Rapidshare john lee hooker - plays and sings the blues (1961)
Date: 15 Feb 2009, 05:23
John Lee Hooker - Plays And Sings The Blues (1961) MP3 ~ 128kbps ~ Covers ~ RS.com ~ 37mb Genre: Blues Audio CD: July 26, 1989 Original Release Date: 1961 Label: Chess LP-1454 (1961) / MCA Time: 36:25 AMG: A 1961 Chess album restored to digital print by MCA that's filled with 1951-1952 gems from the Hook's heyday. Chess originally bought "Mad Man Blues" and "Hey Boogie" from the Gone label; the rest first came out on Chess during Hooker's frenzied early days of recording, when his platters turned up on nearly every R&B indie label existant at the time. Amazon essential recording: Like other recordings from Hooker's early studio sessions, these tunes bristle with driving energy and ripple with the power of his shouted declarations. This is back porch music from the heart of the Delta, jolted to larger- than-life proportions by the electricity powering Hooker's guitar and by his own strong desire to quit sweeping factories and begin cleaning up on the charts. Although he often reworked themes by earlier bluesmen during this period, it was rare that Hooker outright covered another artist's material. So his riveting interpretations of Muddy Waters's "Please Don't Go" and Big Maceo Merriweather's "Worried Life Blues" peak this collection of solo turns that were recorded for Chess in 1951 and '52. --Ted Drozdowski * A reviewer on Amazon says: "There's at least one odd hiccup-- track 8, 'Lonely Boy Boogie', ends abruptly in mid-song--" In fact, the song fades off rather quickly -- but isn't cut off. Personnel: John Lee Hooker vocals; guitar Eddie Kirkland guitar on 12 Tracks: 01. The Journey [03:37] (a.k.a. Sentimental Journey) Recorded April 24th, 1952 02. I Don't Want Your Money [02:58] Recorded April 24th, 1952 03. Hey, Baby [03:22] Recorded April 24th, 1952 04. Mad Man Blues [02:39] Recorded late 1950 - Gone 60, Chess 1462 (both as John Lee Booker) 05. Bluebird [02:55] Recorded April 24th, 1952 06. Worried Life Blues [03:00] (Maceo Merriweather) MCA-Duchess Music Corp. BMI Recorded April 24th, 1952 07. Apologize [02:57] Recorded April 24th, 1952 08. Lonely Boy Boogie [03:16] (a.k.a. New Boogie) Recorded April 24th, 1952 09. Please Don't Go [02:26] (Lowell Fulson) ARC Music Corp. BMI Recorded April 24th, 1952 10. Dreamin' Blues [03:02] Recorded circa April, 1951 11. Hey Boogie [02:59] (a.k.a. Boogie Now) Recorded late 1950 - Gone 61, Chess 1462 (both as John Lee Booker) 12. Just Me and My Telephone [03:14] Recorded circa April, 1951 Code:
