Play Me the Blues... The Legendary Blues Singers, Volume 2

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Annotation

May also be part of 10CD box "Play Me the Blues... The Legendary Blues Singers", Wesgram, catalogue number WWCB001.

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-08 08:55 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Boogie Chillen 2
2:36
2I'm in the Mood
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar:
Eddie Burns (American Detroit blues guitarist) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
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)
2:44
3Boom 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: 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.
3.352:29
4Dimples
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.
42:12
5Hobo Blues
3:05
6Dusty Road
2:20
7House Rent Boogie
4:03
8No 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
9I'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)
2:54
10Baby Lee
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1956-03-27)
recording of:
Baby Lee (on 1956-03-27)
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:58
11Bottle Up and Go
2:25
12Drug Store Woman
5:45
13Frisco
2:40
14Whiskey and Wimmen
2:58
15Process
recording of:
Process
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:42
16Trouble Blues
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:00
17Onions
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Onions
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:10
18Good Rockin' Mama
2:36

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part of:Play Me the Blues... The Legendary Blues Singers (number: 2) (order: 2)