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John Lee Hooker
The Best Of Friends

Compil. US 1998 on Pointblank label
Blues (Electric Blues)

- Track 1 recorded at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA and Russian Hills Recording, San Francisco, CA. Edited at Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at One On One South, Los Angeles, CA. - Track 2 Recorded at Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles, CA. - Tracks 3, 5, 8, 11, 13 Recorded and mixed at The Plant Recording Studios, Sausalito, CA. - Tracks 4, 6, 7, 9 Recorded and mixed at Russian Hills Recording, San Francisco, CA - Track 10 recorded and mixed at Sunset South Factory, Hollywood, CA. -Track 12 Recorded and mixed at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA. Additional mixing at Livingston Recording Studios Ltd., London UK. and Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles CA. Mastered at Quad Teck Digital, Los Angeles, CA. This compilation ℗ & © 1998 Virgin Records America, Inc. Tracks 1, 6, 7 published by Sony/ATV Songs LLC/La Cienega Music Co. (BMI) Tracks 2, 4 published by Boogie One Music (BMI) admin. by Bug Music Track 3 published by King Of Boogie/Chops Not Chaps Music (BMI) admin. by Bug Music/Light Music admin. by Len Freedman (BMI)/Urmila Music admin. by Len Freedman (ASCAP) Tracks 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 published by Conrad Music (BMI) Track 11 published by King Of Boogie (BMI) admin. by Bug Music/Light Music admin. by Len Freedman (BMI)/Urmila Music admin. by Len Freedman (ASCAP) Charles Brown appears courtesy of Verve Records Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Reprise Records Robert Cray appears courtesy of Mercury Records Terry Evans appears courtesy of AudioQuest Records and Rounder Records Ben Harper appears courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc. Johnnie Johnson appears courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group Bobby King appears courtesy of Rounder Records Los Lobos appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. Nick Lowe appears courtesy of Reprise Records Van Morrison appears courtesy of Polydor Ltd. (UK) and Exile Productions Ltd. Charlie Musselwhite appears courtesy of Pointblank and Virgin Records America, Inc. Bill Payne appears courtesy of CMC International Records Bonnie Raitt appears courtesy of Capitol Records Roy Rogers appears courtesy of Pointblank/Virgin Records America, Inc. Carlos Santana, Chepito Areas, Armando Peraza, Ndugu Chancler and Chester Thompson appear courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Jimmie Vaughan appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Musicians

	John Lee Hooker voc, g, 1917-2001 US guitar, vocals, written by, written by, album by
	Mike Kappus , executive-producer, management, representation
	Reggie McBride b, voc, *1954 US bass
	Jim Keltner dr, perc, *1942 US drums
	Eric Clapton g, voc, *1945 GB guitar
	Johnny Lee Schell voc, g, US guitar
	Rich Kirch g, *1955 US guitar
	Bill Payne key, voc, *1949 US keyboards
	Nick Lowe b, voc, *1949 GB bass
	Ry Cooder g, voc, *1947 US guitar, producer
	Johnnie Johnson p, voc, 1924-2005 US piano
	Bobby King voc, bvoc, *1944 US vocals
	Terry Evans voc, bvoc, 1937-2018 US vocals
	Willie Greene Jr. voc, US vocals
	Armando Peraza bgo, cng, perc, 1924-2014 CU congas
	Leon Ndugu Chancler dr, perc, *1952 US drums
	Carlos Santana g, voc, *1947 US guitar, producer
	Chester Thompson key, keyboards, synthesizer
	José "Chepito" Areas tim, cng, *1946 NI timbales
	Maurice Cridlin b, bass
	Scott Mathews dr, *1955 US drums
	Booker T. Jones org, key, *1944 US organ
	Van Morrison voc, *1945 GB vocals, guitar, vocals, guitar, producer
	Richard Cousins b, US bass
	Kevin Hayes dr, voc, US drums
	Jimmie Vaughan g, voc, *1951 US guitar
	Jimmy Pugh key, org, keyboards
	Roy Rogers g, voc, *1950 US producer, guitar
	Bonnie Raitt voc, *1949 US vocals, slide guitar
	Juan Nelson b, US bass
	Dean Butterworth dr, *1966 GB drums
	Ben Harper voc, g, *1969 US guitar
	Charlie Musselwhite h, voc, *1944 US harmonica
	Robert Cray voc, g, *1953 US guitar
	Steve Berlin , *1955 US baritone saxophone
	Conrad Lozano b, voc, *1951 US bass
	Victor Bisetti dr, perc, drums
	Cesar Rosas voc, g, *1954 US guitar
	David Hidalgo , *1954 US guitar
	John Logan h, 1946-2013 US harmonica
	Louie Perez g, dr, *1953 US other, was there
	Benny Rietveld b, US bass
	Raul Rekow cng, perc, 1954-2015 US congas
	Gaylord Birch dr, perc, 1946-1996 US drums
	Karl Perazzo perc, tim, US timbales
	Samuel Taylor bvoc, eb, bass
	Eric Barber ts, ss, US bass saxophone
	Joachim Cooder dr, perc, *1978 US drums
	Ike Turner org, g, 1931-2007 US piano
	Gil Bernal sax, 1931-2011 US vocals, tenor saxophone
	Ruth Davies b, acoustic bass
	Danny Caron g, *1955 US guitar
	Charles Brown voc, p, 1922-1999 US keyboards

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