In honor of John Lee Hooker's 100th birthday, Craft Recordings has announced King of the Boogie, a comprehensive, five-disc box set of the late blues legend's...
In honor of John Lee Hooker's 100th birthday, Craft Recordings has announced King of the Boogie, a comprehensive, five-disc box set of the late blues legend's greatest hits, plus some rarities, live recordings and numerous previously unreleased cuts.
Two of the discs have themes, with the fourth disc dedicated to live recordings and the fifth disc dedicated to collaborations. The latter includes the version of "Boogie Chillun" Hooker recorded with Eric Clapton, a take on "You Shook Me" with B.B. King and "The Healer," a collaboration with Carlos Santana.
The discs will be housed in a 56-page book, along with an array of photos from throughout Hooker's life, and new liner notes by writer and John Lee Hooker historian Jas Obrecht.
"Even at 100 songs, this set is just a snapshot of John Lee Hooker's incredible and influential career, but one that takes you on the long journey he took from his early days in Detroit, to his time in Chicago recording for Vee-Jay Records and up through his later collaborations with Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt and Santana, among others," said Mason Williams, who curated and produced King of the Boogie.
King of the Boogie is set for a September 29 release via Craft. You can preorder it here. You can also take a look at the tracklist below.
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King of the Boogie Tracklist
Disc 1
1. "Boogie Chillen'"
2. "Sally May"
3. "Hobo Blues"
4. "Crawlin' King Snake"
5. "Black Man Blues"
6. "Goin' Mad Blues"
7. "Who's Been Jivin' You"
8. "(Miss Sadie Mae) Curl My Baby's Hair"
9. "Hoogie Boogie"
10. "Burnin' Hell"
11. "Weeping Willow Boogie"
12. "Moaning Blues"
13. "Huckle Up Baby"
14. "Goin' On Highway #51
15. "John L's House Rent Boogie"
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