[1] Called a "tautly powerful slow blues" by music journalist Charles Shaar Murray,[2] it has been recorded by numerous artists, including early Chicago bluesmen Tampa Red, Sonny Boy Williamson I, and Tommy McClennan.
John Lee Hooker and Howlin' Wolf later adapted "Sugar Mama" for electric blues[1] and rock group Led Zeppelin reworked it during early recording sessions.
Country bluesman Yank Rachell recorded "Sugar Farm Blues"[3] on February 6, 1934.
Both are medium tempo twelve-bar blues that featured Red's trademark slide resonator guitar work and vocals.
John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, sometimes identified as the composer of "Sugar Mama",[1] first recorded the song three years after Tampa Red.
[12] It was performed as a Chicago blues shuffle with lyrics from the Yank Rachell, Tampa Red, and Sonny Boy Williamson songs.