View basket “Burnin’” has been added to your basket. The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker SKU: CRNBR16036 Barcode: 8592735006102 17.00 £17.00 Genre: Blues Label: Cornbread Released Date: 14th July 2017 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info John Lee Hooker’s true love was the electric guitar, and he played it like no one else on earth. However, in 1959, acoustic so-called “country blues” was what white, authenticity-obsessed audiences wanted to hear, so that’s what Riverside wanted from Hooker when he went into the studio to record this album, released in January 1960. Rather than duet with his instrument, Hooker’s voice takes the lead here. The album’s crystalline engineering allows the listener to experience that voice as if it was whispering secrets in our ear — which is precisely the effect of “Tupelo Blues.” Captured in this proximity without competition from other instruments, we are able to savor the richness of Hooker’s voice. There were many country blues singers from this period beloved for their crusty delivery, but Hooker’s voice is dark and flowing and smooth. He was the ultimate seducer and here he uses his voice like a mist, waving it in the listener’s vicinity until we are all willingly within his clutches. Artist John Lee Hooker Genre Blues Label Cornbread Buying Options 180g 1LP Includes Download Code Format 180g , 1LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1 Black Snake 2 How Long Blues 3 Wobblin' Baby 4 She's Long, She's Tall, She Weeps Like a Willow Tree 5 Pea Vine Special 6 Tupelo Blues 7 I'm Prison Bound 8 I Rowed a Little Boat 9 Water Boy 10 Church Bell Tone 11 Bundle Up and Go 12 Good Mornin' Lil' School Girl 13 Behind the Plow Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from John Lee Hooker Nearly New View Product Quick View John Lee Hooker Chill Out Blues | Virgin | 1LP Released 30th April 2024 £135.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations John Lee Hooker Chill Out £135.00 Genre: Blues Label: Virgin SKU: nn285839 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th April 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View John Lee Hooker Burning Hell (Acoustic Sounds Series) Blues | Bluesville (Acoustic Sounds Series) | 180g, 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