Susie Q (song)

"Susie Q" is a song written by Dale Hawkins and was originally recorded in 1957. It went to number 16 in Canada.

"Susie-Q"
Single by Dale Hawkins
from "
B-side"Don't Treat Me This Way"
ReleasedMay 1957 (1957-05)[1]
Recorded1957
StudioKWKH Radio, Shreveport, Louisiana[2]
GenreRockabilly[3]
Length2:13
LabelChecker
Songwriter(s)
Dale Hawkins singles chronology
" Susie-Q ""Baby Baby"
(1957)

Creedence Clearwater Revival version

"Suzie Q"
Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from Creedence Clearwater Revival"
A-side"Suzie Q" (Part one)
B-side"Suzie Q" (Part two)
ReleasedJune 15, 1968 (1968-06-15)
RecordedJanuary 19, 1968
Genre
Length
  • 8:37 (album version)
  • 4:33 (part one)
  • 3:48 (part two)
LabelFantasy
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Saul Zaentz
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology
""Porterville"
(1968)
Suzie Q ""I Put a Spell on You"
(1968)

Creedence Clearwater Revival recorded a version of "Susie Q" in 1968 for their debut studio album Creedence Clearwater Revival. It went to number 11 in the United States and number 10 in Canada. It has many versions of the song have existed over the years.

References

  1. "Reviews of New R&B Records". Billboard: 69. May 6, 1957. https://books.google.com/books?id=sx0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69. Retrieved January 3, 2011. 
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits. United States: Record Research/Billboard. p. 236. ISBN 0-8230-8283-0.
  3. King, Ian (November 6, 2018). Appetite for Definition: An A-Z Guide to Rock Genres. Harper Perennial. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-06-268889-7.
  4. Hall, Mitchell K. (May 9, 2014). The Emergence of Rock and Roll: Music and the Rise of American Youth Culture. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-135-05358-1.
  5. Bordowitz, Hank (2007). Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Chicago Review Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-56976-984-3.
  6. Doggett, Peter (August 27, 2015). Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone – 125 Years of Pop Music. Random House. p. 421. ISBN 978-1-4481-3031-3.
  7. Abjorensen, Norman (May 25, 2017). Historical Dictionary of Popular Music. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-5381-0215-2.