The Essential John Lee Hooker

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

Tracklist

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#	Title	Length
1	Boom 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.	2:32
2	Mambo Chillun recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-10-19) bass guitar [bass]: George Washington (on 1955-10-19) drums (drum set): Tom Whitehead (on 1955-10-19) guitar: John Lee Hooker (on 1955-10-19) and Eddie Taylor (on 1955-10-19) harmonica: Jimmy Reed (on 1955-10-19) vocals: John Lee Hooker (on 1955-10-19) recording of: Mambo Chillun (on 1955-10-19) writer: John Lee Hooker	2:48
3	Time Is Marchin' recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-10-19) bass guitar [bass]: George Washington (on 1955-10-19) drums (drum set): Tom Whitehead (on 1955-10-19) guitar: John Lee Hooker (on 1955-10-19) and Eddie Taylor (on 1955-10-19) harmonica: Jimmy Reed (on 1955-10-19) vocals: John Lee Hooker (on 1955-10-19) recording of: Time Is Marching (on 1955-10-19) lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker	3:04
4	Every Night	3:00
5	Baby Lee vocals: John Lee Hooker (on 1956-03-27) recording of: Baby Lee (on 1956-03-27) writer: James Bracken and John Lee Hooker	3:00
6	Crawlin' Black Spider recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-03-01) recording of: Crawlin' Black Spider (on 1957-03-01) writer: John Lee Hooker	2:46
7	I'm So Excited recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-03-01) vocals: John Lee Hooker recording of: I’m So Excited (on 1957-03-01) writer: James Bracken and John Lee Hooker	2:56
8	Mama, You Got a Daughter	2:40
9	I Love You Honey recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1958-06-10) bass guitar [bass]: Everett McCrary (on 1958-06-10) drums (drum set): Richard Johnson (on 1958-06-10) guitar: John Lee Hooker (on 1958-06-10) and Eddie Taylor (on 1958-06-10) piano: Joe Hunter (on 1958-06-10) vocals: John Lee Hooker (on 1958-06-10) recording of: I Love You Honey (on 1958-06-10) writer: John Lee Hooker	2:36
10	House Rent Boogie	4:04
11	Trying to Find a Woman	3:40
12	I'm in the Mood 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: I’m in the Mood writer: Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker publisher: La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.	2:45
13	Hobo Blues recording of: Hobo Blues lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker writer: Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker	2:50
14	Dusty Road	2:22
15	No Shoes recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-01) bass: Sylvester Hickman (on 1960-03-01) drums (drum set): Jimmy Turner (on 1960-03-01) guitar: John Lee Hooker and William "Lefty" Bates (on 1960-03-01) vocals: John Lee Hooker (on 1960-03-01) recording of: No Shoes (on 1960-03-01) lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker publisher: Tristan Music Ltd.	2:27