Original Folk Blues
Original Folk Blues is a compilation album by American bluesman John Lee Hooker, released in 1967.[1] It mostly features songs that Hooker recorded for Bernard Besman in Detroit, Michigan between 1948 and 1954.
| Original Folk Blues | |
|---|---|
 Image of United reissue. | |
| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1967[1] |
| Recorded | Detroit, Michigan 1948–1954 |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 36:02 |
| Label | Kent Records (Cat. no.KLP 525) |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
Track listing
Original album
All tracks are written by John Lee Hooker, with additional credit given to producer Bernard Besman (except where noted).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Boogie Chillen'" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Queen Bee" | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Crawlin' King Snake" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Weeping Willow Boogie" | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Whistlin' and Moanin' Blues" | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Sally Mae" | 3:12 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Need Love So Bad" | Percy Mayfield, Phillips | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Let's Talk It Over" | Chenier, Davis | 2:59 |
| 3. | "The Syndicator" | Hooker, Taub | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Let Your Daddy Ride" | 2:58 | |
| 5. | "Driftin From Door to Door" | 3:01 | |
| 6. | "Baby I'm Gonna Miss You" | 2:35 |
Reissues
Original Folk Blues has been reissued by several record companies, including United/Superior Records and in 2002 by Ace Records, as an expanded album with six extra songs in addition to the twelve from the original release.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cold Chills" | Hooker, Williamson | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Cool Little Car" | Hooker, Taub | 3:14 |
| 3. | "I Wonder Little Darling" | 3:07 | |
| 4. | "Jump Me One More Time" | Josea | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Lookin' for a Woman" | 3:12 | |
| 6. | "Ride 'Til I Die" | 2:56 |
References
- "Kent Bows 5 Vintage Folk Blues LP's to Snare College Crowd". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 79 (22): 12. June 3, 1967. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- Leggett, Steve. John Lee Hooker: Original Folk Blues > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- Leggett, Steve. John Lee Hooker: Original Folk Blues > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
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