The Very Best of John Lee Hooker

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1High Priced Woman
guitar:
Andres Durham (guitar player) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
High Priced Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:47
2Leave My Wife Alone
2:49
3Ramblin' by Myself
3:22
4Walkin' the Boogie
2:36
5Love Blues
3:01
6Please Don't Go
2:34
7Down at the Landing
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Down at the Landing
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:58
8Mambo Chillun
2:49
9Time Is Marchin'
3:03
10Dimples
bass:
George Washington (1950s bassist) (in 1956)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956) and Eddie Taylor (Electric blues guitarist & singer) (in 1956)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
recording of:
Dimples (in 1956)
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
42:13
11Every Night
3:01
12Crawlin' Black Spider
2:46
13I Love You Honey
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1958)
bass:
Everett McCrary
drums (drum set):
Richard Johnson (drummer) (on 1958-06-10)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Eddie Taylor (Electric blues guitarist & singer)
piano:
Joe Hunter
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
cover recording of:
I Love You Honey (on 1958-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Williams
recording of:
I Love You Honey (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Williams
recording of:
I Love You Honey
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:36
14House Rent Boogie
4:04
15Trying to Find a Woman
3:40
16Maudie
2:27
17I'm in the Mood
2:47
18Boogie Chillun
2:40
19Hobo Blues
recording of:
Hobo Blues
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:51
20Crawlin' Kingsnake
2:46
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1No Shoes
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960)
bass:
Sylvester Hickman
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Turner (on 1960-03-01)
guitar:
Lefty Bates and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
No Shoes (on 1960-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
recording of:
No Shoes (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
2:29
2Dirty Ground Hog
3:33
3Hobo Blues (a.k.a. the Hobo) (live)
3:10
4I'm Goin' Upstairs
2:56
5I'm Mad Again
2:41
6What Do You Say
2:32
7Boom Boom
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
3.42:32
8She's Mine
2:21
9Drug Store Woman
2:46
10You Know I Love You
1:57
11Send Me Your Pillow
2:26
12Don't Look Back
2:56
13One Way Ticket
3:31
14Bottle Up and Go
2:27
15This Is Hip
2:31
16Big Legs, Tight Skirt
2:20
17It Serves Me Right to Suffer
3:33
18Stella Mae
3:00
19One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
2:59
20The Water Front
5:15
▼CD 3: Roots of the Blues, Volume 1 - (bonus disc)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stack O'Lee Blues
Mississippi John Hurt2:59
244 Blues
Roosevelt Sykes3:02
3Divin' Duck Blues
Sleepy John Estes3:15
4Gimme a Pigfoot
Bessie Smith3:32
5Revenue Man Blues
Charley Patton2:42
6Sagefield Woman Blues
Kokomo Arnold3:04
7Old Time Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-07-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carl Martin (1930s US guitar & violin player) (on 1935-07-27)
Carl Martin2:46
8Cross Road Blues
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1986) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 481)
recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Encore Music (US label), King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Robert Johnson52:42
9Harmonica Blues
Sonny Terry2:43
10East Rider
cover recording of:
See See Rider Blues
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Lead Belly3:12
11Crawling King Snake
Tony Hollins2:59
12Can't You Read
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
Big Maceo3:09
13Bad Acting Woman
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
Big Bill Broonzy2:49
14Please Don't Go Big
Joe Williams2:50
15Take a Walk With Me
Muddy Waters3:06
16I Got a Break, Baby
T‐Bone Walker3:14