King of the Boogie

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
3.252:31
2Leave My Wife Alone
recording of:
Leave My Wife Alone
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
22:50
3Ground Hog Blues
guitar:
Andres Durham (guitar player) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Ground Hog Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
13:01
4I Got the Key
2:47
5It Hurts Me So
2:49
6Bluebird Bluebird
recording of:
Bluebird
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
13:04
7This Is Nineteen and Fifty-Two Baby
3:12
8Love Blues
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Love Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:03
9Sugar Mamma
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)
13:16
10Walking the Boogie
2:58
11Love Money Can’t Buy
2:46
12Rock Me Mamma
2:42
13Cold Chills All Over Me
3:12
14Stuttering Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1953)
producer:
Henry Stone
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Stuttering Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:20
15Guitar Lovin’ Man
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1953)
producer:
Henry Stone
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Guitar Lovin’ Man
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:43
16Need Somebody
recording of:
Need Somebody
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:01
17Lonely Boy Boogie
recording of:
Lonely Boy Boogie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:55
18Hard Headed Women
recording of:
Hard Headed Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Hard Hearted Woman
lyricist and composer:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
2:32
19Keep Your Hands to Yourself
2:22
20I Want to Shout
2:22