John Lee Hooker - The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (2019 Remaster)

John Lee Hooker’s debut on Riverside Records, The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker is perhaps the truest to his Mississippi roots. Unaccompanied and playing acoustically instead of his usual amplified guitar, he turned in a wonderfully varied set of deep Delta blues, moans, boogies, one field holler, and even a bit of hokum. Some songs are autobiographical, others are reworkings of blues standards – all stamped with the hauntingly personal Hooker touch.

This 60th Anniversary Edition. Heavyweight vinyl edition produced by Craft Recordings in 2025. Remastered from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Pressed at Memphis Record Pressing.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Black Snake
2. How Long Blues
3. Wobblin' Baby
4. She's Long, She's Tall, She Weeps Like A Willow Tree
5. Pea Vine Special
6. Tupelo Blues
7. I'm Prison Bound
8. I Rowed A Little Boat
9. Water Boy
10. Church Bell Tone
11. Bundle Up and Go
12. Good Mornin' Lil School Girl
13. Behind The Plow