Covers:

1916:

Victor Military Band [als Hesitation Blues, toegeschreven aan Billy Smythe/Scott Middleton/Art Gillhan]

1919:

W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band

1923:

Sara Martin & Eva Taylor [als Hesitation Blues]

1924:

Uncle Dave Macon [als Hill Billy Blues, later als Hesitation Blues]

1925:

Art Gillham [coauteur]

1929:

Sleepy John Estes [als Divin' Duck Blues]

1930:

Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers [als If The River Was Whiskey]

1930:

Jim Jackson

1935:

Lead Belly [Lomax-opname]

1936:

Milton Brown [beslissende plooi]

1938:

Jelly Roll Morton [voor het Library of Congress]

1954:

Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton

1957:

Rev. Gary Davis

1958:

Jesse Fuller

1959:

Dave Van Ronk

1964:

Holy Modal Rounders

1965:

Janis Joplin [met Jorma Kaukonen]

1965:

Rising Sons [als If The River Was Whiskey (Divin' Duck Blues)]

1968:

Taj Mahal [als Divin' Duck Blues]

1969:

Johnny Winter [idem]

1970:

Hot Tuna

1970s:

Earl Hines

1973:

Livin' Blues [als Divin' Duck Blues]

1984:

Rob Hoeke [idem]

1996:

Asylum Street Spankers

1996:

Murray Head

1996:

Pasadena Roof Orch.

2001:

Ian Whitcomb [in film The Cat's Meow]

2003:

Hans Theessink

2003:

Harry Manx & Kevin Breit [als Diving Duck Blues]

2005:

Marian McPartland & Steely Dan [meeste als Hesitation Blues]

2009:

Willie & The Wheel [Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel]

2017:

Frank Fairfield [als If The River Was Whiskey op American Epic]