John Lee Hooker

180 GRAM VIRGIN VINYL

The Complete Album + 5 Bonus Tracks

5 STARS DOWNBEAT

A remarkable release in John Lee Hooker's vast catalog, Folk Blues, released by the Crown label in 1962, puts together tracks originally recorded for Modern Records between 1951 and 1954. Among its many highlights are “Bad Boy”, one of the finest examples of Hooker’s wordless humming and singing in unison with his guitar figures, and “Rock House Boogie”, which offers a sampling of Hooker’s use of bottleneck style.

PERSONNEL:

• JOHN LEE HOOKER, vocals & guitar, plus:
• A1-A2, B4: Eddie Kirkland (g). Detroit 1954.
• A3: Eddie Kirkland (g), Johnny Hooks, Otis Finch (ts), Bob Thurman (p), Tom Whitehead (d), Detroit 1954.
• A4: Eddie Kirkland (d), Louisiana Red (speech). Detroit, January 1954.
• A5 & B1: Eddie Kirkland (d). Detroit, January 1954.
• B2: John Lee Hooker (double tracked vocals), Eddie Kirkland (g). Detroit 1952.
• B3, B5: Eddie Kirkland (g). Double tracked vocals. Detroit 1954.
• B6: Eddie Kirkland (g), Otis Finch (ts), Bob Thurman (p), Tom Whitehead (d), Detroit 1954.
• (*) BONUS TRACKS
• A6: Solo recording by John Lee Hooker. Detroit, October 18, 1954.
• A7: John Lee Hooker (vc, g), Sam Jones (bass), Bob Thurman (p), Louis Hayes (d). New York, February 9, 1960.
• A8: Solo recording by John Lee Hooker. Detroit, September 1948.
• B7: Solo recording by John Lee Hooker. Detroit, August 1950.
• B8: John Lee Hooker (vc, g), Eddie Taylor (g), George Washington (b), Tom Whitehead (d). Chicago, March 27, 1956.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 BABY I’M GONNA MISS YOU
• A2 HALF A STRANGER
• A3 SHAKE, HOLLER AND RUN
• A4 DOWN CHILD
• A5 GOTTA BOOGIE
• A6 I NEED LOVE SO BAD [solo version] (*)
• A7 NO MORE DOGGIN’ (*)
• A8 BOOGIE CHILLEN (*)

• SIDE B
• B1 BAD BOY
• B2 ROCK HOUSE BOOGIE
• B3 LET’S TALK IT OVER
• B4 BABY YOU AIN’T NO GOOD
• B5 LOOKING FOR A WOMAN
• B6 I NEED LOVE SO BAD [group version]
• B7 MOON IS RISING (*)
• B8 DIMPLES (*)