King of the Boogie

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
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.
3:10
2Sally Mae
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
New Sally Mae
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Sally Mae
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
3:12
3My First Wife Left Me
recording of:
My First Wife Left Me
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:34
4Crawling 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.
3:00
5Momma Poppa Boogie
2:59
6Howlin’ Wolf
cover recording of:
Howlin’ Wolf Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:38
7Hobo Blues
recording of:
Hobo Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:05
8Graveyard Blues
2:48
9Black Cat Blues
3:03
10Alberta
recording of:
Alberta
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:05
11House Rent Boogie
3:01
12Hello Baby
3:16
13Mean Old Train
3:10
14I’m in the Mood
2:57
15Baby How Can You Do It
2:45
16Four Women in My Life
3:04
17Do My Baby Think of Me?
2:54
18Let’s Talk It Over
3:00
19Yeah, Baby, Baby, Baby
2:40
20I’m Gonna Get Me a Woman
2:33
▼ CD 2
#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
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 Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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.
3.42:31
2Leave My Wife Alone
recording of:
Leave My Wife Alone
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:50
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)
3:01
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)
3:04
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 (on 1952-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:16
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)
2:32
19Keep Your Hands to Yourself
2:22
20I Want to Shout
2:22