Artists Who Have Sang Knocking On Heavens Door

Knockin on heaven s door is a song by bob dylan written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film pat garrett and billy the kid.

Artists who have sang knocking on heavens door.

Adderley invited her to sing on his album big man. The original version of knocking on heaven s door was written and performed by bob dylan. It was also covered by blakwall bonefield the kentucky boys uriel and other artists. The bob dylan song knockin on heaven door invites itself to be covered and it has been by many artists.

Guns n roses eric clapton u2 bruce springsteen the grateful dead bon jovi bob marley bryan ferry the alarm mark knopfler siouxsie and the banshees wyclef jean the sisters of mercy. She signed with columbia records and released her first single knock on wood if you say the word in 1972. Here s top 10 in two versions. Bob dylan originally recorded knockin on heaven s door written by bob dylan and bob dylan released it on the album pat garrett billy the kid in 1973.

Many artists have covered the song including. This folk rock song went on to be a mainstream hit reaching a high of position 12 on the billboard hot 100 chart. Released as a single two months after the film s release it became a worldwide hit reaching the top 10 in several countries. It reached 12 on the billboard hot 100 singles chart.

In 2004 representatives of the music industry and the press voted it 190 in rolling stone magazine s 500 greatest songs of all time issue. Crawford first performed at club gigs from cincinnati to saint tropez but made her name in mid 1970s in new york where she sang with jazzmen george benson and cannonball adderley. It is sampled by gabrielle gb. Knockin on heaven s door is a song written and performed by bob dylan for the soundtrack of the 1973 film pat garrett billy the kid.

The legend of john henry 1975.