Open the Door, Richard!

"Open the Door, Richard"
"Open the Door, Richard"
	Early sheet music cover
Single by Jack McVea and His All Stars
B-side	"Lonesome Blues"
Released	1946
Recorded	1946
Genre	Rhythm and blues; novelty song;
Length	2:58
Label	Black & White
Composer(s)	John Mason; Don Howell;
Lyricist(s)	Jack McVea; Frank Clarke;

"Open the Door, Richard" is a song first recorded by the saxophonist Jack McVea for Black & White Records at the suggestion of A&R man Ralph Bass. In 1947, it was the number one song on Billboard's "Honor Roll of Hits" and became a runaway pop sensation.^[1]