The Classic Early Years 1948-1951

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Hoogie Boogie
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1949-02)
producer:
Bernard Besman
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949-02)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1949-02)
recording of:
Hoogie Boogie (in 1949-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:57
2Graveyard Blues
3:14
3Whistlin' and Moaning Blues
3:07
4I Love to Boogie
3:13
5Miss Eloise
2:41
6Burnin' Hell
2:42
7I Had a Dream
3:00
8Nightmare Blues
2:53
9Late Last Night
recording of:
Late Last Night
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Texas Slim (Robert Sullivan)
3:02
10Wandering Blues
recording of:
Wandering Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:18
11Don't Go Baby
recording of:
Don’t Go Baby
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:12
12Devil's Jump
recording of:
Devil’s Jump (in 1949-08)
lyricist and composer:
Texas Slim (Robert Sullivan)
2:53
13I'm Gonna Kill That Woman
3:05
14Moaning Blues
3:02
15The Numbers
3:12
16Weeping Willow
recording of:
Weeping Willow Boogie
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:49
17Miss Sadie Mae
guitar:
Andrew Dunham (guitar) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
harmonica:
Eddie Burns (American Detroit blues guitarist)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Miss Sadie Mae (in 1949)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:46
18Sometime
3:00
19Forgive Me
recording of:
Forgive Me
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Unart Music Corp.
3:14
20Heart Trouble Blues
recording of:
Heart Trouble Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:03
21Slim's Stomp
3:04
22Miss Lorraine
3:03
23Talkin' Boogie
3:07
24Road Trouble
3:10
25609 Boogie
3:17
▶ CD 3
▶ CD 4