The song was covered by Pat Boone, and other versions were recorded in the 1960s by Ike and Tina Turner, The Righteous Brothers, James Brown, Wilson Pickett (whose version made number 22 on the US pop chart), Johnny and the Hurricanes (whose instrumental is called "High Voltage"), Dave Van Ronk on his 1962 album "Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger", Tom Rush on his 1963 album, "Blues, Songs And Ballads", Doc Watson on his 1967 album "Ballads From Deep Gap", and by Taj Mahal on the 1969 album "Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home". Tommy Roe's 1971 version of the song went to number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Canadian Singles Chart.