House of the Blues

Description

1959 album which collects 1951-1954 sessions by the great John Lee Hooker, who influenced bands such as The Rolling Stones during the sixties’ rhythm and blues boom. Important titles here are the ominous ‘Leave My Wife Alone’, the stark ‘Sugar Mama’, ‘Ramblin’ by Myself’, ‘Louise’, and ‘High Priced Woman’, the latter two featuring Eddie Kirkland on second guitar. ‘House of the Blues’ has the distinction of having made it into the UK Albums Chart at No. 34 in 1967.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Walkin’ the Boogie – John Lee Hooker
2. Love Blues – John Lee Hooker
3. Union Station Blues (Traditional) – John Lee Hooker
4. It’s My Own Fault – John Lee Hooker
5. Leave My Wife Alone – John Lee Hooker
6. Ramblin’ By Myself – John Lee Hooker
7. Baby You Ain’t No Good (Bonus Track) – John Lee Hooker
8. Sugar Mama – John Lee Hooker
9. Down at the Landing – John Lee Hooker
10. Louise – John Lee Hooker
11. Groundhog Blues (Traditional) – John Lee Hooker
12. High Priced Woman – John Lee Hooker
13. Women and Money – John Lee Hooker
14. Bad Boy (Bonus Track) – John Lee Hooker