Earl King [Earl Johnson]

Songs Performed or Written by Earl King [Earl Johnson]Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Earl Silas Johnson IV (February 7, 1934 – April 17, 2003), known as Earl King, was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. A composer of blues standards such as "Come On" (covered by Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan) and "Big Chief" (recorded by Professor Longhair), he was an important figure in New Orleans R&B. == Biography == King was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. His father was a piano player. He... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: One Night - #2: I Hear You Knocking - #3: I Hear You Knocking - #4: One Night - #5: The Anniversary Waltz (Part 1)
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  Smiley Lewis
I Hear You Knocking
1.
1955

I Hear You Knocking
Smiley Lewis

27 pts




2
R&B


written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
  Johnny Guitar Watson
2.
1955

Those Lonely, Lonely Nights
Johnny Guitar Watson

12 pts




10
R&B


as Johnny Guitar Watson and His Orchestra
written by Earl King [Earl Johnson] greentick & Johnny Vincent
  Earl King [Earl Johnson]
3.
1955

Those Lonely, Lonely Nights
Earl King [Earl Johnson] greentick

16 pts




7
R&B


[Ace 509]
written by Earl King [Earl Johnson] greentick & Johnny Vincent
  The Spiders
4.
1955

Witchcraft
The Spiders

19 pts




5
R&B


[Imperial 5366]
written by Pearl King greentick & Dave Bartholomew
  Gale Storm
I Hear You Knocking
5.
10/1955

#3  I Hear You Knocking
Gale Storm

213 pts
2
US


15
R&B


[Dot 15412]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
  Fats Domino
6.
11/1955

Poor Me
Fats Domino

from Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino   
32 pts




1
R&B


[Imperial 5369]
written by Antoine Domino & Pearl King greentick
  Smiley Lewis
7.
1956

One Night
Smiley Lewis

11 pts




11
R&B


[Imperial 5380]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
8.
1956

Please Listen to Me
Smiley Lewis

13 pts




9
R&B


[Imperial 5389]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
  Bobby Mitchell
9.
1956

Try Rock and Roll
Bobby Mitchell

10 pts




14
R&B


[Imperial 5378]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
  Faye Adams
10.
06/1957

Keeper of My Heart
Faye Adams

9 pts




13
R&B


[Imperial 5443]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
  Elvis Presley
11.
11/1958

#1  One Night
Elvis Presley

from 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)   50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)
360 pts
4
US
24
ctry
10
R&B
1
UK
hit for Smiley Lewis in 1956 ; charted as One Night / I Got Stung in UK charts
[RCA Victor 47-7410]
written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King greentick & Anita Steiman
  Fats Domino
12.
10/1961

What a Party
Fats Domino

from What a Party!   
65 pts
22
US




43
UK
[Imperial 5779]
written by Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
I Hear You Knocking
13.
12/1961

I Hear You Knocking
Fats Domino

from I Miss You So   
11 pts
67
US






[Imperial 5796]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
  Earl King [Earl Johnson]
14.
03/1962

Always a First Time
Earl King [Earl Johnson] greentick

8 pts




17
R&B


[Imperial 5811]
written by Earl King [Earl Johnson] greentick
  Fats Domino
15.
03/1963

Hum Diddy Doo
Fats Domino

from Just Domino   
4 pts
124
US






[Imperial 5909]
written by Earl King [Earl Johnson] greentick
  Elvis Presley
16.
10/1963

Witchcraft
Elvis Presley

33 pts
32
US






US B-side to Bossa Nova Baby; hit for the spiders in 1956
[RCA Victor 47-8243]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
  Willie Tee
17.
02/1965

Teasin' You
Willie Tee

16 pts
97
US


12
R&B


[Atlantic 2273]
written by Earl King [Earl Johnson] greentick
  Dave Edmunds
I Hear You Knocking
18.
11/1970

#2  I Hear You Knocking
Dave Edmunds

from Rockpile   Rockpile
357 pts
4
US




1
UK
[MAM 3601]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
  Jeannie C. Riley
19.
10/1972

One Night
Jeannie C. Riley

from Down on Earth   
2 pts


57
ctry




[MGM 14427]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
  Mud
20.
08/1975

One Night
Mud

from Mud Rock Volume 2   
28 pts






32
UK
written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King greentick & Anita Steiman
  Roy Head
21.
09/1976

One Night
Roy Head

from A Head of His Time   
2 pts


51
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17650]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King greentick
  Status Quo
The Anniversary Waltz (Part 1)
22.
09/1990

#5  The Anniversary Waltz (Part 1)
Status Quo

172 pts






2
UK
written by Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Melvin Endsley, Phil Everly, Wilbert Harrison, Pearl King greentick & Dave Bartholomew
The Anniversary Waltz (Part 2)
23.
12/1990

The Anniversary Waltz (Part 2)
Status Quo

58 pts






16
UK
written by Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Melvin Endsley, Phil Everly, Wilbert Harrison, Pearl King greentick & Dave Bartholomew
  Elvis Presley
24.
01/2005

#4  One Night
Elvis Presley

from 18 UK No. 1's   18 UK No. 1's
202 pts






1
UK
R charted as One Night / I Got Stung in UK charts
written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King greentick & Anita Steiman
  Flo Rida
Let It Roll
25.
01/2013

Let It Roll
Flo Rida

from Wild Ones   Wild Ones
51 pts






17
UK
R
written by Earl King [Earl Johnson] greentick, Mike Caren, Raphael Judrin, Pierre-Antoine Melki, Tramar Dillard, Axel Hedfors, Breyan Isaac, Antonio Mobley & Dwayne Carter Jr.

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