John Lee Hooker - Essential Works 1956-1962 (2LP)

John Lee Hooker is still probably the most striking blues figure of the 20th century. The power and originality in the voice of John Lee Hooker, combined with his distinctive guitar, earned him a huge reputation in the Forties and Fifties. Beginning in Detroit, he conquered the audience the first time he walked on stage with just a guitar, before he moved on to every stage beyond his native Michigan. Between 1948 and 1954 he would record Sally Mae, Boogie Chillun, Hobo Blues, Crawling King Snake or I’m In The Mood … with his music appearing on many different labels, among them King, Modern, Regent, Acorn and Chance. That period is the subject of the John Lee Hooker album in the “BDBlues” series (BDBL182). Hooker started his career with the VeeJay label in 1955, and those recordings sealed his reputation as an essential blues voice.

1. Dimples

2. Baby Lee

3. I Love You Honey

4. Mama, You Got a Daughter

5. House Rent Boogie

6. Love Me All The Time

7. Boogie Chillun

8. Hobo Blues

9. Crawlin' Kingsnake

10. Maudie

11. I'm In The Mood

12. I Wanna Walk

13. I'll Know Tonight 

14. Run On

15. Whiskey And Wimmen

16. Dusty Road

17. I'm A Stranger

18. No Shoes

19. Want Ad Blues

20. Hard Headed Woman 

21. Boom Boom

22. What Do You Say

23. Let's Make It

24. I'm Mad Again

25. Onions

26. She Shot Me Down

27. Good Rocking Mama