Original Folk Blues of John Lee Hooker
It may boast the sleeve art work of the old Kent LPOriginal Folk Blues(KLP 525/5025) but the bonus you get with this CD release is a previously unissued cut ofLet Your Daddy Rideand 6 additional tracks (recorded between 1953 and '54) among them a previously unissuedCold Chills. 1948 to '54 was a prime period for John Lee Hooker and this sampler of the recordings he made for Modern Records has some of his greatest material includingBoogie Chillen,Sally Mae,Drifting From Door To DoorandCrawling King Snake. Alive with raw boogie dance rhythms, the music also sports growling vocal asides, moaning slow blues and chilling guitar licks. One of the blues' greatest performers.Original Folk Bluescatches him in his prime, starting out on an illustrious career that much later albumsThe HealerandMr Luckyshowed to be still brimming with inspiration and vitality. A true original to the end!