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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2▶CD
3▼CD: Roots of the Blues, Volume 1 - (bonus disc)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stack O'Lee Blues
Mississippi John Hurt2:59
244 Blues
Roosevelt Sykes3:02
3Divin' Duck Blues
Sleepy John Estes3:15
4Gimme a Pigfoot
Bessie Smith3:32
5Revenue Man Blues
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
Charley Patton2:42
6Sagefield Woman Blues
Kokomo Arnold3:04
7Old Time Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-07-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carl Martin (1930s US guitar & violin player) (on 1935-07-27)
Carl Martin2:46
8Cross Road Blues
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1986) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 481)
recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), Encore Music (US label), King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Robert Johnson52:42
9Harmonica Blues
Sonny Terry2:43
10East Rider
cover recording of:
See See Rider Blues
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10056)
Lead Belly3:12
11Crawling King Snake
Tony Hollins2:59
12Can't You Read
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
Big Maceo3:09
13Bad Acting Woman
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
Big Bill Broonzy2:49
14Please Don't Go Big
Joe Williams2:50
15Take a Walk With Me
recording of:
Take a Walk With Me
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:06
16I Got a Break, Baby
T‐Bone Walker3:14