Susie-Q / Don't Treat Me This Way

by Dale Hawkins

Susie-Q / Don't Treat Me This Way cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 6 May 1957
  • Label: Checker
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.96/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Built around James Burton's heavily syncopated, instantly recognizable guitar riff. The track's murky, infectious groove became a foundational text for the emerging swamp rock subgenre.

Genres

Descriptors: bluesy, old-school, guitar-driven, dance, unpolished

Tracklist

  1. Susie-Q
  2. Don't Treat Me This Way

Credits

  • Dale Hawkins - primary artist, written-by
  • Eleanor Broadwater - written-by
  • Stanley Lewis - written-by
  • Harrison Nelson - written-by

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