John Lee Hooker

• limited 180 gram vinyl

Another must have album from the legendary bluesman John Lee Hooker. On this LP, released in 1970 on the Bluesway label, John is joined by his cousin Earl Hooker. A blues icon with a formidable slide technique, Earl died shortly after this session. The other key figure on this date was organ player Big Moose Walker. The album’s highlights consist of “I Wanna Be Your Puppy Baby” and “Have Mercy on My Soul,” as well as a reworking of “Boom Boom” done here as “Bang Bang Bang Bang.”

PERSONNEL:

• John Lee Hooker - (guitar and vocals)
• Earl Hooker or Paul Asbell - (guitar)
• Johnny “Big Moose” Walker - (piano and organ)
• Jeffrey Carp - ( harmonica)
• Chester “Gino” Skaggs - (Fender bass)V
• Rooselvelt Shaw - (drums)

Recorded in Los Angeles, 29 May, 1969.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. THE HOOKERS (If You Miss ‘Im… I Got ‘Im)
• A2. BABY, I LOVE YOU
• A3. LONESOME MOOD
• A4. BANG BANG BANG BANG
• A5. IF YOU TAKE CARE OF ME, I’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU

• SIDE B
• B1. BABY, BE STRONG
• B2. I WANNA BE YOUR PUPPY, BABY
• B3. I DON’T CARE WHEN YOU GO
• B4. HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL!