Is He the World’s Greatest Blues Singer?

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleLength
1Crawlin’ King Snake
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-01-22)
recording of:
Crawling King Snake (on 1959-01-22)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Doors Music Company and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
2:41
2Blues Before Sunrise
3:48
3Process
3:48
4Want Ad Blues
2:16
5Whiskey and Wimmen
2:58
6The Mighty Fire
4:44
7Talk That Talk Baby
1:28
8My First Wife Left Me
3:33
9Wednesday Evening Blues
3:58
10Maudie
2:47
11Time Is Marching
3:01
12Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, 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 (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
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:30

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B00004TFES [info]