Travelin' (John Lee Hooker album)
| Travelin' | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | March 1, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 30:58 | |||
| Label | Vee-Jay | |||
| John Lee Hooker chronology | ||||
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Travelin' is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in Chicago in 1960 and released on the Vee-Jay label.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings said "Travelin' was the first of Hooker's Vee-Jay albums to be recorded at a single session. Cut from the same cloth, the performances have little variety in texture and not much in tempo".[3]
Track listing
All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker
- "No Shoes" – 2:10
- "I Wanna Walk" – 2:15
- "Canal Street Blues" – 2:30
- "Run On" – 2:10
- "I'm a Stranger" – 2:35
- "Whiskey and Wimmen" – 2:10
- "Solid Sender" – 2:30
- "Sunny Land" – 2:15
- "Goin' to California" – 2:20
- "I Can't Believe" – 2:37
- "I'll Know Tonight" – 2:35
- "Dusty Road" – 2:09
Personnel
- John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
- William "Lefty" Bates – guitar
- Sylvester Hickman – bass
- Jimmy Turner – drums
References
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"Travelin'". johnleehooker.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues. London: Random House. p. 280. ISBN 9781448132744.
- ^ a b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.