The Vee-Jay Singles Collection

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Hobo Blues
recording of:
Hobo Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
writer:
Bernard Besman (producer, label owner and songwriter) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:47
2Crawlin' Kingsnake
2:41
3No Shoes
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-01)
bass:
Sylvester Hickman (on 1960-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Turner (on 1960-03-01)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and William "Lefty" Bates (on 1960-03-01)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1960-03-01)
recording of:
No Shoes (on 1960-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
12:27
4Solid Sender
2:37
5Dusty Road
2:21
6Tupelo
3:23
7I'm Mad Again
2:39
8I'm Going Upstairs
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-01-04)
bass guitar [bass]:
Quinn Wilson (jazz bassist, tubist) (on 1961-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1961-01-04)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1961-01-04) and Pops Staples (unconfirmed) (on 1961-01-04)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1961-01-04)
recording of:
I’m Going Upstairs (on 1961-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
12:54
9Want Ad Blues
2:13
10Take Me as I Am
3:02
11Boom Boom
2:30
12Let's Make It
2:24
13Drug Store Woman
2:46
14She's Mine
2:21
15A New Leaf
2:30
16Whiskey and Wimmen'
2:59
17The Hobo
3:11
18I'll Know Tonight
2:41
19Blues 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
20Goin' to California
2:32