Burning Hell [Our World] (2003)

About this title: In April 1959, John Lee Hooker recorded a couple of solo acoustic albums for Riverside that were his first efforts geared toward the folk/acoustic blues audience, rather than the commercial R&B one. One of these albums (The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker) was issued at the time; the other, Burning Hell, wasn't issued until 1964, and then only in England (in 1992, it finally came out in the U.S. on CD). Burning Hell is very similar to Country Blues, mixing originals with covers of tunes by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Big Bill Broonzy. It has a slight edge, with the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Welfare Blues [Besman/Hooker]
2. Rollin' Blues [Besman/Hooker]
3. Hey Baby, You Look Good to Me [Hooker]
4. Boogie Chillen' [Hooker]
5. Union Blues [Hooker]
6. Ground Hog Blues [Hooker]
7. Boogie Chillen, No. 2 [Hooker]
8. Sugar Mama [Hooker]
9. Worried Life Blues [Merriweather]
10. Walkin' the Boogie [Hooker]
11. Sally Mae [Hooker]
12. Canal Street Blues [Besman/Hooker]
13. Love Blues [Hooker]
14. Blues for Big Town [Hooker]
15. Down at the Landing [Hooker]
16. Howlin' Wolf [Besman/Hooker]

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