 In 2010, the song was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame "Classics of Blues Recordings" category.In a statement by the foundation, it was noted that "Otis Rush has stated that Dixon presented 'Spoonful' to him, but the song didn't suit Rush's tastes and so it ended up with Wolf, and soon thereafter with Etta James".James' recording with Harvey Fuqua as "Etta & Harvey" reached number 12 on "Billboard" magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and number 78 on its Hot 100 singles chart.