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The Very Best of John Lee Hooker [Rhino] ()

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The Very Best of John Lee Hooker [Rhino] - John Lee Hooker
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  1. Boogie Chillen'
  2. Crawlin' King Snake
  3. Hobo Blues
  4. Huckle Up Baby
  5. I'm in the Mood
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  1. Boogie Chillen'
  2. Crawlin' King Snake
  3. Hobo Blues
  4. Huckle Up Baby
  5. I'm in the Mood
  6. I Need Some Money
  7. Dimples
  8. Boom Boom
  9. Shake It Baby
  10. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
  11. It Serves You Right to Suffer
  12. You Know, I Know
  13. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
  14. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
  15. Burning Hell
  16. Terraplane Blues
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This 16-track collection sweats down Rhino's two-disc anthology to a lean, mean and essential single disc. Here are the earliest recordings that established Hooker as a major blues artist -- "Boogie Chillen," "Hobo Blues," "I'm In the Mood," "Crawlin' Kingsnake," and "Huckle Up Baby" -- and they sound better here than on most other collections, reverberating with a clarity that belies their age. The rest of the set follows Hooker's move toward working with bands not always in step with his erratic timing, but still ...

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