Live at Cafe Au Go Go

Live at Cafe Au Go Go
Live at Cafe Au Go Go
Live album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1967
Recorded	August 20, 1966
Venue	Cafe Au Go Go, New York City
Genre	Blues
Length	33:17
Label	BluesWay
Producer	Bob Thiele
John Lee Hooker chronology

Live at Cafe Au Go Go is a live album by blues musician John Lee Hooker with members of Muddy Waters Blues Band recorded at the Cafe Au Go Go and released by the BluesWay label in 1967.^[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[3]

AllMusic reviewer Richie Unterberger stated: "A decent if somewhat low-key electric set, recorded in August of 1966. One of his better live bands, featuring support from Otis Spann and other members of Muddy Waters' group".^[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

"I'm Bad Like Jesse James" – 5:03
"She's Long, She's Tall (She Weeps Like a Willow Tree)" – 3:08
"When My First Wife Left Me" – 3:42
"Heartaches and Misery" – 5:10
"One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer" – 4:05
"I Don't Want No Trouble" – 4:09
"I'll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive" – 4:18
"Seven Days" – 3:42

Personnel[]

John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
Otis Spann – piano
Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn, Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson – guitar
Mac Arnold – bass
Francis Clay – drums

References[]

^ Wight, Phil; Rothwell, Fred (1991). "The Complete Muddy Waters Discography". Blues & Rhythm (200).
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Unterberger, Richie. John Lee Hooker: Live at Cafe Au Go Go – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[1] Wight, Phil; Rothwell, Fred (1991). "The Complete Muddy Waters Discography". Blues & Rhythm (200).

[AllMusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Unterberger, Richie. John Lee Hooker: Live at Cafe Au Go Go – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[Penguin-3] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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