House of the Blues
Compilation album by
John Lee Hooker
Released1959 (1959)
RecordedChicago, Illinois, & Detroit, Michigan, 1951–1952
GenreBlues
Length35:52
LabelChess
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Record Mirror[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

House of the Blues is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker, compiling tracks originally released as singles between 1951 and 1952. Chess Records issued the album in 1959.[1]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "This 1959 Chess album collects 1951–1954 efforts by John Lee Hooker. Some important titles here."[1]

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

  1. "Walkin' the Boogie" 3:08
  2. "Love Blues" – 3:00
  3. "Union Station Blues" – 2:31
  4. "It's My Own Fault" – 2:22
  5. "Leave My Wife Alone" – 2:34
  6. "Ramblin' By Myself" – 2:41
  7. "Sugar Mama" – 2:30
  8. "Down at the Landing" – 3:10
  9. "Louise" – 2:35
  10. "Ground Hog Blues" – 2:25
  11. "High Priced Woman" – 3:15
  12. "Women and Money" – 2:55
  • Recorded in Chicago on April 26, 1951 (tracks 3, 5, 6 & 9–11), and in Detroit on April 24, 1952 (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8) and mid/late 1952 (tracks 4 & 12)

Personnel

  • John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
  • Eddie Kirkland – guitar (tracks 9, 11 & 12)
  • Bob Thurman – piano (tracks 4 & 12)
  • Eddie Burns – bass (tracks 4 & 12)
  • Tom Whitehead – drums (track 12)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dahl, Bill. John Lee Hooker: House of the Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 355.
  3. ↑ Jopling, Norman (September 4, 1964). "John Lee hooker: The House of the Blues" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 182. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 326, 328.
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