John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

Album’s Overview

compiled by TJR

1959 [12, 32:25] John Lee Hooker - I’m John Lee Hooker (Vee Jay Records VJLP-1007) studio • new music compilation

“Good” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

1959 [13, 42:16] John Lee Hooker - The Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker (Riverside Records RLP-12-838) studio • new music

“Decent enough” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

1960 [12, 44:00] John Lee Hooker - That’s My Story (Riverside Records RLP-12-321) studio • new music

“Decent enough” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

1960 [12, 28:16] John Lee Hooker - Travelin’ (Vee Jay Records VJLP-1023) studio • new music

“Really good” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

1961 [12, 37:13] John Lee Hooker - The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker (Vee Jay Records VJLP-1033) studio / live • new music / reworkings

“Good” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

1962 [11, 32:44] John Lee Hooker - Burnin’ (Vee Jay Records VJLP-1043) studio • new music

“Decent enough” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

1962 [12, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker [1962] (Galaxy LP-201) studio • new music

1962 [10, 39:45] John Lee Hooker - Live At Sugar Hill (Galaxy LP-8205) live • new music

1963 [11, 26:22] John Lee Hooker - The Big Soul Of John Lee Hooker (Vee Jay Records VJLP-1058) studio • new music

“Good” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

#10

1963 [12, 37:09] John Lee Hooker - On Campus (Vee Jay Records VJLP-1066) studio • new music

“Decent enough” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

#11

1964 [12, 41:38] John Lee Hooker - Burning Hell (Riverside Records RLP-008) studio • new music / compilation

#12

1965 [11, 40:34] John Lee Hooker with The Groundhogs - John Lee Hooker… And Seven Nights (Verve-Folkways LP-3003) studio collaboration • new music

#13

1966 [9, 37:17] John Lee Hooker - The Real Folk Blues (Chess LP-1508) studio • new music

#14

1966 [8, 33:10] John Lee Hooker - It Serve You Right To Suffer (Impulse LP-9103) studio • new music / reworkings

#15

1968 [11, 27:41] John Lee Hooker - Urban Blues (Bluesway LP-6012) studio • new music

#16

1968 [8, 37:59] John Lee Hooker - Simply The Truth (Bluesway LP-6023) studio • new music

#17

1970 [9, 45:55] John Lee Hooker featuring Earl Hooker - If You Miss ’Im … I Got ’Im (Bluesway LP-6038) studio collaboration • new music

“Good” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

#18

1970 [9, 39:57] John Lee Hooker - I Feel Good! (Carson LP-3662) studio • new music

“Below average” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

#19

1971 [11, 72:27] John Lee Hooker - Endless Boogie (ABC LP-720) studio • new music / reworkings

“Decent enough” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

#20

1972 [7, 39:46] John Lee Hooker - Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive (ABC LP-736) studio • new music

#21

1972 [7, 41:14] John Lee Hooker - Live At Soledad Prison (ABC LP-761) live • new music

“Poor” Blues Rock / Soul Rock; Blues / Rhythm n Blues

#22

1973 [6, 43:08] John Lee Hooker - Born In Mississippi, Raised Up In Tennessee (ABC Records ABCX-768) studio • new music

“Good” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

#23

1973 [8, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - Kabuki Wuki (Bluesway LP-6052) live

#24

1986 [10, 37:24] John Lee Hooker - Jealous (review pending upload) (Pausa PR-7197 ) studio • new music / reworkings

#25

1990 [13, 40:49] John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis, Taj Mahal, Roy Rogers, Tim Drummond, Earl Palmer and Bradford Ellis - The Hot Spot (review pending upload) (Antilles 261 140) studio collaboration • new music • film soundtrack

07-Jun-2012

The end. Died 2001, aged 83.

“B-list”

1960 [12, 33:06] John Lee Hooker - House Of The Blues (Chess LP-1438) studio • compilation

1960 [12, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - The Blues (Crown Records CLP-5157) studio • compilation

1961 [12, 36:25] John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker Plays And Sings The Blues (Chess LP-1454) studio • compilation

1961 [10, 27:34] John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues (Crown Records CLP-5232) studio • compilation

“Decent enough” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

1961 [16, 47:11] John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker Sings Blues (King Records 727) studio • compilation

1962 [12, 31:52] John Lee Hooker - Don’t Turn Me From Your Door (Atco LP-151) studio • compilation

1962 [10, 29:55] John Lee Hooker - Folk Blues (Crown Records CLP-5295) studio • compilation

1962 [12, 32:09] John Lee Hooker - The Best Of John Lee Hooker (Vee Jay Records VJLP-1049) studio • compilation

“Really good” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

1963 [10, 28:48] John Lee Hooker - The Great John Lee Hooker (Crown Records CLP-5353) studio • compilation

1963 [10, ??:??] Big Maceo Merriweather / John Lee Hooker - Big Maceo Merriweather / John Lee Hooker (Fortune LP-3002) studio split • compilation

1964 [12, 36:02] John Lee Hooker - Original Folk Blues (Kent KLP-5025) studio • compilation

1964 [11, 36:14] John Lee Hooker - Concert At Newport (Vee Jay Records VJLP-1078) live

“Average” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

1965 [12, 37:11] John Lee Hooker - Is He The World’s Greatest Blues Singer? (Vee Jay Records VJLP-8502) studio / live • compilation

“Decent enough” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

1966 [15, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker And His Guitar (Advent LP-2801) studio • compilation

1967 [8, 33:17] John Lee Hooker - Live At Cafe Au Go-Go (Bluesway LP-6002) live

1968 [10, 29:21] John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker [1968] (Archive Of Folk Blues FS 222) studio • compilation

1968 [10, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - I’m In The Mood (UpFront Records UPF-104) studio • compilation

1969 [10, 43:17] John Lee Hooker - Get Back Home In The U.S.A. (Black And Blue LP-333023) studio • new music / reworkings

1969 [14, 44:22] John Lee Hooker - No Friend Around (Red Lightnin’ RL-003) studio • compilation

1969 [10, 39:43] John Lee Hooker - That’s Where It’s At! (Stax LP-2013) studio • compilation

1970 [12, 37:52] John Lee Hooker - Moanin’ And Stompin’ The Blues (King Records KS-1085) studio • compilation

1970 [14, 39:37] John Lee Hooker - Alone (Specialty LP-2125) studio • compilation

1970 [10, 24:10] John Lee Hooker - The Real Blues (Tradition LP-2089) studio mini • compilation

1971 [17, 83:40] John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat - Hooker ’n Heat (Liberty LP-35002) studio collaboration double • new music / reworkings

“Decent enough” Blues / Rhythm n Blues

1971 [14, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - Goin’ Down Highway 51 (Specialty LP-2127) studio • compilation

1972 [16, 43:26] John Lee Hooker - Detroit Special (Atlantic SD-7228) studio • compilation

1972 [20, 74:19] John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillun (Fantasy LP-24706) live double

1972 [28, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - Johnny Lee (Greene Bottle LP-3130) studio • compilation

1972 [14, 42:30] John Lee Hooker and The Coast To Coast Blues Band - Anywhere - Anytime - Anyplace (UA LP-5512) studio collaboration • compilation

1973 [23, 69:37] John Lee Hooker - Mad Man Blues (Chess 2CH-60011) studio • compilation

1973 [16, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - Slim’s Stomp (Polydor 2310256) studio • compilation

1974 [9, 39:10] John Lee Hooker - Free Beer And Chicken (ABC LP-838) studio • new music / reworkings

“Below average” Blues / Rhythm n Blues; Disco / Funk

1974 [10, 33:37] John Lee Hooker - In Person (Dynasty LP-7301) studio • compilation

1974 [39, 123:21] John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker’s Detroit (UA LP-127) studio double • compilation

1974 [14, 55:39] John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat - Boogie With Hooker´N´Heat (Trip Records TSX-3501) live / studio split • compilation

1977 [10, 40:35] John Lee Hooker - I Wanna Dance All Night (America LP-30 AM 6101) studio • compilation

1977 [28, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - Dimples (DJM LP-28026) studio • compilation

1978 [7, 40:17] John Lee Hooker and The Coast To Coast Blues Band featuring Jim Kahr - Live+Well (Ornament LP-7-104) live collaboration

1978 [15, 95:46] John Lee Hooker - The Cream (Tomato LP-7009) live double

1979 [7, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - Live In 1978 (Lunar LP-2008) live

1979 [11, 40:55] John Lee Hooker - Sittin’ Here Thinkin’ (Muse LP-5205 ) studio • compilation

1980 [16, 45:36] John Lee Hooker - This Is Hip (Charly LP-1004) studio • compilation

1980 [8, 37:26] John Lee Hooker - Alone Volume 1 (Labor LAB-4 ) studio • compilation

1981 [12, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker Volume 1 (Ace LP-37) studio • compilation

1981 [16, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - Everybody Rockin’ (Charly LP-1014) studio • compilation

1981 [16, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - Moanin’ The Blues (Charly LP-1029) studio • compilation

1981 [10, 53:00] John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat - Hooker N Heat (Recorded Live At The Fox Venice Theatre) (Rhino RNLP-801) live collaboration

1984 [16, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - Solid Sender (Charly LP-1081) studio • compilation

1989 [10, 41:18] John Lee Hooker - The Healer (review pending upload) (Chameleon D1-74808) studio • new music / reworkings

1989 [12, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - The Boogie Man (Instant 5009) studio • compilation

1990 [33, ??:??] John Lee Hooker - Boogie Awhile (Krazy Kat KK-200) studio double • compilation

1991 [9, 42:36] John Lee Hooker - More Real Folk Bluesː The Missing Album (review pending upload) (MCA-Chess 9329) studio • compilation

1991 [10, 46:04] John Lee Hooker - Mr. Lucky (Pointblank 91424) studio • new music / reworkings

1992 [10, 42:11] John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom (Pointblank 86553) studio • new music / reworkings

1992 [127, 385:35] John Lee Hooker - The Vee Jay Years 1955-1964 (review pending upload) (Charly CD RED BOX 6) studio sextuple • compilation

1993 [18, 53:03] John Lee Hooker - The Blues Collectionː Boogie Man (review pending upload) (Orbis Publishing Ltd BLU NC-001) studio • compilation