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John Lee Hooker
The Vee-Jay Years 1955-1964

Album 1992 on Charly R&B label
Blues (Chicago Blues)

Recorded in Chicago, unless noted otherwise in: 1955 (Oct. 19) tracks 1-1 to 1-4; 1956 tracks 1-5 to 1-11; 1957 tracks 1-12 to 1-19; 1958 tracks 2-1 to 2-13; 1959 (Jan. 22) tracks 2-14 to 2-18; 1960 (March 1) tracks 3-1 to 3-12, New York City (Apr. 29): tracks 3-13 to 3-23, Newport, Rhode Isl. (June25) tracks 4-1 to 4-3; 1961 tracks 4-4 to 4-20; 1962 tracks 5-1 to 5-11; 1963 tracks 5-12 to 5-26, Newport tracks 6-1 to 6-8, Chicago tracks 6-9 to 6-11; 1964 tracks 6-12 to 6-21. Original Vee Jay Recordings. Country of origin UK. Made in the EEC. Includes 28 page booklet with detailed discography.

     
Musicians
PortraitJohn Lee Hooker voc, g, 1917-2001 US
guitar, vocals, album by, written by, arranged by
PortraitBill Lee b, *1928 US
bass
Everett McCrary
bass
PortraitGeorge Washington b, US
bass
PortraitQuinn Wilson tu, b, 1906-1978 US
bass
Sylvester Hickman
bass
PortraitMartha Reeves & The Vandellas , 1957-1972 US
choir
PortraitLes Fancourt , GB
compiled by, compilation producer
PortraitEarl Phillips dr, 1920-1990 US
drums
PortraitJimmy Turner voc, g,
drums
PortraitRichard Johnson dr,
drums
PortraitTom Whitehead dr, US
drums
PortraitEddie Taylor g, voc, 1923-1985 US
guitar
PortraitLefty Bates eg, 1920-2001 US
guitar
PortraitJimmy Reed h, g, voc, 1925-1976 US
harmonica
PortraitFrankie Bradford ,
piano
PortraitHenry Cosby ts, sax, 1928-2002 US
saxophone
PortraitOtis Finch sax,
tenor saxophone
Producers
Joop Visser compilation producer
Andy Pearce remastered by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Unfriendly WomanJohn Lee HookerJames Bracken, John Lee Hooker2:54
2Wheel And DealJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:33
3Mambo ChillunJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:48
4Time Is MarchingJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:03
5I’m So Worried BabyJohn Lee HookerJames Bracken, John Lee Hooker3:13
6Baby LeeJohn Lee HookerJames Bracken, John Lee Hooker3:00
7DimplesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:12
8Every NightJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:00
9The Road Is So RoughJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:03
10Trouble BluesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:46
11Stop TalkingJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:12
12Everybody Rockin'John Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:41
13I’m So ExcitedJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:55
14I Can See You When You’re WeakJohn Lee HookerJames Bracken, John Lee Hooker2:54
15Crawlin’ Black SpiderJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:45
16Little WheelJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:40
17Little Fine WomanJohn Lee HookerJames Bracken, John Lee Hooker2:26
18Rosie MaeJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:47
19You Can Lead Me BabyJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:43
20I Love You HoneyJohn Lee HookerFred Williams2:35
21You've Taken My WomanJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:30
22Mama, You Got A DaughterJohn Lee HookerJ.B. Lenoir3:43
23NightmareJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:27
24House Rent BoogieJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:04
25Trying To Find A WomanJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:39
26Drive Me AwayJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:56
27I'm Goin' HomeJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:58
28Love Me All The TimeJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:14
29Lou DellaJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:03
30Bundle Up And goJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:32
31Wrong Doin' WomanJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:42
32MaudieJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:25
33Tennessee BluesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:26
34I'm In The MoodJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:45
35Boogie ChillunJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:37
36Hobo BluesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:50
37Crawlin' KingsnakeJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:44
38I Wanna WalkJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:15
39Canal Street BluesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:56
40I'll Know TonightJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:41
41I Can't BelieveJohn Lee HookerEddie Boyd2:52
42Goin' To CaliforniaJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:26
43Whiskey And WimmenJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:59
44Run OnJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:12
45Solid SenderJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:37
46Sunny LandJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:32
47Dusty RoadJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:21
48I'm A StrangerJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:43
49No ShoesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:26
50Five Long YearsJohn Lee HookerEddie Boyd3:39
51I Like To See You WalkJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:55
52Wednesday Evening BluesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:00
53Take Me As I AmJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:02
54My First Wife Left MeJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:35
55You're Looking Good TonightJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:58
56You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm GoneJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:03
57Dirty Ground HogJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:33
58She Loves My Best FriendJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:35
59Sally MaeJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:02
60Moanin' BluesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:15
61The HoboJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:07
62MaudieJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:45
63TupeloJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:24
64Want Ad BluesJohn Lee HookerEddie Boyd2:17
65Will The Circle Been UnbrokenJohn Lee HookerTraditional2:35
66I'm Goin' UpstairsJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:58
67I Left My BabyJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:27
68Hard Headed WomanJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:33
69I'm Mad AgainJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:43
70ProcessJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:40
71ThelmaJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:33
72What Do You SayJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:32
73Boom BoomJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:32
74Blues Before SunriseJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:52
75I Lost A Good GirlJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:53
76She's MineJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:25
77I Got A Letter This MorningJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:45
78A New LeafJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:31
79Let's Make ItJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:24
80Drug Store WomanJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:45
81Old Time ShimmyJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:22
82OnionsJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:11
83You Know I Love YouJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker1:57
84Send Me Your PillowJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:26
85Big SoulJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:10
86Frisco BluesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:47
87She Shot Me DownJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:52
88Take A Look At YourselfJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:49
89Good Rocking MamaJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:29
90I Love HerJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:15
91No One Told MeJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:12
92Don't Look BackJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:41
93One Way TicketJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:30
94Half A StrangerJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:25
95Bottle Up And GoJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:26
96My Grinding MillJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:13
97I Want To RambleJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:30
98Sadie MaeJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:55
99This Is HipJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:31
100Poor MeJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:13
101I Want To ShoutJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:26
102Love is A Burning ThingJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:42
103I Want To Hug YouJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:43
104I'm Leaving BabyJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:14
105Birmingham BluesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:55
106Don't Look BackJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:55
107I Can't Quit You Now BluesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:51
108Stop Baby, Don't Hold MeJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker1:44
109TupeloJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker5:17
110Bus Station BluesJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:39
111Freight Train To My FriendJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:25
112Boom, Boom, BoomJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:30
113Talk That Talk BabyJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker1:25
114Sometime Baby You Make Me Feel So BadJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:27
115You've Got To Walk YourselfJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:52
116Let's Make ItJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:23
117The Mighty FireJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:45
118Big Legs, Tight SkirtJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:18
119Flowers On The HourJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:40
120It Serves Me Right To SufferJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:33
121It Ain't No Big Thing BabyJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:13
122She Left Me One WednesdayJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:43
123You Can RunJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:05
124New Sally MaeJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker3:37
125Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like MineJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:40
126She's Long, She's TallJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker2:30
127You're MellowJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker4:08
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