Album
Plays & Sings The Blues
1961 · Blues
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Plays & Sings The Blues is a Blues album by John Lee Hooker, originally released in 1961. On Gatefold: 52 pressings tracked.
About
Though already well-known among older blues fans, John Lee Hooker was an enigma when the folk boom of the early '60s first brought various blues legends back into the public ear. Chess Records played this up by releasing a number of "folk"-themed albums from its stable of artists, and this was Hooker's. Nowhere on the original album was there even a photo of him; the recordings revealed what the packaging didn't-that Hooker was one of the deepest blues artists ever. Even though this album doesn't contain any of Hooker's best known material, the set showcases Hooker's almost trance-like approach to the blues, especially on the slow blues numbers like "Please Don't Go," "The Journey," and "Mad Man Blues." This is primal, shockingly stark music created by one of the legends.
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Tracklist
- 1The Journey3:42
- 2I Don't Want Your Money3:00
- 3Hey Baby3:25
- 4Mad Man Blues2:41
- 5Bluebird3:00
- 6Worried Life Blues3:04
- 7Apologize3:02
- 8Lonely Boy Boogie2:58
- 9Please Don't Go2:27
- 10Dreamin' Blues3:05
- 11Hey Boogie2:01
- 12Just Me and My Telephone3:20
Sound DNA
- Blues
- Acoustic & Delta Blues
- raw
- earnest
- southern
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- John Lee HookerGUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS, GUITAR GUITAR, VOICE, WRITTEN-BY
- Eddie KirklandBASS BASS GUITAR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 52 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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