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He was beloved worldwide as the king of the endless boogie, a genuine blues superstar whose droning, hypnotic one-chord grooves were at once both ultra-primitive and timeless. But John Lee Hooker recorded in a great many more styles than that over a career that stretched across more than half a century.
"The Hook" was a Mississippi native who became the top gent on the Detroit blues circuit in the years following World War II. The seeds for his eerily mournful guitar sound were planted by his stepfather, Will Moore, while Hooker was in his teens. Hooker had been singing spirituals before that, but the blues took hold and simply wouldn't let go. Overnight visitors left their mark onthe youth, too: legends like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, and Blind Blake, who all knew Moore.
Hooker heard Memphis calling while he was still in his teens, but he couldn't gain much of a foothold there. So he relocated to Cincinnati for a seven-year stretch before making the big move to the Motor City in 1943. Jobs were plentiful, but Hooker drifted away from day gigs in favor of playing his unique free-form brand of blues. A burgeoning club scene along Hastings Street didn't hurt his chances any.
In 1948, the aspiring bluesman hooked up with entrepreneur Bernie Besman, who helped him hammer out his solo debut sides, "Sally Mae" and its seminal flip, "Boogie Chillen." This was blues as primitive as anything then on the market; Hooker's dark, ruminative vocals were backed only by his own ringing, heavily amplified guitar and insistently pounding foot. Their efforts were quickly rewarded. Los Angeles-based Modern Records issued the sides and "Boogie Chillen" -- a colorful, unique travelogue of Detroit's blues scene -- made an improbable jaunt to the very peak of the R&B charts.
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CD - A
1. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen [03:09]
2. John Lee Hooker - Sally Mae [03:12]
3. John Lee Hooker - See See Baby [02:19]
4. John Lee Hooker - She Was In Chicago [02:57]
5. John Lee Hooker - Stomp Boogie [03:11]
6. John Lee Hooker - Who's Been Jiving You [03:10]
7. John Lee Hooker - Black Man Blues [03:36]
8. John Lee Hooker - Poor Joe[03:01]
9. John Lee Hooker - Good Business [03:33]
10. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Woogie [03:31]
11. John Lee Hooker - Helpless Bogie [03:40]
12. John Lee Hooker - Goin' Mad Blues [03:46]
13. John Lee Hooker - Low Down Midnite Boggie [03:35]
14. John Lee Hooker - Landing Blues [03:26]
15. John Lee Hooker - Morning Blues [03:04]
16. John Lee Hooker - Drifting From Door To Door [02:59]
17. John Lee Hooker - Hobo Blues [03:02]
18. John Lee Hooker - Howlin' Wolf [02:38]
19. John Lee Hooker - Crawling King Snake [03:00]
20. John Lee Hooker - She Ain't Good For Nothin' [02:46]
21. John Lee Hooker - Cotton Pickin' Blues [02:45]
22. John Lee Hooker - Must I Wait Til Your Man Is Gone [03:05]
23. John Lee Hooker - We Gonna Make Everything Alright [03:05]
24. John Lee Hooker - Miss Rosie Mae [03:08]
25. John Lee Hooker - Highway Blues [03:06]
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CD - B
1. John Lee Hooker - Hoogie Boogie [02:57]
2. John Lee Hooker - Graveyard Blues [03:14]
3. John Lee Hooker - Whistlin' And Moaning Blues [03:07]
4. John Lee Hooker - I Love To Boogie [03:13]
5. John Lee Hooker - Miss Eloise [02:41]
6. John Lee Hooker - Burnin' Hell [02:42]
7. John Lee Hooker - I Had A Dream [03:01]
8. John Lee Hooker - Nightmare Blues [02:52]
9. John Lee Hooker - Late Last Night [03:02]
10. John Lee Hooker - Wandering Blues [03:18]
11. John Lee Hooker - Don't Go Baby [03:12]
12. John Lee Hooker - Devil's Jump [02:53]
13. John Lee Hooker - I' Gonna Kill That Woman [03:05]
14. John Lee Hooker - Moaning Blues [03:02]
15. John Lee Hooker - The Numbers [03:12]
16. John Lee Hooker - Weeping Willow [02:50]
17. John Lee Hooker - Miss Sadie Mae [02:46]
18. John Lee Hooker - Sometime [02:59]
19. John Lee Hooker - Forgive Me[03:14]
20. John Lee Hooker - Heart Trouble Blues [03:03]
21. John Lee Hooker - Slim's Stomp [03:04]
22. John Lee Hooker - Miss Lorraine [03:03]
23. John Lee Hooker - Talkin' Boogie [03:07]
24. John Lee Hooker - Road Trouble [03:10]
25. John Lee Hooker - 609 Boogie [03:17]
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CD - C
1. John Lee Hooker - No Friend Around [02:56]
2. John Lee Hooker - Wednesday Evening [02:57]
3. John Lee Hooker - Canal Street Blues [02:45]
4. John Lee Hooker - Playin' The Races [03:09]
5. John Lee Hooker - Huckle Up Baby[02:48]
6. John Lee Hooker - Let Your Daddy Ride [02:55]
7. John Lee Hooker - Goin' On Highway 51 [02:30]
8. John Lee Hooker - The Moon Above [02:39]
9. John Lee Hooker - She Left Me By Myself [02:50]
10. John Lee Hooker - No Mortgage One My Soul [03:17]
11. John Lee Hooker - My Baby's Got Something [02:49]
12. John Lee Hooker - Decoration Day Blues [03:02]
13. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen No. 2 [02:46]
14. John Lee Hooker - Roll 'n' Roll [02:37]
15. John Lee Hooker - Crying All Night [02:44]
16. John Lee Hooker - One More Time [02:57]
17. John Lee Hooker - I Don't Be Welcome Here [03:02]
18. John Lee Hooker - Welfare Blues [02:58]
19. John Lee Hooker - Turnin' Gray Blues [02:48]
20. John Lee Hooker - The Story Of A Married Woman [02:47]
21. John Lee Hooker - Mad Man Blues [02:42]
22. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Now [02:02]
23. John Lee Hooker - Thinking Blues [03:00]
24. John Lee Hooker - Don't You Remember Me [02:50]
25. John Lee Hooker - Give Me Your Phone Number [02:49]
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CD - D
1. John Lee Hooker - Notoriety Woman [03:09]
2. John Lee Hooker - Never Satisfied [03:00]
3. John Lee Hooker - Moon Is Rising [02:49]
4. John LeeHooker - Please Have Mercy [02:46]
5. John Lee Hooker - John L's House Rent Boogie [03:01]
6. John Lee Hooker - Queen Bee [02:35]
7. John Lee Hooker - You've Got Another Man [03:16]
8. John Lee Hooker - If You Need My Lovin' Baby [02:44]
9. John Lee Hooker - Nobody To Talk To Me [03:05]
10. John Lee Hooker - Prison Bound [03:44]
11. John Lee Hooker - Bumble Bee Blues [02:42]
12. John Lee Hooker - Questionnaire Blues [03:26]
13. John Lee Hooker - Real Good Gal [03:14]
14. John Lee Hooker - Little Boy Blues [02:35]
15. John Lee Hooker - My Daddy Was A Jockey [03:18]
16. John Lee Hooker - Mean Old Train[03:10]
17. John Lee Hooker - Catfish [03:08]
18. John Lee Hooker - Louise [03:05]
19. John Lee Hooker - I'm Going Away [03:02]
20. John Lee Hooker - Tease Me Baby [03:02]
21. John Lee Hooker - Streets Is Filled With Women [03:14]
22. John Lee Hooker - Me And My Woman [02:40]
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