House of the Blues
| House of the Blues | |
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1959 |
| Recorded | Chicago, Illinois, & Detroit, Michigan, 1951–1952 |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 35:52 |
| Label | Chess |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
House of the Blues is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker, compiling tracks originally released as singles between 1951 and 1952. Chess Records issued the album in 1959.[1]
Reception
[edit]AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "This 1959 Chess album collects 1951–1954 efforts by John Lee Hooker. Some important titles here."[1]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker
- "Walkin' the Boogie" 3:08
- "Love Blues" – 3:00
- "Union Station Blues" – 2:31
- "It's My Own Fault" – 2:22
- "Leave My Wife Alone" – 2:34
- "Ramblin' By Myself" – 2:41
- "Sugar Mama" – 2:30
- "Down at the Landing" – 3:10
- "Louise" – 2:35
- "Ground Hog Blues" – 2:25
- "High Priced Woman" – 3:15
- "Women and Money" – 2:55
- Recorded in Chicago on April 26, 1951 (tracks 3, 5, 6 & 9–11), and in Detroit on April 24, 1952 (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8) and mid/late 1952 (tracks 4 & 12)
Personnel
[edit]- John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
- Eddie Kirkland – guitar (tracks 9, 11 & 12)
- Bob Thurman – piano (tracks 4 & 12)
- Eddie Burns – bass (tracks 4 & 12)
- Tom Whitehead – drums (track 12)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dahl, Bill. John Lee Hooker: House of the Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 355.
- ^ Jopling, Norman (September 4, 1964). "John Lee hooker: The House of the Blues" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 182. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 326, 328.