The Gold Collection

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

Tracklist

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1Dimples
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.
2:17
2Maudie
recording of:
Maudie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
2:23
3Shake, Holler and Run
recording of:
Shake, Holler and Run
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
2:29
4Hobo Blues
recording of:
Hobo Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker
2:48
5Crawling 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.
2:43
6Want‐Ad Blues
recording of:
Want Ad Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
2:16
7I’m in the Mood
recording of:
I’m in the Mood
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker
publisher:
La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
2:47
8Whiskey and Wimmen
2:44
9Cool Little Car
recording of:
Cool Little Car
writer:
John Lee Hooker
3:13
10Gonna Boogie
2:24
11Ride Till I Die
2:59
12Wednesday Evening Blues
3:52
13Rock House Boogie
2:55
14No Shoes
recording of:
No Shoes
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
2:30
15Half a Stranger
3:08
16My First Wife Left Me
recording of:
My First Wife Left Me
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
3:35
17I Love You Honey
recording of:
I Love You Honey
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Williams
2:38
18Time Is Marching
recording of:
Time Is Marching
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
3:01
19Blues Before Sunrise
3:51
20Boom 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
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