"Smokestack Lightning" has been interpreted numerous times by various artists.In the early to mid-1960s, it became a live staple of British beat groups, including the Yardbirds, Manfred Mann, the Animals, the Groundhogs, and the Who as well as American groups, such as Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Electric Prunes, Kaleidoscope and the Wailers.