John Lee Hooker’s iconic 1966 album, It Serve You Right To Suffer, is now available as a premium audiophile reissue in Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series. Originally released on Impulse! Records, It Serve You Right To Suffer is a collection of new compositions and reworkings of songs that John Lee Hooker had previously recorded, performed with legends Barry Galbraith (second guitar), Panama Francis (drums), and Milt Hinton …
John Lee Hooker – The Standard School Broadcast Recordings
A long-lost treasure trove of recordings is finally seeing the light of day. Taped in 1973 for the award-winning educational radio series The Standard School Broadcast, this collection captures Hooker and a hand-picked trio of musicians at their most intimate and inspired. Decades later, the full session has been unearthed, offering fans an unparalleled glimpse into the artistry of one …
John Lee Hooker – The Best of Friends
Features Collaborations with esteemed musicians including Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, Carlos Santana, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt and more… Originally released in 1998, The Best of Friends marks a significant milestone in the illustrious career of blues legend John Lee Hooker. This seminal album highlights Hooker’s late-career collaborations with an array of esteemed musicians including Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, Carlos Santana, …
John Lee Hooker – BEGGININGS (PRE-ORDER)
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of three top 10 R&B singles – “Hobo Blues”, “Hoogie Boogie” and “Crawlin’ King Snake.” This 4-track EP includes the bonus track, “Hastings Street Boogie,” which is also celebrating its 75th anniversary. It was sixty years ago, in June 1964, when John Lee Hooker entered the British singles charts for the first time with “Dimples,” peaking at #23. The track had been cut …
John Lee Hooker – Burning Hell
Recorded in Detroit in April 1959 (during a session that also produced 1960’s The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker), Burning Hell was a stylistic outlier for the artist, who was better known at the time for his electric, R&B-influenced sound. Instead, Riverside sought to highlight Hooker’s Delta roots, capturing him in an intimate setting where he was accompanied only …
John Lee Hooker – Boogie Chillen’ 75th Anniversary 7″ Single
This year commemorates the 75th anniversary of the release of John Lee Hooker’s “Boogie Chillen’.” Recorded in Detroit in September, 1948 by Bernard Besman, who operated his own Sensation label, the record was subsequently licensed to Modern Records in Los Angeles and officially released on November 3rd, featuring “Sally May” on the B-side. The record achieved instant success, with estimates …
John Lee Hooker – Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go (Black Friday Record Store Day Release)
Step back in time to 1967 for one of blues music’s most legendary performances: LIVE AT CAFE AU-GO-GO. This special recording finds Hooker playing live with The Muddy Waters Blues Band and blues greats including Waters, Luther Johnson on guitar and Otis Spann on the piano, who helped create the show’s raw and gritty sound. Listen to these incredible live …
JOHN LEE HOOKER: ONE BOURBON, ONE SCOTCH, ONE BEER
Legendary bluesman John Lee Hooker lived more life in one of his songs than the collective lifetimes of many. Spanning several decades of the American experience, One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer tells three tales of Hooker’s storied life through the perspective of those who lived within his massive orbit, weaving textured and interpretative stories which rise to the lofty …
John Lee Hooker – It Serve You Right To Suffer
SPECIAL GATEFOLD RED VINYL EDITION 140-GRAM HIGH QUALITY VIRGIN VINYL ORDER NOW Released on the Impulse! Records label in early 1966, this was part of the short lived Impulse folk music division, with the slogan adapted from their jazz promotion: “The new wave of folk is on Impulse!” Signed to Impulse’s parent label ABC Records, it is the only album …
JOHN LEE HOOKER ALONE: LIVE AT HUNTER COLLEGE 1976
JOHN LEE HOOKER’S ENTIRE LEGENDARY 1976 SOLO CONCERT RECORDED LIVE AT HUNTER COLLEGE IN NEW YORK CITY SET FOR REISSUE ON 2-LP 180-GRAM VINYL; AVAILABLE JUNE 23 Both of the storied sets are packaged together for the first time on vinyl for a global release, featuring performances of “Boom Boom,” “Crawlin’ King Snake,” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.” …