John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues
1961 compilation album by John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues | |
---|---|
Compilation album by John Lee Hooker | |
Released | 1961 (1961) |
Recorded | 1951–1952 |
Genre | Blues |
Length | 35:52 |
Label | Chess |
Producer |
|
John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker. which was issued by Chess Records in 1961. It compiles songs recorded in 1951 and 1952, some of which were originally released as singles.
Reception
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
In a brief review for AllMusic, Bill Dahl writes that the album is "filled with 1951–1952 gems from the Hook's heyday".[1]
Track listing
All compositions are credited to John Lee Hooker, except where noted.
- "The Journey" – 3:37
- "I Don't Want Your Money" – 2:58
- "Hey Baby" – 3:22
- "Mad Man Blues" – 2:39
- "Bluebird" – 2:55
- "Worried Life Blues" (Maceo Merriweather) – 3:00
- "Apologize" – 2:57
- "Lonely Boy Boogie" – 3:16
- "Please Don't Go" (McKinley Morganfield) – 2:26
- "Dreamin' Blues" – 3:02
- "Hey Boogie" – 2:59
- "Just Me and My Telephone" – 3:14
References
- ^ a b Dahl, Bill. John Lee Hooker: Plays and Sings the Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- v
- t
- e
John Lee Hooker
- The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (1959)
- Travelin' (1960)
- That's My Story (1960)
- The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (1961)
- Burnin' (1962)
- The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker (1963)
- John Lee Hooker on Campus (1964)
- Burning Hell (1964)
- ...And Seven Nights (1965)
- It Serve You Right to Suffer (1966)
- The Real Folk Blues (1966)
- Urban Blues (1967)
- Simply the Truth (1969)
- If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im (1969)
- Get Back Home (1969)
- I Feel Good! (1971)
- Hooker 'n Heat (1971)
- Endless Boogie (1971)
- Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (1972)
- Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee (1973)
- Free Beer and Chicken (1974)
- Sittin' Here Thinkin' (1980)
- Jealous (1987)
- The Healer (1989)
- More Real Folk Blues: The Missing Album (1991)
- Mr. Lucky (1991)
- Chill Out (1995)
- Don't Look Back (1997)
- Concert at Newport (1963)
- Live at Sugar Hill (1963)
- Live at Cafe Au Go Go (1967)
- Live at Soledad Prison (1972)
- Kabuki Wuki (1973)
- The Cream (1978)
- House of the Blues (1959)
- I'm John Lee Hooker (1959)
- John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues (1961)
- Folk Blues (1962)
- Don't Turn Me from Your Door (1963)
- Original Folk Blues (1964)
- That's Where It's At! (1969)
- Goin' Down Highway 51 (1971)
- The Ultimate Collection (1991)
- Come See About Me (2004)
- "Boogie Chillen'" (1948)
- "Crawling King Snake" (1948)
- "Jack o' Diamonds" (1949)
- "Trouble in Mind" (1949)
- "Catfish" (1951)
- "I'm in the Mood" (1951)
- "Sugar Mama" (1952)
- "Worried Life Blues" (1952)
- "Baby, Please Don't Go" (1952)
- "Key to the Highway" (1952)
- "I'm Ready" (1956)
- "Dimples" (1956)
- "I Need Some Money" (1960)
- "Boom Boom" (1961)
- "Drifting Blues" (1961)
- "Don't Look Back" (1961)
- "How Long Blues" (1960)
- "Good Mornin', Lil' School Girl" (1960)
- "Smokestack Lightnin'" (1960)
- "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (1966)
- "Bottle Up & Go" (1966)
- "I Can't Quit You Baby" (1966)
- "Meet Me in the Bottom" (1971)
- "Roll and Tumble" (1971)
- "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (1974)
- "Terraplane Blues" (1987)
- "I Cover the Waterfront" (1991)
- "The Healing Game" (1997)
- "Red House" (1997)
- Discography
- Detroit blues
- Eddie Kirkland
- Eddie "Guitar" Burns
- Canned Heat
- The Blues Brothers
- The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend
- John Lee Hooker Jr.