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The name "Susie Q" is a popular nickname, but from where did this originate. I found the information about "Susie" and its related names, but where did the "Q" come from. There is a song written in the mid-1950s entitled "Susie Q" as well as numerous uses of the name since then. But the earliest reference to this name I've found so far is from the early 1950s when heavyweight boxing legend Rocky Marciano nicknamed his knockout punch "Susie Q." There must be an earlier root to this name, but so far I haven't found it. Thanks for any input!
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Susie Q was a nickname at least as early as 1942, when Battle of Midway pilot hero James Muri's plane was named "Susie Q" after his wife, whose nickname it was. This may also not be the earliest occasion, but it gets us from the early 50s to at least the early 40s.
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A little late but I found a song called Suzie Q from 1936. Couldn't find anything earlier than that. Still got no idea what it means or where it came from or who thought it up and why. It bugs me how often I hear it while knowing that no one really knows what it means.
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I am watching the original “Brewster’s Millions”, a 1945 movie. In the movie there is a horse race. The name of one of the horses is Susie Q.
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There was a dance step called "Suzie Q"
The dance dates back to the 1930s: http://snipurl.com/esk5. I couldn't find out where it acquired its name from, unfortunately.
The Rolling Stones recorded a song called "Suzie Q" on 25 Feb 1964. It was released in the US in 1964 on the album 12x5; in the UK, it came out in 1965.
Miranda
"...his fingers trailing over your belly, your thighs quacking..." — From a The Lord of the Rings crapfic
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks.
The dance dates back to the 1930s: http://snipurl.com/esk5. I couldn't find out where it acquired its name from, unfortunately.
The Rolling Stones recorded a song called "Suzie Q" on 25 Feb 1964. It was released in the US in 1964 on the album 12x5; in the UK, it came out in 1965.
"...his fingers trailing over your belly, your thighs quacking..." — From a The Lord of the Rings crapfic
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks.
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