John Lee Hooker [Dressed To Kill] (1999)

About this title: This budget three-disc box set collects sides John Lee Hooker recorded for the Vee-Jay and Gotham record imprints and includes Hooker classics like "Crawlin' King Snake," "Boogie Chillen'," and "Boom Boom." Hooker wasn't too particular about honoring contracts, but his relationship with Vee-Jay, which lasted from 1955 through 1964, was the closest he came to market stability. These sides have been licensed and issued in countless configurations over the years by dozens of different labels, so nothing here is too difficult to find. The problem with this set is one of duplication, with multiple ... read more

Tracks:

1. House Rent Boogie [Besman/Hooker]
2. Wandering Blues [Hooker]
3. Low Down-Midnite Boogie [Hooker]
4. Goin' Mad Blues [Hooker]
5. Miss Lorraine [Hooker]
6. Morning Blues [Hooker]
7. Talkin' Boogie [Hooker]
8. Graveyard Blues [Hooker/Besman]
9. I Love to Boogie [Hooker]
10. Do the Boogie [Hooker]
11. Prison Bound
12. Bumble Bee Blues [Hooker]
13. I'm So Worried Baby [Hooker/Bracken]
14. I See You When You're Weak [Hooker/Bracken]
15. Mama, You Got a Daughter [Hooker]
16. Crazy About That Walk
17. We're All God's Chillun
18. My Own Fault
19. Maudie [Hooker]
20. Tupelo [Hooker/Bracken]
21. I Wanna Walk [Hooker]
22. I Wish You Were Here
23. Mambo Chillun [Hooker]
24. Time Is Marching [Hooker]
25. Unfriendly Woman [Hooker/Bracken]
26. I'm So Worried Baby [Hooker/Bracken]
27. Baby Lee [Hooker/Bracken]
28. The Road Is So Rough [Hooker]
29. Trouble Blues [Brown/Hooker]
30. Everybody Rockin' [Bracken/Hooker]
31. I'm So Excited [Hooker/Bracken]
32. Crawlin' Black Spider [Hooker]
33. Little Fine Woman [Hooker/Bracken]
34. Rosie Mae [Hooker/Bracken]
35. You've Taken My Woman [Hooker]
36. Mama, You Got a Daughter [Hooker]
37. House Rent Boogie [Besman/Hooker]
38. I'm a Stranger [Hooker]
39. I'm Mad Again [Hooker]
40. Hard Hearted Woman [Horton]
41. I Wanna Walk [Hooker]
42. Run On [Hooker]
43. Blues Before Sunrise [Carr/Hooker]
44. Onions [Hooker]
45. Dimples [Hooker/Bracken]
46. Boom Boom [Hooker]
47. This Is Hip [Broonzy/Hooker]
48. I'm in the Mood [Besman/Hooker]
49. I Love You Honey [Hooker/Williams]
50. Crawlin' King Snake [Besman/Hooker]
51. Boogie Chillen' [Hooker]
52. I'm Mad Again [Hooker]
53. Big Legs, Tight Skirt [Hooker]
54. I'm Going Upstairs [Hooker]
55. Onions [Hooker]
56. It Serves Me Right to Suffer [Hooker/Mayfield]
57. Send Me Your Pillow [Hooker]
58. No Shoes [Hooker]
59. I'm So Excited [Hooker/Bracken]
60. Hobo Blues [Besman/Hooker/Josea]
61. Maudie [Hooker]
62. What Do You Say [Hooker]
63. She's Mine (Keep Your Hands to Yourself) [Hooker]
64. Don't Look Back [Hooker]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.