Susie Q (song)
original song co-written and performed by Dale Hawkins
"Susie Q" is a song written by Dale Hawkins and was originally recorded in 1957. It went to number 16 in Canada.
"Susie-Q" | ||||
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Single by Dale Hawkins | ||||
B-side | "Don't Treat Me This Way" | |||
Released | May 1957[1] | |||
Recorded | 1957 | |||
Studio | KWKH Radio, Shreveport, Louisiana[2] | |||
Genre | Rockabilly[3] | |||
Length | 2:13 | |||
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Creedence Clearwater Revival version
change"Suzie Q" | ||||
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Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||||
from the album Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||||
A-side | "Suzie Q" (Part one) | |||
B-side | "Suzie Q" (Part two) | |||
Released | June 15, 1968 | |||
Recorded | January 19, 1968 | |||
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Label | Fantasy | |||
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Producer(s) | Saul Zaentz | |||
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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
change- ↑ "Reviews of New R&B Records". Billboard. May 6, 1957. p. 69. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bordowitz, Hank (2007). Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Chicago Review Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-56976-984-3.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Abjorensen, Norman (May 25, 2017). Historical Dictionary of Popular Music. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-5381-0215-2.