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:  The Big Soul Of John Lee Hooker (Limited Edition) (2026)

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

Label:  WaxTime

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  San Francisco (2:46)

 2.  Take A Look At Yourself (2:48)

 3.  Send Me Your Pillow (2:25)

 4.  She shot Me Down (2:50)

 5.  I Love Her (2:14)

 6.  Old Time Shimmy (2:21)

 7.  What Do You Say (Bonus Track) 

 8.  Let's Make It (Bonus Track)

Side B:

 1.  You Know I Love You (1:56)

 2.  Big Soul (2:09)

 3.  Good Rockin' Mama (2:28)

 4.  Onions (2:10)

 5.  No One Told Me (2:08)

 6.  Boom Boom (Bonus Track)

 7.  Thelma (Bonus Track)

 8.  Process (Bonus Track)

Personnel:

John Lee Hooker:  Guitar, Lead Vocals

Larry Veeder:   Guitar

James Jamerson:  Bass

Benny Bejamin:  Drums

Joe Hunter:  Keyboards

Henry Cosby:  Tenor Saxophone

Andrew "Mike" Terry:  Baritone Saxophone

Unidentified Musician:  Trumpet

MaryWilson & The Andantes:  Backing Vocals

Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, & Louvain Demps:  Backing Vocals

The Big Soul Of John Lee Hooker is an album by John Lee Hooker, originally released in 1963 by Vee-Jay, remastered and reissued on March 20, 2026 by WaxTime.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl, Collector's LP Series.

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:  That's My Story John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues (Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series) (2026) 

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

Label:  Craft Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  I Need Some Money (2:25)

 2.  Come On And See About Me (3:06)

 3.  I'm Wanderin' (5:12)

 4.  Democrat Man (3:27)

 5.  I Want To Talk About You (3:02)

 6.  Gonna Use My Rod (4:20)

Side 2:

 1.  Wednesday Evenin' Blues (3:34)

 2.  No More Doggin'2:42)

 3.  One Of These Days (4:05)

 4.  I Believe I'll Go Back Home (3:42)

 5.  You're Leavin' Me, Baby (3:51)

 6.  That's My Story (4:34)

Personnel:

John Lee Hooker:  Guitar, Vocals

Sam Jones:  Bass

Louis Hayes:  Drums

That's My Story John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues is a studio album by John Lee Hooker, originally released on April 1960 by Riverside, remastered and reissued on April 10, 2026 by Craft Recordings.  180 Gram Vinyl.

Muddy Waters

Artist:  Muddy Waters   
Birth Name:  McKinley Morganfield
Born:  April 4, 1913.  Issaquena County, Mississippi, USA
Died:  April 30, 1983 (Aged 70)
Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues. Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Blues Revival
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Muddy Waters was an American Blues Musician and Songwriter, who is the father of Modern Chicago Blues.  He had recorded several Blues Classics included "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want To Make Love To You" and "I'm Ready".   His influence was tremendous, not just on Blues, and Rhythm & Blues, but on Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Folk Music, Jazz, and Country Music.

Title:   At Newport 1960 (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues. Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Blues Revival

Label:  Vinyl Passion 

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  I Got My Brand On You (4:32)

 2.  I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (3:00)

 3.  Baby, Please Don't Go (3:01)

 4.  Soon Forgotten (4:22)

 5.  Tiger In Your Tank (4:30)

Side 2:

 1.  I Feel So Good (2:55)

 2.  Got My Mojo Working (4:30)

 3.  Got My Mojo Working, Part 2 (2:48)

 4.  Goodbye Newport Blues (4:50)

Personnel:

Muddy Waters:  Guitar, Vocals

Otis Spann:  Piano, Vocals

Pat Hare:  Guitar

James Cotton:  Harmonica

Andrew stevenson:  Bass

Francis Clay:  Drums

At Newport 1960 is a live album by Muddy Waters, originally released on November 15, 1960 by Chess Records, remastered and reissued on January 23, 2026 by Vinyl Passion.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Solid Orange Coloured Vinyl.

 

 

Muddy Waters

 

Artist:  Muddy Waters   
Birth Name:  McKinley Morganfield
Born:  April 4, 1913.  Issaquena County, Mississippi, USA
Died:  April 30, 1983 (Aged 70)
Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues. Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Blues Revival
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Muddy Waters was an American Blues Musician and Songwriter, who is the father of Modern Chicago Blues.  He had recorded several Blues Classics included "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want To Make Love To You" and "I'm Ready".   His influence was tremendous, not just on Blues, and Rhythm & Blues, but on Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Folk Music, Jazz, and Country Music.

Title:  I'm Ready (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues. Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Blues Revival

Label:  Music On Vinyl

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  I'm Ready (3:26)

 2.  33 Years (5:20)

 3.  Who Do You Trust (5:00)

 4.  Copper Brown (4:58)

Side Two:

 1.  I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (3:59)

 2.  Mamie (5:35)

 3.  Rock Me (3:54)

 4.  Scrfeamin' And Cryin' (5:04)

 5.  Good Morning, Little School Girl (3:27)

Personnel:

Muddy Waters:  Vocals, Guitar

Johnny Winter:  Guitar on Tracks:  1/1, 3, 4, 2/1, 3, 5

Jimmy Rogers:  Guitar, Vocals

Bob Margolin:  Guitar, Bass

Jerry Portnoy:  Harmonica on Tracks:  1/1, 4, 2/1, 3, 5

Big Walter Horton:  Harmonica

Pinstop Perkins:  Piano

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith:  Drums

I'm Ready is an album by Muddy Waters, originally released on January 1978 by Blue Sky, remastered and reissued on February 20, 2026 by Music On Vinyl.  Limited Edition of 1500 Individually Numbered Copies on Pink Coloured Vinyl.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

Robert Johnson

 

Artist:  Robert Johnson

Birth Name:  Rober Leroy Johnson

Born:  May 8, 1911.  Hazlehurst, Mississippi, USA

Died:  August 16, 1938 (Aged 27).  Greenwood, Mississippi, USA

Genre:  Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Pre-War Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica

Robert Johnson was an American Blues Musician, Singer and Songwriter.  His singing, guitar playing and songwriting on his landmark 1936 and 1937 recordings have influenced ater generations of musicians, althrough his recording career spanned only seven months, but as a master of the Blues, particularly the Delta Blues style, and as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century.

Title:  King Of The Delta Blues Singers (Limited Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Pre-War Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues

Label:  Number One Essentials

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A

 1.  Cross Road Blues (2:39)

 2.  Terraplane Blues (2:59)

 3.  Come On In My Kitchen (2:48)

 4.  Walkin' Blues (2:29)

 5.  Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2:39)

 6.  32-20 Blues (2:52)

 7.  King Hearted Woman Blues (2:51)

 8.  If I Had Possesseion OverJudgement Day (2:34)

 9.  I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (2:56) *

Side B:

 1.  Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil) (2:51)

 2.  When You Got A Good Friend (2:37)

 3.  Rambling On My Mind (2:50)

 4.  Stones In My Passway (2:28)

 5.  Travelin' Riverside Blues (2:47)

 6.  Milkcow's Calf Blues (2:35)

 7.  Me And The Devil Blues (2:35)

 8.  Hellhound On My Trail (2:35)

 9.  Love In Vain Blues (2:19) *

10. Sweet Home Chilcago (3:02) *

* Bonus Tracks Not on the Original LP

Personnel:

Robert Johnson:  Vocals, Guitar

 King Of The Delta Blues Singers is the compilation album by Robert Johnson, originally released in 1961 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on September 19, 2025 by Number One Essentials.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

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:  ...And Seven Nights (2023)

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

Label:  BMG

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Bad Luck And Trouble (4:05)

 2.  Waterfront (4:20)

 3.  No One Please Me But You (2:20)

 4.  It's Raining Here (3:55)

 5.  It's A Crazy Mixed Up World (4:10)

 6.  Seven Days And Seven Nights (3:55)

Side Two:

 1.  Mai Lee (3:36)

 2.  I'm Losin' You (3:50)

3.  Little Girl Go Back To School (3:55)

 4.  Little Dreamer (4:10)

 5.  Don't Be Messin' With Mh Bread (3:24)

Personnel:

John Lee Hooker:  Guitar,Vocals

Tom Parker:  Piano, Organ

Tony McPhee:  Guitar

Pete Cruickshank:  Electric Bass

Dave Boorman:  Drums

...And Seven Nights is an album by John Lee Hooker, originally released in 1965, remastered and reissued on July 21, 2023 by BMG.   180 Gram Vinyl.