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.

Skip James

 

Artist:  Skip James

Birth Name:  Nehemiah Curtis James

Born:  June 9, 1902.  Bentonia, Mississippi, USA

Died:  October 3, 1969 (Aged 67).  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Genre:  Blues, Delta Blues, Regional Blues, Country Blues, Blues Revival, Piano Blues, Acoustic Blues

Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Skip James was an American Delta Blues Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Guitarist.  His singing and playing skills influencing everyone from a young Robert Johnson to Eric Clapton who recorded James "I'm So Glad" on the first Cream album.

Title:  The Complete 1931 Sessions (2023)

Genre:  Blues, Delta Blues, Regional Blues, Country Blues, Blues Revival, Piano Blues, Acoustic Blues

Label:  ORG Music

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Devil Got My Woman

 2.  If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road

 3.  Hard Luck Child

 4.  Drunken Spree

 5.  Little Cow And Calf s Gonna Die Blues

 6.  Be Ready When He Comes

 7.  How Long "Buck" (Leroy Carr)

 8.  I'm So Glad

 9.  Cherry Ball Blues

Side B:

 1.  Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues

 2.  22-20 Blues (Robert Johnson, Skip James)

 3.  4 O'Clock Blues

 4.  Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader (Traditional)

 5.  Yola My Blues Away

 6.  What Am I To Do Blues

 7.  Special Rider Blues

 8.  Illinois Blues

 9.  Cypress Grove Blues

Personnel:

Skip James:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano

The Complete 1931 Sessions is an album by Skip James, originally released in 1966 by Paramount records, remastered and reissued in 2023 by ORG Music.  For Music Blues Lovers and Music Collectors.

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:  The Best O Muddy Waters 1948 To 1956 (2023)

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

Label:  Acrobat

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Feel Like Going Home 

 2.  Rollin' And Tumblin'  Part 1

 3.  Louisiana Blues

 4.  Long Distance Call

 5.  Honey Bee

 6.  Still A Fool 

 7.  Mad Love 

Side B:

 1.  I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man

 2.  Just Make Love To Me

 3.  I'm Ready

 4.  Manish Boy

 5.  Trouble No More

 6.  Forty Days And Forty Nights

 7.  Got My Mojo Working 

The Best O Muddy Waters 1948 To 1956 is the compilation album by Muddy Waters, released on January 13, 2023 by Acrobat.  For Music Collectors.

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.

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 Healer (2022) 

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

Label:  Craft Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  The Healer (5:36)

      John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana & The Santana Band:

      John Lee Hooker:  Vocals

      Special Guest:

       Carlos Santana & The Santana Band:

      Carlos Santana:  Guitar

      ChesterThompson:  Keyboards, Synthesizer

      Ndugu Chancler:  Drums

      Amando Peraza:  Congas

      Chepito Areas:  Timbales

 2.  I'm In The Mood (4:30)

      John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt:

      John Lee Hooker:  Vocals, Guitar

      Special Guest:

      Bonnie Raitt:  Vocals, Slide Guitar

      Roy Rogers:  Guitar

      Scott Matthews:  Drums

 3.  Baby Lee (3:43)

      John Lee Hooker & Robert Cray:

      John Lee Hooker:  Vocals, Guitar

      Special Guest:

      Robert Cray:  Guitar

      Richard Cousins:  Bass

      Scott Matthews:  Drums

 4.  Cuttin' Out(4:35)

      John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat:

      John Lee Hooker:  Vocals, Guitar

      Special Guest:

      Canned Heat:

      Henry Vestine:  Guitar

      Larry Taylor:  Bass

      Fito de la Parra:  Drumsblues

      Roy Rogers:  Slide Guitar

      Charlie Musselwhite:  Harmonica

 5.  Think Twice Before You Go (2:58)

      John Lee Hooker & Los Lobos:

      John Lee Hooker:  Vocals, Guitar

      Special Guest:

      Los Lobos:

      David Hialgo:  Guitar, Accordion

      Cesar Rosas:  Guitar

      Conrad Lozano:  Bass

      Louie Perez:  Drums

      Steve Berlin:  Saxophone

Side B:

 1.  Sally Mae (3:15)

      John Lee Hooker:  Vocals, Guitar

      Special Guest:

      George Thorogood:  Guitar

 2.  That's Alright (4:23)

      John Lee Hooker & Charlie Musselwhite:

      John Lee Hooker:  Vocals, Guitar

      Special Guest:

      Charlie Musselwhite:  Harmonica

      Roy Rogers:  Guitar

      Steve Ehmann:  Bass

      Scott Maatthews:  Drums

 3.  Rockin' Chair (4:09)

      John Lee Hooker: Vocals, Resonator Guitar, National               

      Steel Guitar

 4.  My Dream (4:02)

      John Lee Hooker:  Vocals, Guitar

      Larry Taylor:  Bass

      Fito de la Parra:  Drums   

 5.  No Substitute (4:07)

      John Lee Hooker:  Vocals, Twelve String Guitar

The Healer is the collaboration album by John Lee Hooker, originally released on September 1989 by Chameleon, remastered and reissued on Novemver 28, 2022 by Craft Recordings, featuring Carlos Santana & The Santana Band, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, Canned Heat, Los Lobos, Charlie Musselwhite, George Thorogood and many more!.   

   

  

Little Freddie King

 

Artist:  Little Freddie King

Birth Name:  Fread Eugene Martin

Born:  July 19, 1940.  McComb, Mississippi, USA

Genre:  Blues, Electric Blues, Texas Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Contemporary Blues

Occupation:  Guitarist, Vocalist

Instruments  Guitar, Vocals

Little Freddie King is an American Delta Blues Guitarist from McComb, Mississippi.  His style is based on that of Freddie King, but approach to Country Blues is original.  He is a cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins, he learned to play the guitar from his father.  In 1954, at the age of 14, he moved to New Orleans.  He performed in Juke Joints with his friends Babe Stovall, Slim Harpo, and Champion Jack Dupree, playing both acoustic and electric guitar.  In 1976, he undertook a European tour with Bo Diddley and John Lee Hooker.  He is a member of the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame.  He was selected three times as Blues  Performer of the Year in New Orleans.  He was honored with Mississippi Blues Trail  marker in McComb, Mississippi.

Title:  Blues Medicine (2022)

Genre:  Blues, Electric Blues, Texas Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Contemporary Blues

Label:  Made Wright Records/Grooveyard Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Crazy Woman (5:02)

 2.  Father Less (4:29)

 3.  Dust On The Bible (3:17)

 4.  We Are Through (4:25)

 5.  Canal St. Corner Bar (4:08)

 6.  Two Timer (4:24)

 7.  Don't Worry About Me (3:57)

 8.  Coke No Ice (5:08)

 9.  Caress Me Baby (3:08)

10. Two Wheel Cadillac (3:09)

Personnel:

Little Freddie King:  Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass

Robert J. Snow Sr.:  Electric Guitar

Robert Louis Di Tullio Jr.:  Harmonica

Vasti Jackson:  Slide Guitar

Ricky Stelma:  Organ, Piano

Dominick Grillo:  Tenor Saxophone

"Waccko" Wade Wright:  Drums, Tambourine

Blues Medicine is an album by Little Freddie King, released on August 19, 2022 by Made Wright Records/Grooveyard Records.

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:  Live At Rockpalast (2022)

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

Label:  MIG Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Intro (1:11)

 2.  I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (3:23)

 3.  Soon Forgotten (4:42)

 4.  Baby Please Don't Go (3:53)

 5.  They Call Me Muddy Waters (8:09)

Side B:

 1.  Walkin' Thru The Park (3:28)

 2.  Country Boy (All Night Long) (5:07)

 3.  Kansas City (7:13)

 4.  Caledonia (4:56)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Everything Gonna Be Alright (3:22)

 2.  Mannish Boy (6:26)

 3.  Got My Mojo Working (7:13)

 4.  Sweet Home Chicago (4:25)

Side D:

 1.  You Can't Lose What You Ain't Had (4:48)

 2.  You Don't Have To Go (4:50)

 3.  Honey Bee (4:50)

 4.  Everything Gonna Be Alright (5:08)

Personnel:

Muddy Waters Blues Band:  Westfalenhalle Dortmund 10-12-1978:

Muddy Waters:  Vocals, Guitar

Calvin "Fuzz" Jones:  Bass

Luther "Guitar" Johnson:  Guitar, Vocals

Bob "Steady Rollin" Margolin:  Guitar

Jerry Portnoy:  Jarp

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith:  Drums

Pinetop Perkins:  Piano, Vocals

The Muddy Waters Tribute Band:  Live At Rockpalast Loreley, June 23, 1996:

Muddy Waters:  Vocals, Guitar

Luther "Guitar" Johnson:  Vocals, Guitar

Bob "Steady Rollin" Margolin:   Guitar, Vocals

Calvin "Fuzz" Jones:  Bass, Vocals

Carey Bell:  Harp, Vocals

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith:  Drums, Vocals

Guest:

Levon Helm (The Band):  Vocals

Live At Rockpalast is a live album by Muddy Waters, released on July 22, 2022 by MIG Music.  Excellent Performances.