Accompanying Red, who sang and played slide guitar, were Black Bob Hudson on piano and an unknown bass player.

He also recorded it as a solo piece with vocal and electric guitar in 1961 for his Don't Tampa with the Blues album.

[4] In his arrangement, he uses breaks where he sings the first four bars of each twelve-bar verse without the usual instrumental accompaniment.

The recording took place in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 26, 1960, with King on vocal and guitar, Sonny Thompson on piano, Bill Willis on bass, Phillip Paul on drums, Clifford Scott on tenor saxophone and Gene Redd on trumpet.

[8][9] In November 1996, a live version was recorded at Buddy Guy's Legends club in Chicago.