Boom Boom: The Very Best of John Lee Hooker

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

Tracklist

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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.
3.252:31
2Baby Lee
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1956-03-27)
recording of:
Baby Lee (on 1956-03-27)
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:00
3Dimples
bass:
George Washington (1950s bassist) (in 1956)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
recording of:
Dimples (in 1956)
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.
32:15
4Blues Before Sunrise
3:53
5Dusty Road
2:14
6I'm Going Upstairs
recording of:
I’m Going Upstairs
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
33:01
7Hobo Blues
1:58
8Old Time Shimmy
recording of:
Old Time Shimmy
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:20
9Onions
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Onions
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:12
10Hard Headed Woman
2:33
11I'm So Excited
2:57
12When My First Wife Left Me
recording of:
When My First Wife Left Me
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
43:46
13Thelma
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
Thelma (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
13:34
14I'm in the Mood
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar:
Eddie Burns (American Detroit blues guitarist) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood
writer:
Bernard Besman (producer, label owner and songwriter) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
32:43
15Let's Make It
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
Let’s Make It (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
12:24
16Whiskey and Wimmen'
2:42
17Crawlin' King Snake
2:48
18No Shoes
recording of:
No Shoes
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
2:27
19Little Wheel
recording of:
Little Wheel
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Costoma Publishing Co.
2:38
20Process
recording of:
Process
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:38