Live at Cafe Au Go Go

Live at Cafe Au Go Go is a live album by blues musician John Lee Hooker with members of Muddy Waters Blues Band recorded at the Cafe Au Go Go and released by the BluesWay label in 1967.[1]

Live at Cafe Au Go Go
Live album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1967 (1967)
Recorded	August 20, 1966
Venue	Cafe Au Go Go, New York City
Genre	Blues
Length	33:17
Label	BluesWay
Producer	Bob Thiele
John Lee Hooker chronology
The Real Folk Blues (1966) Live at Cafe Au Go Go (1967) Urban Blues (1967)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic reviewer Richie Unterberger stated: "A decent if somewhat low-key electric set, recorded in August of 1966. One of his better live bands, featuring support from Otis Spann and other members of Muddy Waters' group".[2]

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

1. "I'm Bad Like Jesse James" – 5:03
2. "She's Long, She's Tall (She Weeps Like a Willow Tree)" – 3:08
3. "When My First Wife Left Me" – 3:42
4. "Heartaches and Misery" – 5:10
5. "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer" – 4:05
6. "I Don't Want No Trouble" – 4:09
7. "I'll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive" – 4:18
8. "Seven Days" – 3:42

Personnel

• John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
• Otis Spann – piano
• Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn, Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson – guitar
• Mac Arnold – bass
• Francis Clay – drums

References

1. Wight, Phil; Rothwell, Fred (1991). "The Complete Muddy Waters Discography". Blues & Rhythm (200).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Unterberger, Richie. John Lee Hooker: Live at Cafe Au Go Go – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.