This was Hooker's first hit, and it became his signature 
song. It was originally released only as a single. 
Hooker performed this when he appeared in the 1980 
movie The Blues Brothers. It was the only movie 
Hooker ever appeared in. 
Many Blues bands have covered this over the years, 
including The Animals and The Yardbirds. It has 
become a Blues standard. 
Members of Motown's house band (known as The 
Funk Brothers) played on this. The Funk Brothers were 
outstanding musicians and played on hundreds of hit 
records, but Motown didn't pay them very well, so they 
would take gigs at other labels in the Detroit area to 
make extra cash. 
Hooker didn't play this live for a long time, because he 
feared that he wouldn't do it justice. He finally played it 
in his last two shows before his death. 
In 1992, this was used in a UK ad for Levi's jeans. It 
was re-released that year and went to #16. (thanks, 
Brad Wind - Miami, FL) 
This was used in a 2002 commercial for The Gap. In 
the ad, it was performed on roller skates by Baba Oje, 
a former member of Arrested Development. The 
advertising campaign, dubbed "For Every Generation," 
used a variety of artists, including Willie Nelson, Ryan 
Adams, and Natalie Imbruglia.