180 Gram Vinyl! Includes Guest Artists Van Morrison, Steve Miller, Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite!
Singer-guitarist John Lee Hooker (1917-2001) was one of the most successful blues artists of the second half of the 20th century, yet his hypnotic brand of blues was in many ways a throwback to earlier times, before rules of rhyme, meter, and chord structure became standardized. The Clarksdale, Mississippi-born musician burst on the national scene with his first record, "Boogie Chillen," which topped Billboard's Most-Played Juke Box Race Record chart in 1949. His unaccompanied performance, delivered in a declarative baritone over an unchanging one-chord guitar pattern and the steady stomp of his foot on a wooden board, was not only a bold announcement of youthful independence but marked the arrival of a unique musical stylist. His roots were the North Mississippi hill country, yet through the use of heavily amplified guitar, the Detroit-based bluesman was able to create the music relevant to mass audiences, both rural and urban, and later in his career, white as well as black.
The unparalleled John Lee Hooker recorded Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive within two days in 1971, working together with young Blues stars Van Morrison and Steve Miller, among others. John takes center stage delivering the hard-edged Blues he's known for, whilst giving his fellow musicians enough space to jam along. Stellar performances by Charlie Musselwhite on blues harp and Miller & Elvin Bishop on guitar top off the album. The title track is simply what Blues is all about: mournful, depressed and loose - epic stuff. Noteworthy is Hooker's laidback rendition of Van Morrison's "T.B. Sheets", of which the original is found on Morrison's debut album Blowin' Your Mind.
Features:
180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Pressing
Classic Album
Import
Musicians:
John Lee Hooker, vocals, guitar
Van Morrison, vocals, guitar
Charlie Musselwhite, harmonica
Steve Miller, organ
Robert Hooker, organ
John Kahn, bass guitar
Ray MacCarty, guitar
Luther Tucker, guitar
Paul Wood, guitar
Benny Rowe, slide guitar
Elvin Bishop, slide guitar
Mel Brown, bass guitar
Gino Skaggs, bass guitar, drums
Ron Beck, drums
Chuck Crimelli, drums
Ken Swank, drums
Mark Naftalin, piano
Clifford Coulter, electric piano
Michael White, violin
Selections:
Side 1:
1. Bumblebee, Bumblebee
2. Hit The Road
3. Country Boy
4. Boogie With The Hook
Side 2:
1. T.B. Sheets
2. Letter To My Baby
3. Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
Singer-guitarist John Lee Hooker (1917-2001) was one of the most successful blues artists of the second half of the 20th century, yet his hypnotic brand of blues was in many ways a throwback to earlier times, before rules of rhyme, meter, and chord structure became standardized. The Clarksdale, Mississippi-born musician burst on the national scene with his first record, "Boogie Chillen," which topped Billboard's Most-Played Juke Box Race Record chart in 1949. His unaccompanied performance, delivered in a declarative baritone over an unchanging one-chord guitar pattern and the steady stomp of his foot on a wooden board, was not only a bold announcement of youthful independence but marked the arrival of a unique musical stylist. His roots were the North Mississippi hill country, yet through the use of heavily amplified guitar, the Detroit-based bluesman was able to create the music relevant to mass audiences, both rural and urban, and later in his career, white as well as black.
The unparalleled John Lee Hooker recorded Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive within two days in 1971, working together with young Blues stars Van Morrison and Steve Miller, among others. John takes center stage delivering the hard-edged Blues he's known for, whilst giving his fellow musicians enough space to jam along. Stellar performances by Charlie Musselwhite on blues harp and Miller & Elvin Bishop on guitar top off the album. The title track is simply what Blues is all about: mournful, depressed and loose - epic stuff. Noteworthy is Hooker's laidback rendition of Van Morrison's "T.B. Sheets", of which the original is found on Morrison's debut album Blowin' Your Mind.
Features:
180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Pressing
Classic Album
Import
Musicians:
John Lee Hooker, vocals, guitar
Van Morrison, vocals, guitar
Charlie Musselwhite, harmonica
Steve Miller, organ
Robert Hooker, organ
John Kahn, bass guitar
Ray MacCarty, guitar
Luther Tucker, guitar
Paul Wood, guitar
Benny Rowe, slide guitar
Elvin Bishop, slide guitar
Mel Brown, bass guitar
Gino Skaggs, bass guitar, drums
Ron Beck, drums
Chuck Crimelli, drums
Ken Swank, drums
Mark Naftalin, piano
Clifford Coulter, electric piano
Michael White, violin
Selections:
Side 1:
1. Bumblebee, Bumblebee
2. Hit The Road
3. Country Boy
4. Boogie With The Hook
Side 2:
1. T.B. Sheets
2. Letter To My Baby
3. Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
