King of the Boogie

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▶ CD 2
▶ CD 3
▼ CD 4: Live
#TitleRatingLength
1Hobo Blues
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-06-25)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1960-06-25)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1960-06-25)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1960 (1960-06-24 – 1960-06-26)
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 (live)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-06-25)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1960-06-25)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1960-06-25)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1960 (1960-06-24 – 1960-06-26)
live recording of:
Maudie (on 1960-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:45
3Shake It Baby (live)
recorded in:
American Folk Blues Festival, Hamburg, Germany (on 1962-10-18)
producer:
Horst Hohenboken
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1962-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Jump Jackson (on 1962-10-18)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1962-10-18)
piano:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975) (on 1962-10-18)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1962-10-18)
live recording of:
Shake It Baby (on 1962-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
4:13
4Boogie Chillun (live)
producer:
Jim Easton (producer) and Sol Weiss
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1962-11-02)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1962-11-02)
recorded at:
Sugar Hill in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1962-11-02)
live recording of:
Boogie Chillen’ (on 1962-11-02)
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.
3:04
5Bottle Up and Go (live)
producer:
Jim Easton (producer) and Sol Weiss
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1962-11-02)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1962-11-02)
recorded at:
Sugar Hill in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1962-11-02)
live recording of:
Bottle Up and Go (on 1962-11-02)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:14
6Crawlin’ King Snake (live)
producer:
Jim Easton (producer) (on 1962-11-02) and Sol Weiss (on 1962-11-02)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1962-11-02)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1962-11-02)
recorded at:
Sugar Hill in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1962-11-02)
live recording of:
Crawling King Snake (on 1962-11-02)
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.
4:52
7The Mighty Fire (live)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1963-07)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1963-07)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1963-07)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1963 (1963-07-26 – 1963-07-28)
4:40
8You’ve Got to Walk Yourself (live)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1963-07)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1963-07)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1963-07)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1963 (1963-07-26 – 1963-07-28)
4:54
9I’m Bad Like Jesse James (live)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
bass guitar [bass]:
Mac Arnold (on 1966-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay (on 1966-08-30)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1966-08-30), Sammy Lawhorn (on 1966-08-30), Luther Johnson (Chicago blues singer and guitarist) (on 1966-08-30) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1966-08-30)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1966-08-30)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1966-08-30)
recorded at:
Café Au Go-Go in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1966-08-30)
live recording of:
I'm Bad Like Jesse James (on 1966-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
5:26
10Boogie Everywhere I Go (live)
recorded in:
Soledad Prison, Soledad, California, United States (on 1972-06-11)
producer:
Ed Michel
bass guitar [bass]:
Lex Silver (on 1972-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Ken Swank (on 1972-06-11)
guitar:
Charlie Grimes (on 1972-06-11), John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1972-06-11) and Luther Tucker (on 1972-06-11)
additional vocals:
John Lee Hooker, Jr. (on 1972-06-11)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1972-06-11)
8:32
11She’s Gone (live)
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1983-05-09)
bass:
Steve Arthur Erman (on 1983-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Timothy Richards (on 1983-05-09)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1983-05-09) and Michael Osborne (guitarist) (on 1983-05-09)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
Deacon Jones (on 1983-05-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1983-05-09)
4:08
12It Serves Me Right to Suffer (live)
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1983-05-09)
bass:
Steve Arthur Erman (on 1983-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Timothy Richards (on 1983-05-09)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1983-05-09) and Michael Osborne (guitarist) (on 1983-05-09)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
Deacon Jones (on 1983-05-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1983-05-09)
live recording of:
It Serves Me Right to Suffer (on 1983-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
6:53
13Boom Boom (live)
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1983-05-09)
bass:
Steve Arthur Erman (on 1983-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Timothy Richards (on 1983-05-09)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1983-05-09) and Michael Osborne (guitarist) (on 1983-05-09)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
Deacon Jones (on 1983-05-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1983-05-09)
live recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1983-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
4:17
14Hi-Heel Sneakers (live)
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1983-05-09)
bass:
Steve Arthur Erman (on 1983-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Timothy Richards (on 1983-05-09)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1983-05-09) and Michael Osborne (guitarist) (on 1983-05-09)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
Deacon Jones (on 1983-05-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1983-05-09)
live cover recording of:
Hi‐Heel Sneakers (on 1983-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Higginbotham (blues)
publisher:
Lily Pond Music and Robert Higginbotham Publisher
4:08
15One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (live)
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1983-05-09)
bass:
Steve Arthur Erman (on 1983-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Timothy Richards (on 1983-05-09)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1983-05-09) and Michael Osborne (guitarist) (on 1983-05-09)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
Deacon Jones (on 1983-05-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1983-05-09)
live recording of:
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (on 1983-05-09)
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
is based on:
House Rent Boogie
4:46
▶ CD 5: Friends

Credits

Release

art direction:Carrie Smith (designer)
engineer:Chris Clough (task: audio supervision)
executive producer:Sig Sigworth
producer:Mason Williams (Rhino Records) (task: compilation)
mastering:Joe Tarantino (audio engineer, mastering)
compiler:Roger Armstrong
Mason Williams (Rhino Records)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10989074 [info]
ASIN:DE: B072VMBVCN [info]