John Lee Hooker

 

Artist:  John Lee Hooker 
Born:  August 22, 1912. Tutwiler, Tallahatchie Country, Mississippi, USA
Died:  June 21, 2001.  (Aged 89).  Los Altos, California
Genre:  Blues, Country Blues, Acoustic Blues, Electric Blues, Delta Blues, Folk Blues
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

John Lee Hooker was an American Blues Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter.  He performed an electric guitar-style of Delta Blues, including Talking Blues and developed his own driving-rhythm Boogie Woogie.  Some of his best known songs include "Boogie Chillen" (1948), "Crawling King Snake" (1949), "Dimples" (1956), "Boom Boom" (1962) and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, Oe Beer" (1966).

Title:  House Of The Blues (Limited Edition) (2023)

Genre:  Blues, Country Blues, Acoustic Blues, Electric Blues, Delta Blues, Folk Blues

Label:  Waxtime In Color

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Walkin' The Boogie 2:43)

 2.  Love Blues (3:00)

 3.  Union Station Blues (2:58)

 4.  It's My Own Fault (2:59)

 5.  Leave My Wife Alone (2:47)

 6.  Ramblin' By Myself (3:21)

 7.  Baby You Ain't No Good (3:13)

Side Two:

 1.  Sugar Mama (3:15)

 2.  Down At Te Landing (2:55)

 3.  Louise (3:04)

 4.  Ground Hog Blues (Traditional) (2:58)

 5.  High Priced Woman (2:43)

 6.  Women And Money (2:55)

 7.  Bad Boy (3:12)

Personnel:

John Lee Hooker:  Vocals, Gutar

Eddie Kirkland:  Guitar on Tracks:  2/3, 2/5, 2/6

Bob Thurman:  Piano on Tracks:  1/4, 2/6

Eddie Burns:  Bass on Tracks:  1/4, 2/6

Tom Whitehead:  Drums on Track 2/6

House Of The Blues is an album by John Lee Hooker, originally released in 1959 by Chess Records, remastered and reissued on February 13, 2023 by Waxtime In Color.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Colored Blue Vinyl.