The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

by John Lee Hooker

Overview

John Lee Hooker was always John Lee Hooker, and although one could place him with professional session musicians and smooth his sound out just the slightest bit, the raw, rough, and eternally churning boogie rhythms of Hooker's approach to the blues were always right there, front and center. This three-disc, 60-track set collects some of his earliest and most vital sides, including classic versions of "Boogie Chillen," "Crawlin' Kingsnake," "Tupelo Blues," "Ground Hog Blues," and "Dimples," among many others. It's Hooker being Hooker -- and that's a good thing. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	05/03/2011
Label:	Big 3 / Big3 Records
UPC:	0805520130424
Rank:	123639

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Boogie Chillen
2. Who's Been Jiving You
3. Low Down-Midnite Boogie
4. Landing Blues
5. Drifting from Door to Door
6. Howlin' Wolf
7. Miss Rosie Mae
8. Highway Blues
9. Whistlin' and Moanin' Blues
10. Hoogie Boogie
11. Miss Eloise, Miss Eloise
12. Don't Go Baby
13. Devil's Jump
14. I'm Gonna Kill That Woman
15. Sometime
16. Do the Boogie
17. Road Trouble
18. Wednesday Evening
19. Playing the Races
20. Huckle Up Baby

Disc 2

21. Let Your Daddy Ride
22. Decoration Day Blues
23. Crying All Night
24. Come Back Baby
25. Turnin' Gray Blues
26. It's a Crime and a Shame
27. Just Like a Woman
28. Queen Bee
29. House Rent Boogie
30. Questionnaire Blues
31. My Daddy Was a Jockey
32. Catfish
33. Louise
34. High Priced Woman
35. Ground Hog Blues
36. Leave My Wife Alone
37. Four Women in My Life
38. Sugar Mama
39. Worried Life Blues
40. Rock House Boogie

Disc 3

41. Time Is Marchin'
42. Baby Lee
43. Dimples
44. I'm So Excited
45. Little Wheel
46. Maudie
47. I'm in the Mood
48. Hobo Blues
49. Crawlin' Kingsnake
50. How Long Blues
51. Wobblin' Baby
52. Peavine Special
53. Tupelo Blues
54. I'm Prison Bound
55. I Rowed a Little Boat
56. Water Boy
57. Church Bell Tone
58. Bundle Up and Go
59. Good Mornin' Lil' School Girl
60. Behind the Plow

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Lee Hooker   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Hollins   Composer
Merriweather   Composer
Traditional   Composer