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hi guys!
there is a reggae version of"knocking on heaven's doors" that i listened to back in 1994 but which was released probably in 1992 or in the 90's at least.the voice of the guy is soulful and very reminescent of that of dennis brown.
is there any version dating back from that era that you might remember?
blessings

There is a nice late 80's version by Ed Robinson that came out on the Nura label as a 7".

Maybe this is the one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI7ZZxbauEo

I always liked this one too, because they used all of the chords (C, G, Dm then C, G, F), whereas some just use the "F" in place of the "Dm". It's a nice vocal performance, one of my favourite Dylan covers of any genre.

There is a version by Arthur Louis on "This Is Reggae Music Vol 2" LP/CD on Island Records. That LP was released in 1975.

His version may have been released a little later(?), but some say Luciano's voice is reminiscent of Dennis Brown's.