The Very Best of John Lee Hooker

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Dirty Ground Hog
3:32
2Hobo Blues (a.k.a. The Hobo) (live)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-25)
live recording of:
Hobo Blues (in 1960)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
The Hobo
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:05
3Tupelo (live)
4:06
4I'm Going Upstairs
recording of:
I’m Going Upstairs
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:55
5I'm Mad Again
recording of:
I’m Mad Again
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:40
6Want Ad Blues
recording of:
Want Ad Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:15
7What Do You Say
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961)
recording of:
What Do You Say (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:31
8Boom 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.
3.42:31
9She's Mine
2:21
10Drug Store Woman
recording of:
Drug Store Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:45
11You Know I Love You
1:56
12Send Me Your Pillow
recording of:
Send Me Your Pillow
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:25
13Don't Look Back
2:55
14One Way Ticket
3:29
15Bottle Up and Go
2:26
16This Is Hip
recording of:
This Is Hip
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:31
17Half a Stranger
cover recording of:
Half a Stranger
lyricist and composer:
Roosevelt Sykes
4:25
18Birmingham Blues
2:55
19It Serves Me Right to Suffer
cover recording of:
It Serves Me Right to Suffer
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
It Serves Me Right to Suffer
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:33
20Big Legs, Tight Skirt
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Big Legs, Tight Skirt (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
32:17