Simply The Truth is a Blues album by John Lee Hooker, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Blues
- Chicago & Electric Blues
- raw
- soulful
- bluesy
About
Personnel: John Lee Hooker (Guitar and Vocal) Wally Richardson (Guitar) Ernie Hayes (Piano and Organ) William Folwell (Fender Bass) Hele Rosenthal (Harmonica) Pretty Purdie (Drums) John Lee Hooker's Music has been called "primitive" by some, meaning, I Suppose, "close to the roots, basic." It is all that, but Hooker - unlike many bluesman of his generation - has never settled for basic blues alone. As times and audiences have changed, he has found a way to keep pace, while always infusing everything he does with the music and bone zhat typifies all of the bluesman of the Mississippi Delta. Recently .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1I Don't Wanna Go To Vietnam5:36
- A2Mini Skirts3:28
- A3Mean Mean Woman5:45
- A4I Wanna Bugaloo4:15
Side B
- B1Tantalizing With The Blues5:05
- B2(Twist Ain't Nothin') But The Old Time Shimmy3:19
- B3One Room Country Shack4:27
- B4I'm Just A Drifter6:04
Credits
Performers
- Bill FolwellBASS
- Bernard PurdieDRUMS
- Wally RichardsonGUITAR
- John Lee HookerGUITAR VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Hele RosenthalHARMONICA
- Ernie HayesPIANO ORGAN
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 13 pressings tracked on Gatefold