This will be the final installment of classic blues performances that were later covered by rock 'n' roll performers. The regular "Great moments in obscure rock 'n' roll" will resume the first Saturday in September.
Bukka White (1906-1977) was another Delta bluesman, who served time in the infamous Parchman Farm prison in Mississippi, memorialized in his probably best-known song:
In 1957, the blues and jazz pianist Mose Allison did his own version, which had a more direct influence on later covers:
In 1970, the American hard rock band Cactus did a revved-up cover:
Johnny Winter's 1969 cover, however, may be the best:
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