The Best of John Lee Hooker
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John Lee Hooker
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First released:
Oct 25 1990

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Catalog number:
71915
Release dates:
  • Apr 25 1995

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Blues, Blues Rock, Delta Blues, Singer-Songwriter. Vote on Genres

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5 stars The Stuff Legends Are Made Of!
Every once in a while, a budget disc comes along that is surprisingly good. Such is the case with Rhino Records release of "The Very Best of John Lee Hooker." On this release, Rhino combines 16 stand out tracks and some nice liner notes which briefly describe the man as well as the origin of each of the tracks. The selection of songs range from Hooker's signature "Boogie Chillen'" recorded in 1948 through "Terraplane Blues" recorded with slide man Roy Rogers in 1987. This is not a comprehensive …
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3 stars Not that good...
There are much better John Lee Hooker collections than this one. Half of the songs on this disc are early (pre-1960) JLH, and it's relatively short. Unless you especially like Hooker's early work, I would find a different collection. I much prefer Hooker's later work in which his deep, growling voice is fully developed. I would instead recommend the wonderful The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1965-1974, which has a lot more music from Hooker's best period.
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  • CD

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    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Talk That Talk (Spoken Intro)
    1:30
    2
    Dimples
    2:19
    3
    Hobo Blues
    2:53
    4
    Boogie Chillun
    2:41
    5
    Little Wheel
    2:43
    6
    Process
    3:51
    7
    Blues Before Sunrise
    3:53
    8
    Let's Make It
    2:38
    9
    No Shoes
    2:30
    10
    Drug Store Woman
    2:51
    11
    Boom Boom
    2:36
    12
    I'm in the Mood
    2:49
    13
    Maudie
    2:28
    14
    Crawlin' Kingsnake
    2:49
    15
    Tupelo
    3:27
    16
    Whiskey and Wimmen
    2:42
    17
    I'm Goin' Upstairs
    3:06
    18
    Want-ad Blues
    2:25
    19
    Five Long Years
    3:51
    20
    My First Wife Left Me
    3:43

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The Best of John Lee Hooker 22 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Rhino / Wea
catalog number: 71915
release dates: Apr 25 1995
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The Best of John Lee Hooker 19 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Rhino / Wea
catalog number: 71915
release dates: Apr 25 1995
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The Best of John Lee Hooker 20 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: GNP Crescendo
release dates: Oct 25 1990
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