Artist: John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker
Aliases
John Lee Booker
John Lee Booker and His Guitar
John Lee Hooker and His Guitar
Born
August 22, 1917
Died
June 21, 2001
Country
United States
Family
Earl Hooker   Cousin
See also
Eddie Kirkland

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Boogie Chillen' John Lee Hooker 1948 (21 artists)
2 Boom Boom John Lee Hooker 1962 (28 artists)
3 Burnin' Hell John Lee Hooker and His Guitar 1949 (2 artists)
4 Crawlin' Black Spider John Lee Hooker 1960 Cat Power
5 Dimples John Lee Hooker 1956 (11 artists)
6 Don't Look Back John Lee Hooker 1964 Them
7 Drifting From Door to Door John Lee Hooker and His Guitar October 1949 (3 artists)
8 Forgive Me John Lee Hooker 1971 Cowboy Junkies
9 Heart Trouble Blues John Lee Hooker 1950 Mietek Blues Band
10 Hobo Blues John Lee Hooker 1949 (6 artists)
11 Huckle Up Baby John Lee Hooker and His Guitar December 1949 George Thorogood and The Destroyers
12 I Don't Wanna Go to Vietnam John Lee Hooker 1968 Shockabilly
13 I'll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive John Lee Hooker 1967 (3 artists)
14 I'm Bad Like Jesse James John Lee Hooker 1967 Bobby Solo
15 I'm Gonna Kill That Woman John Lee Hooker 1949 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
16 I'm in the Mood John Lee Hooker 1951 (4 artists)
17 I'm Mad Again John Lee Hooker 1961 (3 artists)
18 John Lee's House Rent Boogie John Lee Hooker 1951 George Thorogood and The Destroyers
19 King of the World John Lee Hooker October 1965 (2 artists)
20 Let's Make It John Lee Hooker 1962 (2 artists)
21 Little Wheel John Lee Hooker 1957 Savoy Brown
22 Mad Man Blues John Lee Booker and His Guitar 1951 George Thorogood & The Destroyers
23 Maudie John Lee Hooker 1959 (3 artists)
24 No Shoes John Lee Hooker 1960 Cuby + Blizzards
25 One Way Ticket John Lee Hooker 1963 George Thorogood and The Destroyers
26 Sally May John Lee Hooker and His Guitar 1948 Robert Curtis Smith
27 T.B. Sheets John Lee Hooker 1972 Speedball Baby
28 Think Twice Before You Go John Lee Hooker 1968 (2 artists)
29 This Is Hip John Lee Hooker 1980 The Rockin' Johnny Band
30 Tupelo Blues John Lee Hooker 1959 Albert King, Steve Cropper & Pops Staples
31 Want Ad Blues John Lee Hooker 1961 George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 Bluebird Blues John Lee Hooker 1952 Sonny Boy Williamson
2 Blues Before Sunrise John Lee Hooker 1962 Leroy Carr
3 CC Rider John Lee Hooker 1979 Ma Rainey Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band
4 Cold Chills John Lee Hooker 1952 Sonny Boy Williamson
5 Crawling King Snake John Lee Hooker and His Guitar October 1949 Big Joe Williams
6 Decoration Day Blues John Lee Hooker 1950 Sonny Boy Williamson
7 Five Long Years John Lee Hooker 1961 Eddie Boyd
8 Going Down John Lee Hooker 1973 Moloch
9 Ground Hog Blues John Lee Booker October 1951 Ramblin' Thomas
10 It Serves Me Right John Lee Hooker 1966 Percy Mayfield
11 It's My Own Fault John Lee Hooker 1954 Muddy Waters and His Guitar
12 Key to the Highway John Lee Hooker 1952 Charlie Segar
13 Kiddio John Lee Hooker 1995 Teddy Randazzo
14 Louise John Lee Booker October 1951 Johnnie Temple
15 Money (That's What I Want) John Lee Hooker February 1966 Barrett Strong
16 No Friend Around John Lee Hooker 1950 Sonny Boy Williamson
17 No More Doggin' John Lee Hooker 1953 Rosco Gordon
18 One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer John Lee Hooker 1966 Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers
19 One Room Country Shack John Lee Hooker 1968 Mercy Dee
20 Roadhouse Blues John Lee Hooker & Jim Morrison 2000 The Doors
21 Sugar Mama John Lee Hooker 1952 Sonny Boy Williamson
22 Will the Circle Be Unbroken John Lee Hooker 1974 The Carter Family - William McEwan
23 Women in My Life John Lee Hooker 1951 Sonny Boy Williamson
24 Worried Life Blues John Lee Hooker 1961 Big Maceo - Sleepy John Estes
25 You Shook Me B.B. King with John Lee Hooker 1993 Muddy Waters

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Boogie Chillen' John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman (21 artists)
2 Boom Boom John Lee Hooker (28 artists)
3 Burnin' Hell John Lee Hooker (2 artists)
4 Crawlin' Black Spider John Lee Hooker Cat Power
5 Dimples John Lee Hooker, James Bracken (11 artists)
6 Don't Look Back John Lee Hooker Them
7 Drifting From Door to Door John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman (3 artists)
8 Forgive Me John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman Cowboy Junkies
9 Heart Trouble Blues John Lee Hooker Mietek Blues Band
10 Hobo Blues John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman, Joe Josea (6 artists)
11 House Rent Boogie John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman George Thorogood and The Destroyers
12 Huckle Up Baby John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman George Thorogood and The Destroyers
13 I Don't Wanna Go to Vietnam John Lee Hooker Shockabilly
14 I'll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive John Lee Hooker (3 artists)
15 I'm Bad Like Jesse James John Lee Hooker Bobby Solo
16 I'm Gonna Kill That Woman John Lee Hooker Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
17 I'm Mad Again John Lee Hooker (3 artists)
18 I'm in the Mood John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman (4 artists)
19 It Serves Me Right John Lee Hooker
20 King of the World John Lee Hooker (2 artists)
21 Let's Make It John Lee Hooker (2 artists)
22 Little Wheel John Lee Hooker, James Bracken Savoy Brown
23 Mad Man Blues John Lee Hooker George Thorogood & The Destroyers
24 Maudie John Lee Hooker (3 artists)
25 No Shoes John Lee Hooker Cuby + Blizzards
26 One Way Ticket John Lee Hooker George Thorogood and The Destroyers
27 Sally May John Lee Hooker Robert Curtis Smith
28 T.B. Sheets John Lee Hooker Speedball Baby
29 Think Twice Before You Go John Lee Hooker (2 artists)
30 This Is Hip John Lee Hooker The Rockin' Johnny Band
31 Tupelo Blues John Lee Hooker Albert King, Steve Cropper & Pops Staples
32 Want Ad Blues John Lee Hooker George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Adapted songs

Title down Written by Originals Covered by
1 Crawling King Snake John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman Crawlin' King Snake (10 artists)
2 Ground Hog Blues John Lee Hooker Ground Hog Blues (3 artists)
3 It's My Own Fault John Lee Hooker My Fault (3 artists)
4 One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer John Lee Hooker One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer George Thorogood and The Destroyers

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Born in Mississippi Raised Up in Tennessee John Lee Hooker 1973 ABC Records
2 Burnin' John Lee Hooker 1962 Vee-Jay
3 Chill Out John Lee Hooker 1995 Point Blank
4 Coast to Coast Blues Band John Lee Hooker 1971 United Artists
5 The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker 1959 Riverside
6 Everybody Rockin' John Lee Hooker 1960 Top Rank International
7 The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker 1961 Vee-Jay
8 In Person John Lee Hooker 1974 Vee-Jay
9 It Serves You Right to Suffer John Lee Hooker February 1966 Impulse!
10 John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues John Lee Hooker 1961 Chess
11 Live at Cafe Au Go-Go John Lee Hooker 1967 Bluesway
12 Never Get Out of These Blues Alive John Lee Hooker 1972 ABC Records
13 On Campus John Lee Hooker 1963 Vee-Jay
14 The Real Folk Blues John Lee Hooker 1966 Chess
15 Simply the Truth John Lee Hooker 1968 Bluesway
16 Sittin' Here Thinkin' John Lee Hooker 1979 Muse
17 This Is Hip John Lee Hooker 1980 Charly

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Back Biters and Syndicators John Lee Hooker 1968 Bluesway
2 Boom Boom John Lee Hooker 1962 Vee-Jay
3 Burnin' Hell John Lee Hooker and His Guitar 1949 Sensation
4 Cold Chills John Lee Hooker 1952 Modern
5 Crawling King Snake John Lee Hooker October 1949 Modern
6 Dimples John Lee Hooker 1956 Vee-Jay
7 Ground Hog Blues John Lee Booker October 1951 Chess
8 Heart Trouble Blues John Lee Hooker 1950 King
9 Hobo Blues John Lee Hooker 1949 Modern
10 Huckle Up Baby John Lee Hooker and His Guitar December 1949 Sensation
11 I'm in the Mood John Lee Hooker 1951 Modern
12 I'm Mad Again John Lee Hooker 1961 Vee-Jay
13 It Serves Me Right John Lee Hooker 1966 Vee-Jay
14 It's My Own Fault John Lee Hooker 1954 Chess
15 John Lee's House Rent Boogie John Lee Hooker 1951 Modern
16 Key to the Highway John Lee Hooker 1952 Modern
17 Little Wheel John Lee Hooker 1957 Vee-Jay
18 Mad Man Blues John Lee Booker and His Guitar 1951 Gone Records
19 Maudie John Lee Hooker 1959 Vee-Jay
20 My Baby's Got Somethin' John Lee Hooker 1950 Sensation
21 Nightmare Blues John Lee Hooker 1949 King
22 No Friend Around John Lee Hooker 1950 Modern
23 No More Doggin' John Lee Hooker 1953 JVB
24 No Shoes John Lee Hooker 1960 Vee-Jay
25 Sally May John Lee Hooker 1948 Modern
26 Send Me Your Pillow John Lee Hooker 1964 Vee-Jay
27 Sugar Mama John Lee Hooker 1952 Chess
28 Want Ad Blues John Lee Hooker 1961 Vee-Jay
29 Women in My Life John Lee Hooker 1951 Modern

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 The American Folk Blues Festival Live '65 various artists October 1965 Fontana
2 Blues Summit B.B. King 1993 MCA
3 Stoned Immaculate - The Music of The Doors various artists 2000 Elektra

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 The Songs of John Lee Hooker Bobby Solo April 25, 2006 Azzurra Music

Forum topics

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1 Don't Be Messin' With My Bread [John Lee Hooker] cover by The Howlers Add songs flip 0 2009-10-13 11:11:12 GMT by flip
2 Big Legs, Tight Skirt [John Lee Hooker] cover by The Howlers Add songs flip 4 2009-10-16 07:11:57 GMT by flip
3 Mamma Talk to Your Daughter cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs sebastiaanl 0 2010-10-17 21:29:41 GMT by sebastiaanl
4 I Can't Quit You Baby cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs sebastiaanl 0 2010-10-17 21:33:00 GMT by sebastiaanl
5 Red House cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs sebastiaanl 0 2010-10-17 21:36:20 GMT by sebastiaanl
6 How Long - How Long Blues cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs sebastiaanl 0 2010-11-11 13:45:16 GMT by sebastiaanl
7 Prison Bound Blues cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs sebastiaanl 0 2010-11-11 14:00:28 GMT by sebastiaanl
8 Back Water Blues cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs sebastiaanl 0 2010-11-11 14:08:29 GMT by sebastiaanl
9 Bottle It up and Go cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs sebastiaanl 0 2010-11-11 14:20:34 GMT by sebastiaanl
10 Good Morning, School Girl cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs sebastiaanl 0 2010-11-11 14:27:52 GMT by sebastiaanl
11 I'm Mad Again Add songs Gatalin 1 2011-01-26 21:55:15 GMT by Bastien
12 Dimples Add songs Gatalin 1 2011-01-26 21:57:36 GMT by Bastien
13 Maudie Add songs Gatalin 2 2011-01-26 22:00:43 GMT by Bastien
14 Ground Hog Blues Add songs Dave Nebraski 1 2011-11-21 22:19:16 GMT by Dave Nebraski
15 I Cover the Waterfront cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs petri 0 2013-04-07 06:44:15 GMT by petri
16 13 Highway cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs petri 0 2013-04-07 06:49:17 GMT by petri
17 Red House cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs petri 0 2013-04-07 08:36:52 GMT by petri
18 The Healing Game [Van Morrison] cover by John Lee Hooker with Van Morrison Add songs petri 1 2013-04-07 12:33:54 GMT by Limbabwe
19 The Night Time Is The Right Time cover by John Lee Hooker Add songs Jimmyread 0 2013-06-02 03:43:02 GMT by Jimmyread

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