John Lee Hooker was the blues personated. The potency of his music, the longevity of his career and his relentless drive elevated the Delta blues to electrifying new altitudes. Late in life, he enjoyed four Grammy awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, appearances at Madison Square Garden, an album that sold more than a million copies (1989's "The Healer") and induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This disc reveals Hooker's innate power in all it's high-voltage, soulful glory. These twenty six classic recordings from the late 1940s and early '50s ably demonstrate the majestic artistry which kept him at the blues forefront for the next few decades. This is stuff that profoundly altered the course of popular music, anticipated rock & roll and inspired generations of guitarists to reach out for a chance at conjuring one small shred of the almost mystical, downright hypnotic and profoundly compelling blues truths that came so easily to John Lee Hooker.

TRACK LISTINGS

A1 Boogie Chillen
A2 T.B's Killin' Me (No Friend Around)
A3 Let Your Daddy Ride
A4 Sally Mae
A5 Gotta Boogie
A6 Hobo Blues
A7 Just Like A Woman (Never Satisfied)
B1 I'm In The Mood
B2 Women In My Life
B3 Drifting From Door To Door
B4 Out The Door I Went (John Lee's House Rent Boogie)
B5 Crawling Kingsnake
B6 Rock House Boogie
B7 Queen Bee