[3] Writing in Encyclopedia of the Blues, Gene Tomko notes the similarity to the introduction and shuffle beat of the popular Jimmy Reed song "Big Boss Man".

[4] Abramson leased Tucker's song to Checker Records and in 1964 it was released as a single, backed with "Don't Want 'Cha (Watcha Gonna Do)".

[7] It was written by Tucker and Billy Davis: "they both heard Sugar Pie DeSantos's voice in their heads as they put the finishing touches on the tune.

[7] The lyrics play on "Hi-Heel Sneakers", which DeSantos sang in the style of the original:[7] Baby my red dress in the cleaners, but my shift will steal the show Can't wear my high-heel sneakers cause they hurt my toes so bad So wear some spats and calfskin shoes to match my low-heeled slip-in mules The single, released by Chess Records, reached number 48 on Billboard's Hot 100 (its R&B chart was suspended at the time).

[8] Numerous musicians have recorded "Hi-Heel Sneakers" – Aldin notes the song "has the distinction of having been recorded by such unlikely musical bedfellows as Johnny Rivers, Elvis Presley, Ramsey Lewis, Ronnie Milsap, Jose Feliciano, Chuck Berry, the Chambers Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, David Cassidy and Boots Randolph, to name but a few.