The Complete 50’s Chess Recordings

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

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Mad Man Blues
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Mad Man Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:46
2Hey Boogie
recording of:
Hey Boogie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:16
3Louise
guitar:
Andres Durham (guitar player), John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Louise (John Lee Hooker song) (on 1951-04-26)
writer and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
3:05
4High Priced Woman
guitar:
Andres Durham (guitar player) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
High Priced Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:44
5Union Station Blues
guitar:
Andres Durham (guitar player) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Union Station Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:57
6Ground Hog Blues
guitar:
Andres Durham (guitar player) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Ground Hog Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:58
7Leave My Wife Alone
recording of:
Leave My Wife Alone
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:48
8Ramblin' by Myself
3:21
9Dreamin' Blues
recording of:
Dreaming the Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:08
10Just Me and My Telephone
recording of:
Just Me and My Telephone
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:22
11Walkin' the Boogie
2:34
12Sugar Mama
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1952)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1952)
recording of:
Sugar Mama (on 1952-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:14
13Please Don't Go
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
cover recording of:
Baby Please Don't Go (on 1952-04-24)
writer:
Lowell Fulson
cover recording of:
Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
2:30
14I Don't Want Your Money
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
I Don’t Want Your Money
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:04
15Hey Baby
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Hey Baby
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:29
16Bluebird
recording of:
Bluebird
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:02
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Walkin' the Boogie
2:57
2Love Blues
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Love Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:02
3Lonely Boy Boogie A.K.A. New Boogie
recording of:
Lonely Boy Boogie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:53
4Apologize
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Apologize
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:06
5Journey
recording of:
The Journey
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
4:23
6Worried Life Blues
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
cover recording of:
Worried Life Blues
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
3:08
7Down at the Landing
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Down at the Landing
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:57
8You Have Two Hearts
3:19
9It's My Own Fault
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
It’s My Own Fault (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
3:02
10Blues for Big Town
3:13
11Women and Money
3:01
12Big Fine Woman
3:02
13Tell Me Baby
3:44
14Blues for Christmas
recording of:
Blues for Christmas
3:22
15Cry Baby Cry
3:18

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Release

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Music International Ltd. (not for release label use! copyrights only) (in 1998)
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