Worried Life Blues

~ Recording by John Lee Hooker

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Worried Life Blues?:??John Lee HookerPlays & Sings the BluesJohn Lee HookerAlbum
Chess (US label)LP-1454
1.6Worried Life Blues3:09John Lee HookerPlays & Sings the BluesJohn Lee HookerAlbum
Chess (UK subsidiary of Chess Records)CDCHESS 1008
1.6Worried Life Blues3:09John Lee HookerPlays and Sings the BluesJohn Lee HookerAlbum
Chess (US label)CHD-9199
1.6Worried Life Blues3:07John Lee HookerPlays and Sings the BluesJohn Lee HookerAlbum
Chess (US label)CHBD-9199
1.10Worried Life Blues3:05John Lee HookerBoogie ManJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
1.14Worried Life Blues3:06John Lee HookerEP Collection...PlusJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
  • -1996-09-29
See for Miles Records402
1.11Worried Life Blues3:08John Lee HookerHis Best Chess SidesJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-06-17
Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD-9383
1.21Worried Life Blues3:06John Lee HookerWalking the BluesJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1997-09-04
Roots (walking man logo, cat. nos. RTS #####)RTS 33016
1.3Worried Life Blues3:06John Lee HookerLegendary Artists of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum
  • -1997
16.15Worried Life Blues3:04John Lee HookerBlues Story (1998 release)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Collections
2.6Worried Life Blues3:08John Lee HookerThe Complete 50’s Chess RecordingsJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)329 391-2, MCD 09391
1.3Worried Life Blues3:06John Lee HookerBorders Presents the Best of the Blues on Chess RecordsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Special Markets088 112 296-2
16.15Worried Life Blues3:04John Lee HookerBlues Story (2001 release)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Collections7902, 7922, 7972, 8082, 8092, 8102, 8112, 9008122, 9008152, 9008172, 9008182
3.6Worried Life Blues3:08John Lee HookerHommageJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
Trilogie205941, 205941-349
7.10Worried Life Blues3:08John Lee HookerPortraitJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
Past Perfect (DE reissue label of questionable legitimacy, run by TIM The International Music Company AG)
7.10Worried Life Blues3:08John Lee HookerPortraitJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
Past Perfect (DE reissue label of questionable legitimacy, run by TIM The International Music Company AG)205565
1.22Worried Life Blues3:07John Lee HookerThe Complete John Lee Hooker, Volume 5: Detroit 1951–53John Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
Body & SoulBS 2500
6.16Worried Life Blues3:07John Lee HookerIl Grande Blues di RepubblicaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
La Repubblica
1.10Worried Life Blues3:06John Lee HookerQuadromania Jazz Edition: John Lee Hooker: Guitar Lovin' ManJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-02-28
Membran International GmbH222445-444
7.10Worried Life Blues3:06John Lee HookerBlues Is the HealerJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)222916-321
1.10Worried Life Blues3:06John Lee HookerThe John Lee Hooker CollectionJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2006-04-07
Music and MelodyMUS 10010-2
1.104Worried Life Blues3:06John Lee HookerNon Stop MusicJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2007-01-08
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)231015
1.6Worried Life Blues3:04John Lee HookerPlays & Sings the BluesJohn Lee HookerAlbum
  • XW2007-05-10
Geffen Records
3.1Worried Life Blues3:07John Lee HookerStomp BoogieJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
Fantastic VoyageFVTD011
1.17Worried Life Blues3:03John Lee HookerBurnin’ Plus Plays and Sings the BluesJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
Hoo Doo Records263481
7.6Worried Life Blues3:07John Lee Hooker16 Original Albums & Bonus TracksJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2015-08-28
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group), The Intense Media600258
2.6Worried Life Blues3:08John Lee HookerFour Classic AlbumsJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
Avid RootsAMSC1208
6.6Worried Life Blues3:05John Lee HookerIntegral John Lee Hooker 1948 - 1952 (Digital download)John Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2025-07-11
Diggers Factory (French vinyl crowdfunding site/record label)[none]
1.10Worried Life Blues3:06John Lee HookerBoogie Man - Boogie ChillunJohn Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
1.10Worried Life Blues3:06John Lee HookerBoogie Man (Les Genies du Blues)John Lee HookerAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1992-01-10
Guilde Internationale du DisqueBLU-CD 3001

Relationships

guitar:John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:Worried Life Blues (cover)

Related works

Worried Life Blues

writer:Sleepy John Estes
Maceo Merriweather
publisher:Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
Universal Duchess Music Corp.
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:Someday Baby Blues
is the basis for:Fred’s Worried Life Blues