House of the Blues

House of the Blues
House of the Blues
Compilation album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1959
Recorded	Chicago, Illinois, & Detroit, Michigan, 1951–1952
Genre	Blues
Length	35:52
Label	Chess
Producer	Joe Von Battle; Leonard Chess; Bernie Besman;
John Lee Hooker chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

House of the Blues is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker, compiling tracks originally released as singles between 1951 and 1952, that was released by the Chess label in 1959.^[1]^[4]

Reception[]

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "This 1959 Chess album collects 1951–1954 efforts by John Lee Hooker. Some important titles here."^[1]

Track listing[]

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[]

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[]

^ Jump up to: ^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. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 355.CS1 maint: location (link)
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 326, 328.
^ "John Lee Hooker: House of the Blues". johnleehooker.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.

[Dahl-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Dahl, Bill. John Lee Hooker: House of the Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[CL-2] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 355.CS1 maint: location (link)

[RS-3] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 326, 328.

[4] "John Lee Hooker: House of the Blues". johnleehooker.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.

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Studio albums	1960 That's My Story 1966 It Serve You Right to Suffer 1971 Hooker 'n Heat 1971 Endless Boogie 1972 Never Get Out of These Blues Alive 1974 Free Beer and Chicken 1986 Jealous 1989 The Healer 1991 Mr. Lucky 1995 Chill Out 1997 Don't Look Back
Live albums	1963 Concert at Newport 1963 Live at Sugar Hill 1967 Live at Cafe Au Go Go 1972 Live at Soledad Prison 1973 Kabuki Wuki 1978 The Cream
Compilations	1959 House of the Blues 1964 Original Folk Blues 1991 The Ultimate Collection
Soundtracks	1990 The Hot Spot
Films	2004 Come See About Me
Singles	1948 "Boogie Chillen'" "Crawling King Snake" 1949 "Jack o' Diamonds" "Trouble in Mind" 1951 "Catfish" "I'm in the Mood" 1952 "Sugar Mama" "Worried Life Blues" "Baby, Please Don't Go" "Key to the Highway" 1956 "I'm Ready" "Dimples" 1960 "I Need Some Money" 1961 "Boom Boom" "Drifting Blues" 1964 "Don't Look Back"
Songs	1960 "How Long Blues" "Good Mornin', Lil' School Girl" "Smokestack Lightnin'" 1966 "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" "Bottle Up & Go" "I Can't Quit You Baby" 1971 "Meet Me in the Bottom" "Roll and Tumble" 1974 "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" 1987 "Terraplane Blues" 1991 "I Cover the Waterfront" 1997 "The Healing Game" "Red House"
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