Two Original Albums Plus Bonus Tracks!
Known to music fans around the world as the "King of the Boogie," John Lee Hooker endures as one of the true superstars of the blues genre: the ultimate beholder of cool. His work is widely recognized for its impact on modern music – his simple, yet deeply effective songs transcend borders and languages around the globe. Each decade of Hooker's long career brought a new generation of fans and fresh opportunities for the ever-evolving artist.
Originally issued on Chess Records in 1961, Plays & Sings The Blues collects early raw blues material the Hook cut between 1951-1952 including "Mad Man Blues" and "Hey Boogie" from the Gone label and rare covers of Muddy Waters' "Please Don't Go" and Big Maceo Merriweather's "Worried Life Blues."
Originally released on Chess Records in 1959, House Of The Blues collects material Hooker cut between 1951-1954 including the chilling "Leave My Wife Alone," and spare "Sugar Mama" which find the Hook by his lonesome on guitar and vocals while Eddie Kirkland adds to the dynamics with fine guitar accompaniment on "Louise" and "High Priced Woman."
Tracklist:
LP1 - Plays and Sings the Blues
- The Journey
- I Don't Want Your Money
- Hey, Baby
- Mad Man Blues
- Bluebird
- Worried Life Blues
- Apologize
- Lonely Boy Boogie
- Please Don't Go
- Dreamin' Blues
- Hey Boogie
- Just Me And My Telephone
- LP2 - House of the Blues
- Walkin' The Boogie
- Love Blues
- Union Station Blues
- It's My Own Fault
- Leave My Wife Alone
- Ramblin' By Myself
- Sugar Mama
- Down At The Landing Louise
- Ground Hog Blues
- High Priced Woman
- Women And Money
