The Very Best of John Lee Hooker [Rhino]

The Very Best of John Lee Hooker [Rhino]

The Very Best of John Lee Hooker [Rhino]

The Very Best of John Lee Hooker [Rhino]

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Overview

This 16-track collection sweats down Rhino's two-disc anthology to a lean, mean and essential single disc. Here are the earliest recordings that established Hooker as a major blues artist -- "Boogie Chillen," "Hobo Blues," "I'm In the Mood," "Crawlin' Kingsnake," and "Huckle Up Baby" -- and they sound better here than on most other collections, reverberating with a clarity that belies their age. The rest of the set follows Hooker's move toward working with bands not always in step with his erratic timing, but still producing classic blues on favorites like "Dimples" and "Boom Boom." If you're going to own only one Hooker collection, add this one to the shopping basket. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date: 04/25/1995
Label: Rhino / Wea International
UPC: 0081227191528
Rank: 59532

Tracks

  1. Boogie Chillen'
  2. Crawlin King Snake
  3. Hobo Blues
  4. Huckle up Baby
  5. I'm in the Mood
  6. I Need Some Money
  7. Dimples
  8. Boom Boom
  9. Shake It Baby
  10. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
  11. It Serves You Right to Suffer
  12. You Know, I Know
  13. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
  14. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
  15. Burning Hell
  16. Terraplane Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Lee Hooker   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
T-Bone Walker   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Otis Spann   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Roy Rogers   Primary Artist,Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Mike Mills   Composer
Michael Stipe   Composer
Al Sherman   Composer
Coco Shinomiya   Art Direction
Roy Rogers   Performer
James Austin   Compilation Producer
John Lee Hooker   Composer
Mark Humphrey   Liner Notes
Robert Johnson   Composer
Gary Peterson   Discographical Annotation
Bill Berry   Composer
Mark A. Humphrey   Liner Notes
Peter Buck   Composer
Rudy Toombs   Composer
James C. Bracken   Composer
Joe Josea   Composer
Ken Perry   Remastering
Bill Inglot   Remastering
Bernard Besman   Composer
Ted Myers   Project Assistant
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