Dale Hawkins - Susie Q

First performance: 00/05/1995


Coverinfo

Bruce performed the song only once:
 
1995-05-00 Fogerty Residence, Beverly Hills, CA
 
Bruce performs in John Fogerty's living room during Fogerty's 50th birthday party. Location and date are uncertain, but an extensive setlist is known from video circulated by participant John Stamos
 
link to John Stamos' fb page ( starts at 11:00 )
 
RollingStone Article
 
  

Songinfo

"Susie Q" is a song by musician Dale Hawkins recorded late in the rockabilly era in 1957. He wrote it with bandmate Robert Chaisson, but when released, Stan Lewis, the owner of Jewel/Paula Records and whose daughter Susan was the inspiration for the song, and Eleanor Broadwater, the wife of Nashville DJ Gene Nobles, were credited as co-writers to give them shares of the royalties. Hawkins cut "Susie Q" at the KWKH Radio station in Shreveport, Louisiana. There is some dispute as to whether the Hawkins' rendition of the song was a remake of a 1939 release of a song of the same title by Sonny Boy Williamson
 
 
  

Other cover versions

Creedence Clearwater Revival released a version on their debut album released in 1968. The band's only Top 40 hit not written by John Fogerty.

Bruce on the artist

Lyrics

Oh Susie Q
Oh Susie Q
Oh Susie Q
I love you my Susie Q
I like the way you walk
I like the way you talk
I like the way you walk
I like the way you talk my Susie Q
Oh Susie Q
Oh Susie Q
Oh Susie Q baby I love you
My Susie Q
You say that you'll be true
You say that you'll be true
You say that you'll be true
And never leave me blue my Susie Q
Oh Susie Q
Oh Susie Q
Oh Susie Q I love you my Susie Q