Plays and Sings the Blues

by John Lee Hooker

Overview

A 1961 Chess album restored to digital print by MCA that's filled with 1951-1952 gems from the Hook's heyday. Chess originally bought "Mad Man Blues" and "Hey Boogie" from the Gone label; the rest first came out on Chess during Hooker's frenzied early days of recording, when his platters turned up on nearly every R&B indie label existant at the time. ~ Bill Dahl

Product Details

Release Date:	07/26/1989
Label:	Geffen / Mca/Chess / Universal
UPC:	0076732919927
Rank:	132530

Tracks

1. The Journey
2. I Don't Want Your Money
3. Hey Baby, You Look Good to Me
4. Mad Man Blues
5. Bluebird
6. Worried Life Blues
7. Apologize
8. Lonely Boy Boogie
9. Baby Please Don't Go
10. Dreamin' Blues
11. Hey Boogie
12. Just Me and My Telephone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Lee Hooker   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Eddie Kirkland   Guest Artist,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Sam Hopkins   Composer
Lowell Fulson   Composer
Don Kamerer   Liner Notes
John Lee Hooker   Composer
Studs Terkel   Liner Notes
A. Tripoli   Composer
Big Maceo Merriweather   Composer
Sonny Terry   Composer
Muddy Waters   Composer