The Very Best Of

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

Tracklist

1▼CD
#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.
3.252:28
2Boogie Chillun
recording of:
Boogie Chillen’
writer:
Bernard Besman (producer, label owner and songwriter) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
12:36
3Dimples
recording of:
Dimples
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:11
4Crawlin' 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.
12:45
5It Serves Me Right To Suffer
recording of:
It Serves Me Right to Suffer
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:30
6Mad Man Blues
2:41
7Sugar Mama
3:14
8Please Don't Go
2:33
9Worried Life Blues
3:09
10The Right Time
6:19
11Shake It Baby
4:11
12One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
2:56
13Walking The Boogie
2:35
14Blues Before Sunrise
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961)
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor) (in 1961)
bass guitar [bass]:
James Jamerson (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1961) and Larry Veeder (in 1961)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble) (in 1961)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Cosby (in 1961)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1961)
3:52
15I'm Mad Again
2:38
16Whiskey And Wimmen
2:58
17This Is Hip
recording of:
This Is Hip
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:29
18I'm In The Mood
2:43
19Mambo Chillun
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:
Mambo Chillun (on 1955-10-19)
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:47
20House Rent Boogie
4:01