John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom [Remaster] [2/6]

Artist:

Hooker, John Lee

UPC:

826663103298

See Also:

Charles, Ray King, Albert Various Artists - From Clarksdale To Heaven...John Lee Hooker

Description:

Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar); John Hammond (guitar, harmonica); Robert Cray, Albert Collins, Jimmie Vaughan, Rich Kirch, Billy Johnson, Mike Osborn (guitar); Charlie Musselwhite (harmonica); Mitch Woods (piano); Deacon Jones (organ); Jim Guyett, Steve Ehrmann (bass); Scott Mathews, Bowen Brown (drums).
Recorded at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, California and The Plant, Sausalito, California.
Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar, National guitar); John Lee Hooker; John F. Hammond (guitar, harmonica); Mike Osborn, Tim Kaihatsu, Billy Friday Johnson, Rich Kirch (guitar); Mitch Woods (piano); Deacon Jones (organ); Jimmy Pugh (keyboards); Melvin Carter, Kevin Hayes , Scott Mathews , Bowen Brown (drums); Jimmie Vaughan, Albert Collins, Robert Cray (guitar); Charlie Musselwhite (harmonica).
Audio Mixers: Samuel Lehmer; Stephen Hart .
Audio Remasterer: Keith Blake.
Liner Note Author: Jas Obrecht.
Recording information: Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, CA; The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA.
Photographer: Mark Thomas.
Produced by slide guitar maestro Roy Rogers, BOOM BOOM finds John Lee Hooker matched with an assortment of famous names. Robert Cray and his band provide sultry backup on "Same Old Blues Again" and with Jimmie Vaughan taking Cray`s place, the band jukes it up on the title track. The late Albert Collins helps the Hook turn "Boogie At Russian Hill" into an infectious shuffle, whereas "Bottle Up And Go" slows things down a bit more, with John Hammond contributing guitar and harmonica to the proceedings.
Hooker`s greatness is most apparent when his only accompaniment comes from a guitar on which he`s scraping out primitive chords. The results range from the bittersweet "Hittin` The Bottle Again" to the more ominous "I`m Bad Like Jesse James." The only other time a song gets this sinister is when Charlie Musselwhite uses some understated harmonica playing to give "Thought I Heard" a more dastardly edge. Moments like this make it seem as if the Devil met his match in John Lee Hooker after getting the best of Robert Johnson.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Boom Boom
2. I`m Bad Like Jesse James
3. Same Old Blues Again
4. Sugar Mama
5. Trick Bag (Shoppin` for My Tombstone)
6. Boogie at Russian Hill
7. Hittin` the Bottle Again
8. Bottle Up and Go
9. Thought I Heard
10. I Ain`t Gonna Suffer No More
11. Dimples - (previously unreleased)
12. Ain`t No Love in This House - (previously unreleased)

Album Information

Release Date:

02/06/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Delta

Label:

Shout! Factory

Producer:

Roy Rogers; Jeff Palo; Roy Rogers; Shawn Amos (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

10329

Original Release Year:

1992

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Charlie Musselwhite; Robert Cray; John Hammond; Jimmie Vaughan; Albert Collins; Mitch Woods

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