Artists Who Have Sang Knocking On Heavens Door

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Artists who have sang knocking on heavens door.

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. The bob dylan song knockin on heaven door invites itself to be covered and it has been by many artists. 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. 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.

Here s top 10 in two versions. Released as a single two months after the film s release it became a worldwide hit reaching the top 10 in several countries. The original version of knocking on heaven s door was written and performed by bob dylan. It is sampled by gabrielle gb.

Many artists have covered the song including. It reached 12 on the billboard hot 100 singles chart. Adderley invited her to sing on his album big man. 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.

This folk rock song went on to be a mainstream hit reaching a high of position 12 on the billboard hot 100 chart. Knockin on heaven s door is a well known song that was originally recorded for the soundtrack of the film pat garrett billy the kid in 1973. It was also covered by blakwall bonefield the kentucky boys uriel and other artists. Bob dylan knockin on heaven s door original.

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.