House of the Blues
1959 compilation album by John Lee Hooker
House of the Blues | |
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Compilation album by John Lee Hooker | |
Released | 1959 (1959) |
Recorded | Chicago, Illinois, & Detroit, Michigan, 1951–1952 |
Genre | Blues |
Length | 35:52 |
Label | Chess |
Producer |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Record Mirror | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
House of the Blues is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker, compiling tracks originally released as singles between 1951 and 1952. Chess Records issued the album in 1959.[1]
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "This 1959 Chess album collects 1951–1954 efforts by John Lee Hooker. Some important titles here."[1]
Track listing
All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker
- "Walkin' the Boogie" 3:08
- "Love Blues" – 3:00
- "Union Station Blues" – 2:31
- "It's My Own Fault" – 2:22
- "Leave My Wife Alone" – 2:34
- "Ramblin' By Myself" – 2:41
- "Sugar Mama" – 2:30
- "Down at the Landing" – 3:10
- "Louise" – 2:35
- "Ground Hog Blues" – 2:25
- "High Priced Woman" – 3:15
- "Women and Money" – 2:55
- Recorded in Chicago on April 26, 1951 (tracks 3, 5, 6 & 9–11), and in Detroit on April 24, 1952 (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8) and mid/late 1952 (tracks 4 & 12)
Personnel
- John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
- Eddie Kirkland – guitar (tracks 9, 11 & 12)
- Bob Thurman – piano (tracks 4 & 12)
- Eddie Burns – bass (tracks 4 & 12)
- Tom Whitehead – drums (track 12)
References
- ^ a b c Dahl, Bill. John Lee Hooker: House of the Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 355.
- ^ Jopling, Norman (September 4, 1964). "John Lee hooker: The House of the Blues" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 182. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 326, 328.
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- The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (1959)
- Travelin' (1960)
- That's My Story (1960)
- The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (1961)
- Burnin' (1962)
- The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker (1963)
- John Lee Hooker on Campus (1964)
- Burning Hell (1964)
- ...And Seven Nights (1965)
- It Serve You Right to Suffer (1966)
- The Real Folk Blues (1966)
- Urban Blues (1967)
- Simply the Truth (1969)
- If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im (1969)
- Get Back Home (1969)
- I Feel Good! (1971)
- Hooker 'n Heat (1971)
- Endless Boogie (1971)
- Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (1972)
- Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee (1973)
- Free Beer and Chicken (1974)
- Sittin' Here Thinkin' (1980)
- Jealous (1987)
- The Healer (1989)
- More Real Folk Blues: The Missing Album (1991)
- Mr. Lucky (1991)
- Chill Out (1995)
- Don't Look Back (1997)
- Concert at Newport (1963)
- Live at Sugar Hill (1963)
- Live at Cafe Au Go Go (1967)
- Live at Soledad Prison (1972)
- Kabuki Wuki (1973)
- The Cream (1978)
- House of the Blues (1959)
- I'm John Lee Hooker (1959)
- John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues (1961)
- Folk Blues (1962)
- Don't Turn Me from Your Door (1963)
- Original Folk Blues (1964)
- That's Where It's At! (1969)
- Goin' Down Highway 51 (1971)
- The Ultimate Collection (1991)
- Come See About Me (2004)
- "Boogie Chillen'" (1948)
- "Crawling King Snake" (1948)
- "Jack o' Diamonds" (1949)
- "Trouble in Mind" (1949)
- "Catfish" (1951)
- "I'm in the Mood" (1951)
- "Sugar Mama" (1952)
- "Worried Life Blues" (1952)
- "Baby, Please Don't Go" (1952)
- "Key to the Highway" (1952)
- "I'm Ready" (1956)
- "Dimples" (1956)
- "I Need Some Money" (1960)
- "Boom Boom" (1961)
- "Drifting Blues" (1961)
- "Don't Look Back" (1961)
- "How Long Blues" (1960)
- "Good Mornin', Lil' School Girl" (1960)
- "Smokestack Lightnin'" (1960)
- "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (1966)
- "Bottle Up & Go" (1966)
- "I Can't Quit You Baby" (1966)
- "Meet Me in the Bottom" (1971)
- "Roll and Tumble" (1971)
- "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (1974)
- "Terraplane Blues" (1987)
- "I Cover the Waterfront" (1991)
- "The Healing Game" (1997)
- "Red House" (1997)
- Discography
- Detroit blues
- Eddie Kirkland
- Eddie "Guitar" Burns
- Canned Heat
- The Blues Brothers
- The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend
- John Lee Hooker Jr.