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Mr. Lucky by John Lee Hooker (CD - 09/10/1991)
 

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Mr. Lucky by John Lee Hooker (CD - 09/10/1991)
"Mr. Lucky" (09/10/1991) Blues Hooker, John Lee, Point BlankPersonnel includes: John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison (vocals, guitar); Willie Green, Bobby King, Terry Evans (vocals); Keith Richards, Carlos Santana, Ry Cooder, Johnny Winter, Albert Collins (guitar); John Hammond (slide guitar, harmonica); Ken Baker (saxophone); Booker T. Jones, Deacon Jones (organ); Johnnie Johnson (piano); Chester Thompson (keyboards); Nick Lowe, Maurice Cirdlin, Jeffrey Ganz, Larry Taylor (bass); Jim Keltner, Bowen Brown, Tom Compton, Gaylord Birch (drums); Karl Perazzo (timbales); Raul Rekow (congas). The Robert Cray Band: Robert Cray (vocals, guitar); Tim Kaihatsu (guitar); Jimmy Pugh (keyboards); Richard Cousins (bass); Kevin Hayes (drums). Primarily recorded at Russian Hill Recording Studios, San Francisco, California. MR. LUCKY is dedicated to the memory of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar); Robert Cray, Van Morrison (vocals, guitar); William "Bill" Greene, Terry Evans, Bobby King (vocals); Johnny Winter, Keith Richards, Albert Collins, Michael Osborn, Ry Cooder, Tim Kaihatsu, Carlos Santana (guitar); John Hammond, Jr. (slide guitar, harmonica); Kenny Baker (saxophone); Johnnie Johnson (piano); Jimmy Pugh, Booker T. Jones, Deacon Jones (organ); Chester Thompson (keyboards); Jim Keltner, Kevin Hayes , Scott Mathews, Tom Compton, Gaylord Birch, Bowen Brown (drums); Raul Rekow (congas); Karl Perazzo (timbales). Audio Mixers: Samuel Lehmer; Arne Frager. Recording information: Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, CA; Plant Recording Studios, Sausalito, CA; Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, CA; The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA. Unknown Contributor Roles: John Hammond, Jr.; Johnnie Johnson; Johnny Winter; Keith Richards; Albert Collins; Robert Cray; Ry Cooder; Van Morrison; Booker T. Jones. Whenever an old pop, rock or blues artist is joined by an all-star cast of guest musicians, it's usually to safe assume that the artist in question is pretty much a spent force. Fortunately, that is not the case with this wonderful 1991 album by blues legend John Lee Hooker. Even though the guest list includes Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Van Morrison, Nick Lowe, Keith Richards and Carlos Santana, Hooker is the driving force on this album from start to finish. With his voice stronger and more assured than ever and his guitar playing right on the money, MR. LUCKY is arguably the best of Hooker's latter-day recordings. Even though Nick Lowe and Jim Keltner provide a serious groove on "This Is Hip" and Van Morrison and Hooker ooze bluesy soul on "I Cover The Waterfront," Hooker shows that he can deliver the goods without his all-star supporting cast on the down-and-dirty boogie of the opening track "I Want To Hug You" and the stark acoustic blues of "Highway 13."

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The Healer by John Lee Hooker (CD - 08/21/2001)
 

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The Healer by John Lee Hooker (CD - 08/21/2001)
"The Healer" (08/21/2001) Blues Hooker, John Lee, Razor & Tie MusicPersonnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, National Steel guitar); Bonnie Raitt (vocals, slide guitar); Roy Rogers (guitar, slide guitar); David Hidaldo (guitar, accordion); George Thorogood, Robert Cray, Carlos Santana, Cesar Rosas, Henry Vestine (guitar); Charlie Musselwhite (harmonica); Steve Berlin (saxophone); Chester Thompson (keyboards, synthesizer); Larry Taylor, Conrad Lozano, Richard Cousins (bass); Louie Perez, Scott Matthews, Fito de la Parra, Ndugu Chancler (drums); Armando Peraza (congas); Chepito Areas (timbales). Producers: Roy Rogers, Carlos Santana, Jim Gaines. Engineers: Sam Lehmer, Jim Gaines, Mark Lynette. Recorded at Russian Hill Recording Studios, San Francisco, California; The Plant, Sausalito, California; Leon Haywood Studios, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by John Bitzer. Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar); David Hildago (guitar, accordion); Roy Rogers, Henry Vestine, Cesar Rosas (guitar); Steve Berlin (saxophone), Chester Thompson (keyboards, synthesizer); Richard Cousins, Larry Taylor, Conrad Lozano, Steve Ehrmann (bass); Scott Matthews, Fito De La Parra, Louie Perez, Ndugu Chancler (drums); Chepito Areas, Armando Peraza (percussion). Producers: Roy Rogers, Carlos Santana, Jim Gaines. Engineers: Sam Lehmer, Jim Gaines, Mark Lynette. Recorded at Russian Hill Recording Studios, San Francisco; the Plant, Sausalito, California; Leon Heywood Studios, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by John Bitzer. When popular culture embraced John Lee, purists turned up their noses. They should have been pleased that the world's greatest living Delta bluesman was going to make some money before he turned up his toes. Teaming up with Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, Canned Heat (not for the first time) and others, lent Hooker's blues a contemporary gloss. It took the album to the upper reaches of the album charts around the world, brought him a number of Grammy awards and a new career in advertising. The blues is not only a healer, it drinks brandy and wears jeans. The Santana guitar solo on the title track is breathtaking and Hooker is the coolest senior citizen in the world.

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I'm John Lee Hooker by John Lee Hooker (CD - 03/14/2006)
 

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I'm John Lee Hooker by John Lee Hooker (CD - 03/14/2006)
"I'm John Lee Hooker" (03/14/2006) Blues Hooker, John Lee, Collectables RecordsAll tracks have been digitally remastered. Originally released on Vee-Jay in 1959. Winding through the literally hundreds of titles in John Lee Hooker's catalog is a daunting task for even the most seasoned and learned blues connoisseur. This is especially true when considering Hooker recorded under more than a dozen aliases for as many labels during the late '40s, '50s, and early '60s. I'm John Lee Hooker was first issued in 1959 during his tenure with Vee Jay and is "the Hook" in his element as well as prime. Although many of these titles were initially cut for Los Angeles-based Modern Records in the early '50s, the recordings heard here are said to best reflect Hooker's often-emulated straight-ahead primitive Detroit and Chicago blues styles. The sessions comprising the original 12-track album -- as well as the four bonus tracks on the 1998 Charly CD reissue -- are taken from six sessions spread over the course of four years (1955-1959). Hooker works both solo -- accompanied only by his own percussive guitar and the solid backbeat of his foot rhythmically pulsating against plywood -- as well as in several different small-combo settings. Unlike the diluted, pop-oriented blues that first came to prominence in the wake of the British Invasion of the early to mid-'60s, the music on this album is infinitely more authentic in presentation. As the track list indicates, I'm John Lee Hooker includes many of his best-known and loved works. From right out of the gate comes the guttural ramble-tamble of "Dimples" in its best-known form. Indeed it can be directly traced to -- and is likewise acknowledged by -- notable purveyors of Brit rock such as Eric Burdon -- who incorporated it into the earliest incarnation of the Animals, the Spencer Davis Group, as well as the decidedly more roots-influenced Duane Allman. Another of Hooker's widely covered signature tunes featured on this volume is "Boogie Chillun." This rendering is arguably the most recognizable in the plethora of versions that have seemingly appeared on every Hooker-related compilation available. Additionally, this version was prominently featured in The Blues Brothers movie as well as countless other films and adverts. Likewise, a seminal solo "Crawlin' King Snake" is included here. The tune became not only a staple of Hooker's, it was also prominently included on the Doors' L.A. Woman album and covered by notable bluesmen Albert King, B.B. King, and Big Joe Williams, whose version predates this one by several decades. I'm John Lee Hooker is one of the great blues collections of the post-World War II era. Time has, if anything, only reinforced the significance of the album. It belongs in every blues enthusiast's collection without reservation. ~ Lindsay Planer

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A Proper Introduction to John Lee Hooker: I'm in the Mood by John Lee Hooker (CD)
 

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A Proper Introduction to John Lee Hooker: I'm in the Mood by John Lee Hooker (CD)
"A Proper Introduction to John Lee Hooker: I'm in the Mood" (n/a) Blues Hooker, John Lee, A Proper IntroductionMost of the sides presented here were recorded by Bernie Besman at United Sound Studios in Detroit between 1948 and 1952 and were leased to Modern Records in Los Angeles, although Besman did release some of them on his own Sensation Records imprint. Hooker's first official single, "Sally Mae" b/w "Boogie Chillen," went to the top spot on the R&B charts in 1948 on the strength of its B-side, which became Hooker's signature tune. The loose-limbed blues boogies collected here were done solo with Hooker on electric guitar, and the stretched meters and ever-present foot stomping mark them as vintage early Hooker. Included are "Boogie Chillen'," "Hobo Blues," "Crawling King Snake," "Huckle Up Baby," "House Rent Boogie," and "I'm in the Mood," which in Hooker's world could almost pass for pop. Since Hooker never significantly altered his style during his long career, these first recordings set the stage for all that came after, and he arguably never sounded fresher or better. ~ Steve Leggett

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The Complete, Vol. 1 - Detroit 1948-1949 by John Lee Hooker (CD - 01/25/2005)
 

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The Complete, Vol. 1 - Detroit 1948-1949 by John Lee Hooker (CD - 01/25/2005)
"The Complete, Vol. 1 - Detroit 1948-1949" (01/25/2005) Blues Hooker, John Lee, Body & Soul (Blues/Jazz-Import)Body & Soul has undertaken the huge task of issuing all of John Lee Hooker's recorded work in chronological order, beginning with this double-disc set, which includes Hooker's earliest Detroit recordings, kicking off with "Rocks," tracked on June 12, 1948, in a little studio behind Elmer Barbee's record shop on Lafayette Street. Most of the sides here were recorded by Bernie Besman at United Sound Studios in Detroit and were leased to Modern Records in Los Angeles, although Besman did release some of them on his own Sensation Records. Hooker's first official single, "Sally Mae" b/w "Boogie Chillen," went to the top spot on the R&B charts in 1948 on the strength of its B-side, which became Hooker's signature tune. Most of the tracks here are archival in interest, drawn from scratchy-sounding 78s, and it is primarily collectors who will be interested in this first installment in Body & Soul's grand undertaking. ~ Steve Leggett

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Winning Combinations: John Lee Hooker & Muddy Waters by John Lee Hooker (CD - 07/17/2001)
 

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Winning Combinations: John Lee Hooker & Muddy Waters by John Lee Hooker (CD - 07/17/2001)
"Winning Combinations: John Lee Hooker & Muddy Waters" (07/17/2001) Blues Hooker, John Lee, Universal Special Products

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Endless Boogie by John Lee Hooker (CD - 06/20/2006)
 

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Endless Boogie by John Lee Hooker (CD - 06/20/2006)
"Endless Boogie" (06/20/2006) Blues Hooker, John Lee, MCA Records (USA)Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Mel Brown (acoustic & electric guitars); Cliff Coulter (guitar, electric piano); Dan Alexander, Steve Miller, Jesse Ed Davis, Jerry Perez (guitar); Dave Berger (harmonica); Mark Naftalin (piano); John Turk (electric piano, organ); Gino Skaggs, Carl Radle (bass); Ken Swank (drums, tambourine); Billy Ingram, Jim Gordon, Reno Lanzara (drums). Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, California on November 10-12, 1970. Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar); Mel Brown (guitar, acoustic guitar); Mark Naftalin (guitar, piano); Gino Skaggs (guitar, fretless bass); Dan Alexander, Daniel Alexander, Jerry Perez, Stephen Miller , Jesse Ed Davis (guitar); Dave Berger (harmonica); John Turk, Clifford Coulter (electric piano); Carl Radle (bass guitar, fretless bass); Ken Swank (drums, tambourine); Billy Ingram, Reno Lanzara, Jim Gordon (drums). Recording information: Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA (11/10/1970-11/12/1970). Unknown Contributor Role: John Turk. ENDLESS BOOGIE features a host of session musicians including, interestingly enough, Steve Miller on six cuts. The variety and range these musicians add to Hooker's straight-up blues stylings makes for a textured and interesting combination. Hooker's tunes touch on the traditional themes: feeling down ("Sitting In My Dark Room"), getting a good woman ("I Got A Good 'Un"), money troubles ("House Rent Boogie") and standing at the crossroads ("Standing At The Crossroads"). Hooker's irresistibly gritty guitar and voice, combined with fine session work and the novelty of unusual elements like electric piano, makes this disc one of his best collaborative projects.

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The Final Recordings, Vol. 1: Face to Face by John Lee Hooker (CD - 10/28/2003)
 

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The Final Recordings, Vol. 1: Face to Face by John Lee Hooker (CD - 10/28/2003)
"The Final Recordings, Vol. 1: Face to Face" (10/28/2003) Blues Hooker, John Lee, Eagle Records (USA)FACE TO FACE is the last album John Lee Hooker recorded before his death on June 21, 2001. Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar); Van Morrison, Zakiya Hooker (vocals); Anthony Cook (guitar, synthesizer); George Thorogood, Elvin Bishop, Dickey Betts (guitar); Warren Haynes (slide guitar); Dean Moore (saxophone); Ruth Davies (upright bass); Marlon Green (drums). Producers: Ollan Christopher Bell, Ror Rogers, Mike Kappus. Includes liner notes by Zakiya Hooker. Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar); Ron Thompson (guitar, organ); Dickey Betts, Elvin Bishop, Robert "Red Top" Young, Anthony Cook, George Thorogood, Billy Friday Johnson (guitar); Johnny Winter, Warren Haynes (slide guitar); Dean McKinney Moore (saxophone); Dan Zemelman (piano); Jim Pugh, Tony Saunders (organ); Joe Thomas , Ruth Davies (upright bass); Kevin Williams , Marlon Green, Kevin Hayes , Scott Mathews, Bowen Brown (drums); Terrance Kelly, Tina Bryant, Gary Benson (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Zakiya Hooker. Recording information: Boom Boom, Oakland, CA; Fantasy, Berkeley, CA; Magic Castle Studios, Hercules, CA; OTR Studios, Belmont, CA; Planet 2 Planet, New York, NY; Russian Hill, San Francisco, CA; Sweet A, Sarasota, FL; The Annex, Menlo Park, CA; The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA. Arranger: Ollan Christopher Bell. Final Recordings, Vol. 1: Face to Face combines previously released material from John Lee Hooker with unfinished tracks he was working on before he died. Compiled by the estate of Hooker, with his daughter Zakiya at the helm, the unreleased material leans heavily toward soul-blues united with Hooker's patented electric Delta boogie. "Loving People," "Funky Mabel," "Six Page Letter" (a ballad with synth strings), and "Rock These Blues Away" are highlights. Zakiya Hooker takes the spotlight on "Mean Mean World," singing lead alongside her father, and the acoustic "Wednesday Evening Blues" features George Thorogood on guitar. Hooker staples "Dimples," "It Serves Me Right to Suffer," "Mad Man Blues," and "Boogie Chillen" also make their perennial appearances. While there are no real surprises here, Face to Face still sounds great and is recommended alongside John Lee's last official releases, Chill Out and Don't Look Back, both on Pointblank. ~ Al Campbell

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Burning Hell by John Lee Hooker/Canned Heat (CD - 11/10/1992)
 

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Burning Hell by John Lee Hooker/Canned Heat (CD - 11/10/1992)
"Burning Hell" (11/10/1992) Blues Hooker, John Lee, Original Blues ClassicsSolo Performer: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar). Producer: Bill Grauer. Reissue producer: Orrin Keepnews Recorded at United Recorders, Detroit, Michigan on April 20, 1959. Includes liner notes by Alan Bates. Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (Fantasy Studios, Berkely, California). This is part of Riverside's Original Blues Classics series. Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar). Audio Remasterer: Phil DeLancie. Liner Note Author: Alan Bates. Recording information: United Recorders, Detroit, MI (04/20/1959); United Records, Detroit, MI (04/20/1959). Editor: Orrin Keepnews. A 1959 recording that was inexplicably not issued in the United States until 1992, BURNING HELL ranks among Hooker's most edgy and focused performances. A companion piece to THE ACOUSTIC BLUES OF JOHN LEE HOOKER, it finds John Lee singing country blues accompanied only by his own acoustic guitar--something he rarely did after traveling North from the Mississippi Delta. Tackling several originals as well as tunes associated with Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and Big Bill Broonzy, Hooker shows himself to be an excellent interpreter who could have held his own with Delta bluesmen of any era. Although his guitar playing is pretty raw, even by blues standards, John Lee more than compensates with his powerful, resonant voice. Several tracks, including "Burnin' Hell" and "You Live Your Life And I'll Live Mine" are downright frightening in their intensity. Although Robert Jr. Lockwood is often indentified as Robert Johnson's successor, this album would seem to indicate that Hooker is the most likely candidate to have a hellhound on his trail.

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Sittin' Here Thinkin' by John Lee Hooker (CD - 10/01/2005)
 

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Sittin' Here Thinkin' by John Lee Hooker (CD - 10/01/2005)
"Sittin' Here Thinkin'" (10/01/2005) Blues Hooker, John Lee, Savoy Jazz (USA)Personnel includes: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar). Includes liner notes by Tom Pomposello. John Lee Hooker is surely one of the most influential blues singers ever. He's influenced three--maybe four--generations of blues singers/guitarists and many rock and blues-rock bands. In the past, he's recorded with Canned Heat, Robert Cray, Van Morrison, and Bonnie Raitt. Hooker, to a large extent, is one of the links between country blues and city blues, between the rambling rural songman and the terse, wailing city bluesman. His style is based on rhythmic repetition (alternately joyous or doomy) and a free-form/rhyme-free verbal delivery, delivered with dark, surly guitar accompaniment. Hooker's subject matter seldom varies from observations on and tales of whiskey, mean mistreatin' women and hard times. The tunes here were recorded in the late '50s with an unidentified band of guitar, bass, and drums that fits Hooker like a glove. The guitar playing here has none of the slickness that plagues contemporary blues--it's so sharp you could get cut if you get too close. The drums echo like ghostly footfalls. Hooker is on the prowl--watch out.

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Jack O' Diamonds: 1949 Recordings [Remaster] by John Lee Hooker (CD - 05/18/2004)
 

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Jack O' Diamonds: 1949 Recordings [Remaster] by John Lee Hooker (CD - 05/18/2004)
"Jack O' Diamonds: 1949 Recordings [Remaster]" (05/18/2004) Blues Hooker, John Lee, Eagle Records (USA)Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar). Navigating John Lee Hooker's mammoth, multi-label discography can be a formidable task, one made no less daunting by a slew of compilations and reissues of early material. Given the superior quality of these performances, however, with their dark, spare atmosphere driven by Hooker's hypnotic, primitive riffs and soulful, understated singing, JACK O' DIAMONDS: 1949 RECORDINGS is a buried treasure. Lost for more than 50 years, these sessions--engineered by cartoonist and blues fan Gene Deitch at his home in Detroit-- feature a young Hooker performing solo on acoustic guitar. The clarity and intimacy of the recording is astounding. While the bluesman's sound got leaner and meaner over the years, there is an intensity here that dazzles, all the more so for the minimalist setting. In addition, Hooker's repertoire at the time included spirituals and songs he learned growing up, many that he never recorded again. JACK O' DIAMONDS, then, amounts to a very unique document from this blues legend.

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Boogie Chillun [Charly] by John Lee Hooker (CD - 06/22/1989)
 

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Boogie Chillun [Charly] by John Lee Hooker (CD - 06/22/1989)
"Boogie Chillun [Charly]" (06/22/1989) Blues Hooker, John Lee, Fantasy (distributor)Personnel includes: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar). All tracks recorded on November 2 & 3 and 8-10, 1962. Tracks 1-10 originally released as LIVE AT SUGAR HILL on Galaxy (8205). Tracks 11-19 originally released in 1972 on the album BOOGIE CHILLUN on Fantasy (24706). Includes original release liner notes by Tony Glover. Since maximum playing time of a single CD could not accommodate the entire length of the original double-album release, one selection ("Matchbox") has been deleted. This version of BOOGIE CHILLUN, originally a live album recorded in 1962, also includes the disc LIVE AT SUGAR HILL, also recorded live in that same year. These two solo concerts are from the beginning of Hooker's "rediscovery" period. The early-'60s folk boom brought blues artists of Hooker's generation back into vogue and gave them a new audience. For Hooker it was more than a chance to cash in on his reputation. He took the opportunity to pare his music down to its essential elements for a harder, more focused sound than that of his '50s band recordings. Hooker's voice is deeper and richer, full of hard-earned wisdom, and his trenchant guitar accompaniment is all that's required for the delivery of these hard-hitting tunes. The bleakness of "T.B. Is Killing Me" and "This World" are offset by the randiness of "I Like to See You Walk" and the world of endless possibility presented in "I Got the Key to the Highway." The ability to balance the good and the bad in this manner is the earmark of a blues genius, a title Hooker undoubtedly deserves.

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