Sam Cooke Version
In 1963, Sam Cooke released his version of Willie Dixon's song, calling it "Little Red Rooster." The song was a hit, reaching number seven on the Billboard R&B chart. It was also a cross-over hit, reaching number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. "Little Red Rooster" used Dixon's lyrics, but the backing arrangement was changed in keeping with Cooke's "soul music" approach.Cooke's version featured an organ that imitated the sounds of a Rooster crowing, as well as dogs barking and the hounds howling. Ray Charles, piano, and a young Billy Preston, organ, played on this recording.
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