Down Home Blues (2004)

About this title: John Lee Hooker never met a record contract with an exclusivity clause he felt he needed to honor, and he recorded under countless different names for any label that would pay him the cash in the early going, filling the start of his imposingly lengthy discography with probably more questions than answers. During the period of time covered by this single disc set (roughly 1951 to 1954), Hooker officially was tracking in both Detroit and Chicago for the Chess and Modern imprints, but he may or may not have cut sides under different names (including as John Lee Booker) during this time period ... read more

Tracks:

1. Walkin' the Boogie [Hooker]
2. Love Blues [Hooker]
3. Union Station Blues [Hooker]
4. It's My Own Fault [Hooker]
5. Leave My Wife Alone [Hooker]
6. Ramblin' by Myself [Hooker]
7. Sugar Mama [Hooker]
8. Down at the Landing [Hooker]
9. Louise [Hooker/Temple]
10. Ground Hog Blues [Hooker]
11. High Priced Woman [Hooker]
12. Women and Money [Hooker]
13. Walkin' the Boogie [Alternate Take] [Hooker]
14. Big Fine Woman [Hooker]
15. Tell Me Baby [Hooker]
16. Blues for Christmas [Hooker]
17. Cry Baby Cry [Hooker]

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