King of the Boogie

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boogie Chillen'
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-09)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Boogie Chillen’ (in 1948-09)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
John Lee Hooker & His Guitar3:10
2Sally May
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-09)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Sally Mae (in 1948-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and La Cienega Music
John Lee Hooker & His Guitar3:12
3Hobo Blues
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-09)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Hobo Blues (in 1948-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker & His Guitar3:02
4Crawlin’ King Snake
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-09)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Crawling King Snake (in 1948-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Doors Music Company and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
John Lee Hooker & His Guitar3:01
5Black Man Blues
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-11)
producer:
Elmer Barbee
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-11)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-11)
recording of:
Black Man Blues (in 1948-11)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
Texas Slim3:37
6Goin’ Mad Blues
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-11)
producer:
Elmer Barbee
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-11)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-11)
recording of:
Goin’ Mad Blues (in 1948-11)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
Delta John3:47
7Who’s Been Jivin' You
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-11)
producer:
Elmer Barbee
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-11)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-11)
Texas Slim3:09
8(Miss Sadie Mae) Curl My Baby’s Hair
recorded in:
Toledo, Ohio, United States (in 1948)
producer:
Elmer Barbee
drums (drum set):
Curtis Foster (blues drummer) (in 1948)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
piano:
James Watkins (blues pianist) (in 1948)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
John Lee Hooker2:51
9Hoogie Boogie
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1949-02)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949-02)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949-02)
recording of:
Hoogie Boogie (in 1949-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker & His Guitar2:58
10Burnin’ Hell
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1949)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949)
harmonica:
Eddie Burns (American Detroit blues guitarist) (in 1949)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949)
recording of:
Burning Hell (John Lee Hooker) (in 1949)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Venice Music, Inc.
John Lee Hooker & His Guitar2:43
11Weeping Willow Boogie
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1949-07)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949-07)
percussion:
Bernard Besman (in 1949-07)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949-07)
recording of:
Weeping Willow Boogie (in 1949-07)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:50
12Moaning Blues
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1949-08)
producer:
Joe Von Battle
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949-08)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949-08)
Texas Slim3:07
13Huckle Up Baby
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1949-12)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (, in 1949-12)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949-12)
recording of:
Huckle Up Baby (in 1949-12)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker & His Guitar2:48
14Goin’ on Highway #51
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1950-02-27)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (, on 1950-02-27)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1950-02-27)
recording of:
Goin’ Down Highway 51 (on 1950-02-27)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker & His Guitar2:31
15John L’s House Rent Boogie
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1950-11-16)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1950-11-16)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1950-11-16)
recording of:
John L’s House Rent Boogie (on 1950-11-16)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:48
16I’m in the Mood
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1951-08-07)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1951-08-07)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1951-08-07)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood (on 1951-08-07)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
John Lee Hooker3:08
17Two White Horses
recorded in:
Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, United States (in 1951-08)
recording engineer:
Gene Deitsch (in 1951-08)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1951-08)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1951-08)
John Lee Hooker3:23
1833 Blues
recorded in:
Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, United States (in 1951-08)
producer:
Gene Deitsch
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1951-08)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1951-08)
John Lee Hooker2:06
19Sugar Mama
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1952-04-24)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1952-04-24)
recording of:
Sugar Mama (original version) (on 1952-04-24)
John Lee Hooker3:16
20Wobbling Baby
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1953-07-07)
producer:
Henry Stone
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1953-07-07) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter) (on 1953-07-07)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1953-07-07)
recording of:
Wobbling Baby (on 1953-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:41
21Stuttering Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1953-07-07)
producer:
Henry Stone
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1953-07-07)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1953-07-07)
recording of:
Stuttering Blues (on 1953-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Booker2:17
22I’m a Boogie Man
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1953-09)
producer:
Joe Von Battle
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1953-09) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter) (in 1953-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1953-09)
Johnny Lee2:21
23Down Child
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1953)
producer:
Joe Bihari
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1953) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter) (in 1953)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1953) and Louisiana Red (in 1953)
recording of:
Down Child (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:54
24Odds Against Me (Backbiters and Syndicators)
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1954-10-18)
producer:
Joe Siracuse (sound engineer, Detroit)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1954-10-18)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1954-10-18)
John Lee Hooker3:10
25Shake, Holler and Run
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1954)
producer:
Joe Bihari
drums (drum set):
Tom Whitehead (in 1954)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1954) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter) (in 1954)
piano:
Bob Thurman (in 1954)
tenor saxophone:
Otis Finch (in 1954) and Johnny Hooks (in 1954)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1954)
recording of:
Shake, Holler and Run (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:59
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5▶CD: Friends

Credits

Release

art direction:Carrie Smith (designer)
engineer:Chris Clough (task: audio supervision)
executive producer:Sig Sigworth
producer:Mason Williams (Rhino Records) (task: compilation)
mastering:Joe Tarantino (audio engineer, mastering)
compiler:Roger Armstrong
Mason Williams (Rhino Records)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10989074 [info]
ASIN:DE: B072VMBVCN [info]