Rockabilly Dale Hawkins Susie-Q Original LISTEN
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Dale Hawkins
Susie-Q / Don't Treat Me This Way
The Vinyl is in VG Condition
Listen to "Susie-Q" and grade the record for yourself. The Vinyl has a great playback and the label has the worn area as pictured- the flip-side label is nice.
Hawkins is best known for writing and recording "Suzy Q", a 1957 release that was a hit on both the R&B and pop charts. The song soon became a bandstand classic for generations of aspiring young rockers, including Creedence Clearwater Revival, which recorded it in 1968. The bluesy, swamp-rock sound of "Suzy Q" is indicative of Hawkins' extensive background in Southern music tradition. Born and reared in rural Richalnd Parish, Hawkins absorbed blues, country music and gospel; like his contemporaries Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis, he distilled these diverse, yet related influences into a cohesive personal style. Singing and playing guitar, Hawkins began working the rough-and-tumble country circuit around Shreveport and Bosier City. At the same time he closely followed new developments in blues and R&B through his day job at Shreveport's Jewel Records. The phrase "suzy q" refers to a dance step, and can be heard on many old blues records from the 1920s and 30s. But Hawkins personalized it into a tale of a sultry siren, propelled by a catchy lick laid down by guitar virtuoso James Burton, who was only 15 when "Suzy Q" was recorded. When "Suzy Q" took off, Hawkins hit the road, appearing on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" and performing at such famed venues as New York's Apollo Theater. He continued to record, but never experienced another comparable hit, in part because many listeners and radio programmers wrongly assumed that Hawkins was black. The era's rigid, prejudicial boundaries hurt Hawkins career in both white and black markets. A wide range of studio experience make Hawkins a skilled producer, as heard on such mid-'60s Five Americans hit as "I See The Light." He also produced other garage band legends like Mouse & The Traps.
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