"Susie Q" is originally a song written and done by Louisiana-born singer and guitarist Dale Hawkins. His version reached #27 in the U.S. pop chart in 1957.[2] He wrote the song with guitarist James Burton, but when the song was released, Stan Lewis, the owner of Jewel/Paula Records, and Eleanor Broadwater, the wife of Nashville DJ Gene Nobles were also credited as co-writers to give them shares of the royalties from the song.[3]The Rolling Stones covered it on their album 12 X 5 released in 1964 in the U.S., and The Rolling Stones No. 2 released in 1965 in the U.K. Another well-known version is by Creedence Clearwater Revival on their debut album released in 1968. This song was one of their first big hits, and was the band's only Top 40 hit that was not written by John Fogerty. John Fogerty sings the first and third stanzas, and Tom Fogerty sings the second stanza. The riff that John plays during the second solo is from Howlin' Wolf's "Smokestack Lightning". Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook, and Doug Clifford perform the backing vocals. The album version clocks in at 8:37. The single version is about half the length of the album version. One difference is that in the single version, the jam session during the coda is omitted. Instead, it fades out with the guitar solo right before the coda. The Everly Brothers also covered the song. Linda McCartney covered this song in Jamaica, leading to the name "Suzy and the Red Stripes"
