The Legend the Man

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

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1▼CD: I’m John Lee Hooker
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Dimples bass: George Washington (1950s bassist) (in 1956) guitar: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956) vocals: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956) recording of: Dimples (in 1956) lyricist: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956) composer: James Bracken publisher: Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.	4	2:14
2	Hobo 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)		2:48
3	I'm So Excited recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-03-01) vocals: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) recording of: I’m So Excited (on 1957-03-01) writer: James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:53
4	I Love You Honey recording of: I Love You Honey lyricist and composer: Freddie Williams		2:33
5	Boogie Chillen' recording of: Boogie Chillen’ 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.		2:35
6	Little Wheel recording of: Little Wheel writer: James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) publisher: Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Costoma Publishing Co.		2:34
7	I'm in the Mood recording of: I’m in the Mood writer: Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) publisher: La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)	2	2:43
8	Maudie recording of: Maudie lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:18
9	Crawlin' King Snake recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-01-22) recording of: Crawling King Snake (on 1959-01-22) 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.		2:41
10	Everynight recording of: Every Night lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:59
11	Time Is Marching recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-10-19) bass guitar [bass]: George Washington (1950s bassist) (on 1955-10-19) drums (drum set): Tom Whitehead (on 1955-10-19) guitar: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1955-10-19) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-10-19) harmonica: Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-10-19) vocals: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1955-10-19) recording of: Time Is Marching (on 1955-10-19) lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)	3	3:01
12	Baby Lee		2:48

2▼CD: Travelin’
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	No Shoes recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-01) bass: Sylvester Hickman (on 1960-03-01) drums (drum set): Jimmy Turner (on 1960-03-01) guitar: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and William "Lefty" Bates (on 1960-03-01) vocals: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1960-03-01) recording of: No Shoes (on 1960-03-01) lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) publisher: Tristan Music Ltd.		2:25
2	I Wanna Walk recording of: I Wanna Walk lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:14
3	Canal Street Blues recording of: Canal Street Blues writer: Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:54
4	Run On recording of: Run On lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:11
5	I'm a Stranger recording of: I’m a Stranger lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:41
6	Whiskey and Wimmen recording of: Whiskey and Wimmen lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) publisher: Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)		2:57
7	Solid Sender recording of: Solid Sender lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:34
8	Sunnyland recording of: Sunny Land lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:29
9	Goin' to California recording of: Goin’ to California lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:23
10	I Can't Believe recording of: I Can’t Believe lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:50
11	I'll Know Tonight recording of: I’ll Know Tonight lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:40
12	Dusty Road		2:18

3▼CD: The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Tupelo		3:23
2	I'm Mad Again		2:40
3	I'm Going Upstairs		2:55
4	Want Ad Blues		2:16
5	Five Long Years		3:37
6	I Like to See You Walk		2:54
7	Hobo Blues		3:08
8	Hard Headed Woman		2:30
9	Wednesday Evening Blues		3:58
10	Take Me as I Am		3:01
11	My First Wife Left Me		3:33
12	You're Looking Good Tonight		2:55

4▼CD: Burnin’
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Boom Boom		2:32
2	Process		3:49
3	Lost a Good Girl		2:51
4	A New Leaf		2:30
5	Blues Before Sunrise		3:49
6	Let's Make It		2:27
7	I Got a Letter		2:44
8	Thelma		3:31
9	Drug Store Woman		2:47
10	Keep Your Hands to Yourself		2:10
11	What Do You Say		2:27

5▼CD: The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	San Francisco recording of: San Francisco lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:46
2	Take a Look at Yourself recording of: Take a Look at Yourself lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:48
3	Send Me Your Pillow recording of: Send Me Your Pillow lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) publisher: Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)		2:25
4	She Shot Me Down recording of: She Shot Me Down lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:50
5	I Love Her recording of: I Love Her lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:14
6	Old Time Shimmy recording of: Old Time Shimmy lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:21
7	You Know I Love You recording of: You Know I Love You lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		1:56
8	Big Soul recording of: Big Soul lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:09
9	Good Rockin' Mama recording of: Good Rockin’ Mama lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:28
10	Onions recording of: Onions lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:10
11	No One Told Me recording of: No One Told Me lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:08

6▼CD: On Campus
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	I'm Leaving recording of: I’m Leaving lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:12
2	Love Is a Burning Thing recording of: Love Is a Burning Thing lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:39
3	Birmingham Blues recording of: Birmingham Blues lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:54
4	I Want to Shout recording of: I Want to Shout lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:25
5	Don't Look Back recording of: Don’t Look Back (John Lee Hooker song) lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:56
6	I Want to Hug You recording of: I Want to Hug You lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:41
7	Poor Me recording of: Poor Me lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		3:11
8	I Want to Ramble recording of: I Want to Ramble lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:29
9	Half a Stranger cover recording of: Half a Stranger lyricist and composer: Roosevelt Sykes		4:24
10	My Grinding Mill recording of: My Grinding Mill lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		3:11
11	Bottle up and Go cover recording of: Bottle Up and Go writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:25
12	One Way Ticket recording of: One Way Ticket lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)	4	3:27

7▼CD: Concert at Newport
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	I Can't Quit You Now Blues recording of: I Can't Quit You Now Blues writer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		2:53
2	Stop Baby Don't Hold Me That Way recording of: Stop Baby, Don't Hold Me That Way writer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		1:46
3	Tupelo recording of: Tupelo lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)		5:19
4	Bus Station Blues		3:40
5	Freight Train Be My Friend		3:27
6	Boom Boom recording of: Boom Boom lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) publisher: Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.		2:31
7	Talk That Talk Baby		1:27
8	Sometime Baby You Make Me Feel So Bad		3:29
9	You've Got to Walk Yourself		4:54
10	Let's Make It recording of: Let’s Make It lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) publisher: Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)		2:25
11	The Mighty Fire		4:42

8▼CD: Is He the World’s Greatest Blues Singer?
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Crawlin' Kingsnake recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-01-22) recording of: Crawling King Snake (on 1959-01-22) 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.		2:41
2	Blues Before Sunrise		3:48
3	Process		3:48
4	Want Ad Blues		2:16
5	Whiskey and Wimmen		2:57
6	The Mighty Fire		4:44
7	Talk That Talk Baby		1:27
8	My First Wife Left Me		3:33
9	Wednesday Evening Blues		3:58
10	Maudie		2:47
11	Time Is Marching		3:01
12	Boom 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.	3.3	2:30

9▶CD: In Person

10▶CD: Gotham Golden Classics: The Rare Recordings

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includes:	Burnin’ Concert at Newport I’m John Lee Hooker In Person Is He the World’s Greatest Blues Singer? On Campus The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker Travelin’

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Barcode:: 090431010822
Format:: 10×CD
Length:: 5:32:53

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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2001-09-25

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