John Lee Hooker (album)

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John Lee Hooker
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Studio album by
Released1962 (1962)
RecordedCulver City, California, March 9, 1961
GenreBlues
Length34:26
LabelGalaxy
ProducerBernard Besman
John Lee Hooker chronology
Burnin'
(1962)
John Lee Hooker
(1962)
The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
(1963)

John Lee Hooker is an eponymous album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in Culver City, California, in 1961 and released by the Galaxy label. It was later reissued in some territories as The King of Folk Blues.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]

Track listing[]

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker and Bernard Besman

  1. "Might as Well Say We're Through" – 2:45
  2. "Risin Sun (Louisiana Voo-Doo)" – 2:54
  3. "Lost My Job" – 3:01
  4. "Left My Wife and My Baby" – 2:59
  5. "Travelin' Day and Night" – 2:56
  6. "Deep Down in My Heart" – 2:57
  7. "Shake It Up and Go" – 2:31
  8. "Fire at Natchez" – 3:08
  9. "The Sweetest Girl I Know" – 2:59
  10. "Mad With You Baby" – 2:58
  11. "My Mother-in-Law Moved In" – 3:09
  12. "Ballad to Abraham Lincoln" – 3:04

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