[2] He credited Robert Jr. Lockwood with inspiring "the diminished chord I used on the break part" "and the thing I put in there like 'The Walk'.

[2] Freddie King also added a section of "The Peter Gunn Theme"[6] from a popular television series of the time.

"Hide Away" was recorded in 1960 and backing King on guitar were Sonny Thompson on piano, Bill Willis on bass, and Philip Paul on drums.

[8] The song also reached number 29 on the Hot 100, making it one of the highest showings in the broader singles chart by a blues artist.

In 1963, Eric Clapton was introduced to "Hide Away" (and the single's B-side "I Love the Woman") by bandmate Tom McGuinness of the Roosters.

The version followed the original, but with a jazzier rhythm-section arrangement and more vamping by Clapton, including an Elmore James-style riff.

[10] Clapton called it "the breakthrough album that really brought my playing to people's attention" and where he developed his signature overdriven Les Paul guitar sound.

[12] During "Stevie Speaks" (an interview with Vaughan from the album), he uses the song to talk about how ordinary things from everyday life used to inspire musicians.

So rousingly recognizable is its galloping shuffle groove and stinging melody that it has reigned as the blues set-closer for several decades.