Oh Say That You'll Be True

"The record failed to sell, and label owner Leonard Chess had reservations about releasing Mr. Hawkins's second record, 'Susie Q.' But a local disc jockey took a demo of the song to Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler. Wexler expressed interest in it, forcing Chess's hand.
"Mr. Hawkins had to assign part of the song's writing credits to Lewis and E. Broadwater, a pseudonym for Nashville DJ Gene Nobles. The move ensured airplay but caused him to miss out on royalty payments."

Terence McArdle in The Washington Post reports the death of Dale Hawkins.