Clapton with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Rare Earth, Eddie Cochran, Nancy Sinatra, and Sammy Davis, Jr., all put their own style on the song. Jerry Lee Lewis, who found particular success with his rendition in 1961, which peaked at number 30 and spent eight weeks on the charts. Charles noticed, later writing "I saw that many of the stations which had banned the tune started playing it when it was covered by white artists. That seemed strange to me, as though white sex was cleaner than black sex. But once they began playing the white version, they lifted the ban and also played the original." References Bibliography Charles, Ray and Ritz, David (1978). Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story, The Dial Press. Creswell, Toby (2006). 1001 Songs: The Greatest Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories, and Secrets Behind Them, Thunder's Mouth Press. Ertegun, Ahmet (ed., 2001). "What'd I Say?": The Atlantic Story: 50 Years of Music, Welcome Rain Publishers. Evans, Mike (2007). Ray Charles: The Birth of Soul, Omnibus Press. George, Nelson (1988). The Death of Rhythm & Blues. Pantheon Books. Larson, Thomas (2004). The History of Rock and Roll, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. Lydon, Michael (1998). Ray Charles: Man and Music'', Riverhead Books. External links Hear Ray Charles describe the origins of this song (track 5). 1959 songs 1959 singles Songs written by Ray Charles Ray Charles songs Elvis Presley songs Jerry Lee Lewis songs Checkmates, Ltd. songs Song recordings produced by Jerry Wexler Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients United States National Recording Registry recordings Atlantic Records singles Obscenity controversies in music The Crickets songs