JOHN LEE HOOKER - MAN OF THE BLUES (180g IMPORT 2LP)

John Lee Hooker Man Of The Blues On 2 x 180g Import LP

After years spent traveling and playing music across the South, towards the end of WWII, John Lee Hooker, like so many other Delta-born bluesmen, ended up in Detroit. After a few years spent rising up through the ranks of the legendary Hastings Street scene and purchasing his first electric guitar, in 1948 the 31-year-old blues guitarist finally got his first big break. With the help of agent Bernie Besman, and L.A.'s Modern Records, Hooker's first single "Boogie Chillen," unexpectedly went to the top of the R&B charts. The next few years, documented in this album, were a whirlwind of hits for Hooker, who often hopped from label to label whenever the opportunity arose, changing his name to escape contracts, before finally ending up at Vee-Jay in 1955. And the hits piled up. Throughout the '50s, Hooker spread his own brand of raw, foot-stomping Delta blues across America, and the world, becoming one of the most idolized and imitated musicians in the history of blues, and paving the way for the blues-based rock & roll explosion of the 1960s.

John Lee Hooker Man Of The Blues Track Listing

1.  Sally Mae
2.  Weeping Willow Boogie
3.  Huckle Up Baby
4.  Let Your Daddy Ride
5.  John L's House Rent Boogie
6.  Unfriendly Woman
7.  Time Is Marching
8.  I'M So Worried Baby
9.  Baby Lee
10. Dimples
11. Every Night
12. The Road Is So Rough
13. Trouble Blues
14. Everybody Rockin'
15. I'm So Excited
16. Crawlin' Black Spider
17. Little Wheel
18. Little Fine Woman
19. Rosie Mae
20. You Can Lead Me Baby
21. I Love You Honey
22. You'Ve Taken My Woman
23. Mama, You Got A Daughter
24. Maudie
25. I'm In The Mood
26. Boogie Chillun
27. Hobo Blues
28. Crawlin' King Snake
29. Nightmare
30. House Rent Boogie
31. Drive Me Away