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  Song Artist/Date/Label Remade by
Kansas City see K.C. Loving
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 K.C. Loving (aka Kansas City) Little Willie Littlefield 8-18-52
Federal 12110 		Wilbert Harrison, Little Willie Littlefield (as "Kansas City," 1959 on Federal 12351), Little Richard, Beatles, Albert King
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote the song as "Kansas City" but Federal Records co-owner Ralph Bass changed it to "K.C. Loving," which he thought sounded hipper. Ever since Wilbert Harrison's 1959 hit, the song's been known as "Kansas City."

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 Keep A-Knockin' Louie (aka Louis) Jordan 3-29-38
Decca 7609 		Little Richard
The theme of the song certainly goes back further, including James "Boodle It" Wiggins' "Keep Knocking And You Can't Get In" (Paramount 12662, 2-28) and Bert Mays' "You Can't Come In" (Vocalion 1223, 10-5-28), but since Little Richard was inspired by Jordan's, I've listed it here.

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 Keep Growing Strong (aka Betcha By Golly, Wow) Connie Stevens 1970
Bell 922 		Stylistics, Prince, Aaron Neville
Co-writer Thom Bell produced both Connie Stevens' and the Stylistics' recordings.

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 Keep On Dancing Avantis 1963
Argo 5436 		Gentrys
Kentucky Bluebird see Message To Martha/Michael, (Send A)
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 Key To The Highway Charles Segar 2-23-40
Vocalion 5441 		Bill "Jazz" Gillum (5-9-40), Big Bill Broonzy (5-2-41), Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Little Walter, Eric Clapton, Derek & Dominos et al.
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 Kiddio Teddy Randazzo 1957
Vik 0289 		Brook Benton
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 Killing Floor Howlin' Wolf 8-64
Chess 1923 		Led Zeppelin (as "The Lemon Song"), Electric Flag, Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin, who claimed authorship, were sued by writer Wolf (aka Chester Burnett) and the case was settled out of court. "Killing Floor Blues" by Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom (1930, Vocalion 1565) is not the same song.

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 Killing Me Softly With His Song Lori Lieberman 1972
on lp Capitol 11081 		Roberta Flack (11-17-72), Al B. Sure!, Fugees
Lori Leiberman saw a 1971 Don Mclean performance at LA's Troubadour club and was struck by his song song "Empty Chairs." She scribbled a poem to express her feelings, then songwriters Norman Gilbel and Charles Fox fleshed it out.

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 Kiss Away Thomas Wayne 1965
Racer 3131 		Ronnie Dove
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 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine Weavers 6-12-51
Decca 27670 		Pete Seeger, Jimmie Rodgers
Melody based on "Drimmer's Cow" (a.k.a. "Drimmin Down"), an Irish folk song lament to a dead cow (!).

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 Kitty (aka Mickey) Racey 1979
on lp UK Rak 537 Smash And Grab 		Toni Basil, Weird Al Yankovic (as "Ricky")
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 Knee Deep In The Blues Marty Robbins 9-4-56
Columbia 40815 		Guy Mitchell (11-15-56)
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 Ko Ko Mo (aka Ko Ko Mo [I Love You So]) Gene And Eunice & Jonesy's Combo 1954
Combo 64 		Perry Como (1-4-55), Gene & Eunice (1-12-55 for Aladdin), Crew Cuts, Flamingos