Best Of

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, 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 (as at 2016-06-10) (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 (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
3.32:30
2Trouble Blues
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:58
3Crawlin' Kingsnake
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 (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Doors Music Company and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
2:39
4Whiskey and Wimmen
2:38
5Blues Before Sunrise
3:44
6Crawlin' 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 (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:43
7Big Fine Woman
2:26
8House Rent Boogie
recording of:
House Rent Boogie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:59
9Hard Headed Woman
2:34
10Road Is So Rough
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-03-27)
recording of:
The Road Is Rough (on 1956-03-27)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:01
11I'm a Stranger
recording of:
I’m a Stranger
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:38
12When My First Wife Left Me
3:34
13I'm So Excited
2:46
14Baby Lee
2:49
15Time Is Marching
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-10-19)
bass guitar [bass]:
George Washington (1950s bassist) (on 1955-10-19)
drums (drum set):
Tom Whitehead (on 1955-10-19)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1955-10-19) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-10-19)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-10-19)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1955-10-19)
recording of:
Time Is Marching (on 1955-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
33:01
16Everybody's Rockin'
2:39
17Mama, You've Got a Daughter
3:35
18I'm Mad Again
recording of:
I’m Mad Again
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:38
19I Wanna Walk
2:13
20Run On
recording of:
Run On
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:08