[3] Little Richard first heard the phrase "Good golly, Miss Molly" from a Southern DJ named Jimmy Pennick.

Little Richard himself later claimed that he took Ike Turner's piano intro from his influential 1951 rock and roll song "Rocket 88", and used it for "Good Golly, Miss Molly".

[7] After leaving Specialty Records Little Richard returned to "Good Golly, Miss Molly" many times.

[8] In November 1962 Jerry Lee Lewis released the single "Good Golly Miss Molly" (Sun 382), reissued on compilation album Breathless (1967) and on Rockin' Rhythm & Blues (1969).

[11] In 1966, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels incorporated "Good Golly Miss Molly" into their version of "Devil with a Blue Dress On".

Creedence Clearwater Revival recorded the song in 1969 on their Bayou Country album with slightly changed lyrics.

[citation needed] Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzmán released her own version of "La Plaga" in 1988.