)
  2. Motherless Child by Leroy Carr
  3. Motherless Child by Dave van Ronk (1962)
  4. Motherless Children by Son House (1965)
  5. Motherless Children by Eric Clapton (1974)
  6. Motherless Children by Delta Souls (2001)

 

 

 

 

 

Move It On Over

This is a Hank Williams song but it has been covered by George Thorogood and other blues artists.

  1. Move It On Over by Hank Williams
  2. Move It On Over by Maddox Brothers & Rose
  3. Move It On Over by George Thorogood & the Destroyers
  4. Move It On Over by Hank Williams Jr. (1993)
  5. Move It On Over by Michael Kaeshammer (1998)
  6. Move It On Over by Freddie Cannon & the Gears (2013)

My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It

  1. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by Kid Ory
  2. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by Louis Armstrong
  3. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by Louis Armstrong (1956)
  4. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by Jimmy Rushing
  5. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by Sonny Burgess
  6. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by Hank Williams
  7. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by Jim Robinson’s New Orleans Band
  8. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by Ricky Nelson
  9. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by Bob Dylan
  10. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by Dwight Yoakum
  11. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by Steve Hill Blues Band (2012)
  12. My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It by T. Texas Tyler

No More Doggin’

  1. No More Doggin’ by Rosco Gordon
  2. No More Foolin’ by John Lee Hooker
  3. No More Doggin’ by The Groundhogs
  4. No More Doggin’ by James Cotton (1984)
  5. No More Doggin’ by Johnny Winter
  6. No More Doggin’ by Colin James (1993)
  7. No More Doggin’ by Rufus Thomas (1999)
  8. No More Doggin’ by Steve Miller Band
  9. No More Doggin’ by Elvin Bishop (2014)

Nobody’s Fault But Mine

CD cover, The Complete Vintage Blind Willie Johnson, on Sony Legacy Records.
CD cover, The Complete Vintage Blind Willie Johnson, on Sony Legacy Records.

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer / One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

CD cover, Rockin' And Drinkin' by Amos Milburn, a 2 CD set released on Jasmine Records
CD cover, Rockin’ And Drinkin’ by Amos Milburn, a 2 CD set released on Jasmine Records
  1. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer by Amos Milburn (1953)
  2. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer by Thurston Harris (1961)
  3. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer by John Lee Hooker (1966)
  4. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer by Champion Jack Dupree
  5. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer by George Thorogood (1978)

 

 

 

 

 

Prodigal Son / That’s No Way To Get Along

CD cover, Remember Me by Reverend Robert Wilkins.
CD cover, Remember Me by Reverend Robert Wilkins.

Robert Wilkins originally recorded this song under the title That’s No Way To Get Along in 1929. When Robert Wilkins became the Reverend Robert Wilkins circa 1935, he reworked the song as Prodigal Son. The Rolling Stones covered Prodigal Son on their Beggars Banquet album in 1968.

  1. That’s No Way To Get Along by Robert Wilkins (1929)
  2. Prodigal Son by Reverend Robert Wilkins (1964)
  3. Prodigal Son by Rolling Stones (1968)
  4. Prodigal Son by Kenny Brown (2013)
  5. Prodigal Son by Reverend John Wilkins (the son of Reverend Robert Wilkins)

 

Reverend Robert Wilkins’ son, the Rev. John Wilkins, performing Prodigal Son in 2008.

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