Country music artist Waylon Jennings recorded the original version and released it as a single in 1967.
R&B artist Joe Simon covered the song in 1969, earning a Grammy Award.
The song was recorded by Joe Simon in 1969 and was his first number one on the US R&B chart, where it stayed for three weeks.
"The Chokin' Kind" was also Joe Simon's first top twenty entry on the pop singles chart.
[2] Simon received the 1970 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male for this song.