The Very Best of John Lee Hooker

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Boogie Chillen’
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-09)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (in 1948-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Boogie Chillen’ (in 1948-09)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3:11
2Crawlin’ King Snake
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-09)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (in 1948-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Crawling King Snake (in 1948-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Doors Music Company and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
John Lee Hooker3:03
3Hobo Blues
recording of:
Hobo Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker3:04
4Huckle Up Baby
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1949-12)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (, in 1949-12)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (in 1949-12)
recording of:
Huckle Up Baby (in 1949-12)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker2:51
5I’m in the Mood
guitar:
John Lee Hooker and Eddie Kirkland
vocals:
John Lee Hooker
recording of:
I’m in the Mood (on 1951-08-07)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker
publisher:
La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3:07
6I Need Some Money
recording of:
I Need Some Money
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker2:29
7Dimples
bass:
George Washington (in 1956)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (in 1956) and Eddie Taylor (in 1956)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (in 1956)
recording of:
Dimples (in 1956)
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (in 1956)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music, Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker2:15
8Boom 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.
John Lee Hooker2:34
9Shake It Baby
recording of:
Shake It Baby
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker4:11
10Big Legs, Tight Skirt
John Lee Hooker2:21
11It Serves You Right to Suffer
John Lee Hooker5:11
12You Know, I Know
John Lee Hooker4:06
13One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar:
Eddie Burns and John Lee Hooker
instruments:
[unknown]
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker
composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Tristan Music Ltd.
is based on:
House Rent Boogie
John Lee Hooker3:08
14I’m Bad Like Jesse James
John Lee Hooker5:21
15Burning Hell
John Lee Hooker3:58
16Terraplane Blues
guest performer:
Roy Rogers
John Lee Hooker feat. Roy Rogers2:56