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"Susie Q" is a rockabilly song co-written and performed by American musician Dale Hawkins [4] released in 1957. The song was a commercial success and became a classic of the early rock and roll era, being recorded by many other performers in subsequent years.
Delmar Allen "Dale" Hawkins (August 22, 1936 – February 13, 2010) [2] was a pioneer American rock singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist who was often called the architect of swamp rock boogie. Career
Susie Q (born Susan Banfield), a member of rap duo Cookie Crew "Susie Q" (song), a 1957 song by Dale Hawkins, covered by many artists "Suzi Q" (Ammonia song), 1996; Suzi Quatro (born 1950), singer and actress also known as "Suzi Q" "Suzi Q", the Hawkins song covered by Suzi Quatro on the 1990 album Oh, Suzi Q.
Hawkins' cousin, Dale Hawkins, the earliest white performer to sing at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and the Regal Theater in Chicago, recorded the rhythm and blues song "Suzie Q" in 1957. Beginning at age eleven, Ronnie Hawkins sang at local fairs and before he was a teenager shared a stage with Hank Williams.
Ronnie Hawkins, the Southern rockabilly singer who helped shape and launch the Band and other Canadian rock artists, died Sunday after battling a long-term Rockabilly pioneer Ronnie Hawkins dies at 87
Creedence Clearwater Revival is best remembered for the band's first hit single "Susie Q", which had been a hit for Dale Hawkins in 1957. It was released as a single version split into two parts, with the jam session during the coda on the A-side fading out with the guitar solo right before the coda which fades in part two on the B-side.
In 1957, Checker cracked into the rockabilly market with Dale Hawkins, who had a crossover hit with "Susie Q", although he could not repeat the single's success. In 1958, Checker released its first 12" 33⅓ rpm LP record, The Best of Little Walter, which was released as Checker LP-1428. [8]
According to actor Robbie Jones, Quentin “Q” Fields was “supposed to be around” much longer than he was on One Tree Hill. “This all unfolded because my series regular deal fell apart ...