The Very Best of John Lee Hooker

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Dirty Ground Hog
3:32
2Hobo Blues (a.k.a. The Hobo) (live)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-25)
live recording of:
Hobo Blues (on 1960-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:05
3Tupelo (live)
4:06
4I'm Going Upstairs
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-01-04)
bass guitar [bass]:
Quinn Wilson (jazz bassist, tubist) (on 1961-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1961-01-04)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1961-01-04) and Pops Staples (unconfirmed) (on 1961-01-04)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1961-01-04)
recording of:
I’m Going Upstairs (on 1961-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:55
5I'm Mad Again
recording of:
I’m Mad Again
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:40
6Want Ad Blues
recording of:
Want Ad Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:15
7What Do You Say
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
What Do You Say (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:31
8Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
3.352:31
9She's Mine
2:21
10Drug Store Woman
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
Drug Store Woman (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:45
11You Know I Love You
1:56
12Send Me Your Pillow
recording of:
Send Me Your Pillow
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:25
13Don't Look Back
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1963)
baritone saxophone:
Andrew “Mike” Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor) (in 1963)
bass guitar [bass]:
James Jamerson (in 1963)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1963)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1963) and Larry Veeder (in 1963)
piano:
Memphis Slim (unconfirmed) (in 1963)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Cosby (in 1963)
background vocals:
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas (unconfirmed) (in 1963)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1963)
recording of:
Don’t Look Back (John Lee Hooker song) (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:55
14One Way Ticket
3:29
15Bottle Up and Go
2:26
16This Is Hip
recording of:
This Is Hip
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:31
17Half a Stranger
cover recording of:
Half a Stranger
lyricist and composer:
Roosevelt Sykes
4:25
18Birmingham Blues
2:55
19It Serves Me Right to Suffer
cover recording of:
It Serves Me Right to Suffer
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:33
20Big Legs, Tight Skirt
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1964)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1964)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1964)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1964)
recording of:
Big Legs, Tight Skirt (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
32:17