[3] Backing Williamson (vocals and harmonica) were Otis Spann on piano, Muddy Waters and Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Willie Dixon on bass, and Fred Below on drums.

[2][3] "Don't Start Me Talkin'" was released as a single in September 1955, a month after its recording.

[1] The song reached number three on Billboard magazine's R&B Singles chart.

[7] Bob Dylan performed the song on The David Letterman Show in 1984.

Other music artists that have recorded the song include John Hammond, Jr., the Doobie Brothers, Dion, the Yardbirds, Climax Blues Band, Champion Jack Dupree, Rory Gallagher, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Fenton Robinson, Good Rockin' Charles[8] and Gary Moore, among others.