The Vee‐Jay Years

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1The Hobo
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-25)
live recording of:
Hobo Blues (on 1960-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:07
2Maudie
2:46
3Tupelo
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-25)
live recording of:
Tupelo (on 1960-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:24
4Want Ad Blues
recording of:
Want Ad Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:17
5Will the Circle Be Unbroken
arranger:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
32:35
6I’m Goin’ Upstairs
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-01-04)
bass guitar [bass]:
Quinn Wilson (jazz bassist, tubist) (on 1961-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1961-01-04)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1961-01-04) and Pops Staples (unconfirmed) (on 1961-01-04)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1961-01-04)
recording of:
I’m Going Upstairs (on 1961-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:58
7I Left My Baby
4:27
8Hard Headed Woman
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)
2:33
9I’m Mad Again
recording of:
I’m Mad Again
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:43
10Process
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
Process (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:40
11Thelma
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
Thelma (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:33
12What Do You Say
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
What Do You Say (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:32
13Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
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.
2:32
14Blues Before Sunrise
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:52
15I Lost a Good Girl
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
I Lost a Good Girl (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:53
16She’s Mine
2:25
17I Got a Letter This Morning
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
I Got a Letter (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:45
18A New Leaf
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
A New Leaf (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:31
19Let’s Make It
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
Let’s Make It (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:24
20Drug Store Woman
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
Drug Store Woman (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:45
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