John Lee Hooker

[Garrett]

In memory of John Lee Hooker!

August 22, 1917 / June 21, 2001

Classic Blues

John Lee Hooker`s Memorial @ Find A Grave



"To brighten the future we must illuminate the past."

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[Sox]

Another Legend .. R.I.P.



Larger than life.

 

[rollingstoned]

Anyone heard the Hooker N Heat album? Canned Heat + John Lee Hooker is amazing. My 2nd favorite blues album, behind The London Sessions by Howlin' Wolf, and many special guests.

 

[Magic]

 

[joe]

The man had a huge influence on so many. R.I.P.

 

[Sunny]

My Dad is a big JLH fan so I grew up listening to him - he is a legend

 

[Phil B.]

A favorite...


The Right Time (NightTime)



John Lee Hooker: vocal, guitar
T-Bone Walker: piano
Willie Dixon: bass
Jump Jackson: drums


Tupelo Blues (redux of the 50's song)




Boogie Chillun




I'm Leaving (1964 The Beat Room)

 

[R. Evans]

John Lee Hooker and Los Lobos



John Lee Hooker and Van Morrison

 

[Garrett]

"The Coolest of All Bluesmen"

"Chill Out" won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album in 1996.

1. Chill Out 4:47
2. Deep Blue Sea 4:08
3. Kiddio 3:11
4. Medley: Serves Me Right to Suffer 6:26
5. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer 3:26
6. Tupelo 3:58
7. Woman on My Mind 5:29
8. Annie Mae 5:19
9. Too Young 4:45
10. Talkin` The Blues 3:44
11. If You've Never Been in Love 4:49
12. We'll Meet Again 3:59

My Source: John Lee Hooker / Home



I have John Lee Hooker`s box set, 84 songs an 4 CDs.
That should have give me Hooker fix but I could n`t stop there.....Blues Junkie!

I also had to have this....

1. Black Snake 3:32
2. How Long Blues 2:15
3. Wobblin' Baby 2:50
4 .She's Long, She's Tall (She Weeps Like a Willow Tree) 2:46
5. Pea Vine Special 3:10
6. Tupelo Blues 3:22
7. I'm Prison Bound 3:58
8. I Rowed a Little Boat 3:27
9. Water Boy 3:00
10. Church Bell Tone 3:44
11. Bundle Up and Go 2:13
12. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 3:38
13. Behind the Plow 4:21

In 1959, John Lee Hooker signed a one off deal with the Riverside label to record an acoustic session of the country blues. It was a key change from his earlier recordings, most of which had featured Hooker on an electric guitar with his trademark reverb and stomping foot. Folk purists of the day were delighted with COUNTRY BLUES, believing Hooker had returned to his roots, leaving the "glitzy commercialism" of R&B behind. But some Hooker fans considered COUNTRY BLUES a "betrayal" of his true sound.

The truth is probably somewhere in-between. Remember, John Lee Hooker is always John Lee Hooker, regardless of the format. If you like Hooker, or acoustic blues, buy this album. It is an intimate session featuring standards like "How Long", "Bottle Up and Go", as well as Hooker's first recorded take on "Tupelo", one of his all-time classics.

~ Review by Moon Dawg ~

And for grins, I added this to my collection....

1. "Dimples" (Bracken, Hooker) - 3:59
2. "The Healing Game" (Morrison) - 5:09
3. "Ain't No Big Thing" (Hooker) - 5:19
4. "Don't Look Back" (Hooker) - 6:41
5. "Blues Before Sunrise (Carr, Hooker) - 6:41
6. "Spellbound" (Hooker, Michael Osborn) - 3:56
7. "Travellin' Blues" (Hooker) - 5:35
8. "I Love You Honey" (Hooker, Freddy Williams) - 3:31
9. "Frisco Blues" (Hooker) - 3:47
10. "Red House" (Hendrix) - 4:02
11. "Rainy Day" (Hooker) - 5:50

Don't Look Back is an album released by Blues singer-songwriter John Lee Hooker in 1997 that was produced by Van Morrison, who also performed duets with Hooker on four of the tracks. The album was the Grammy winner in the Best Traditional Blues Album category in 1998. The title duet by Hooker and Morrison also won a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

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