They were the rare case of the cream rising to the top, they were the best, but since all three singers made piles of records, I think it confuses people, some of whom bought one or two mediocre or crappy records then gave up. I’m always suprised at how the group of record collectors and fans that grew up in the eighties and ninties know all about obscure acts like Esquerita and Kid Thomas but don’t own one John Lee Hooker (or Lightnin’ Hopkins or Jimmy Reed) record. His best sides are usually one chord boogies or stomps, crude, distorted and utterly compelling discs, but often obscured by the amount of crap he later recorded and that fills up the record bins. But he was not only one of the most famous blues singers of all time, he really was probably the most primitive artists to sell a lot of records. I don’t know how many John Lee Hooker albums, CD’s, 78’s and 45’s I own, and I’m not about to try and count them, but let’s just say there’s a mess of ’em here, some of ’em are great, some are good and some aren’t so good. 22, 1917 outside of Clarksdale, Mississippi) was probably the most recorded blues artist of all time. Joker (Pete “Mad Daddy” Myers) – What Is A Fisterris? Rick Kay & His Shades Of Today – Red Man – White Manĥ) Ronnie Hawkins – There’s A Screw Looseĥ) Ruth Brown & Her Rhythmakers – Oh What A DreamĦ) Jimmy Witter & The Shadows – If You Love My Womanģ) Clifford King – Want To Jump With You Babyħ) Sam “Lightning” Hopkins – Big Mamma Jumpġ) Wayne Williams & The Sure Shots – Red Hot MamaĢ) Shamans with William Powell Group – Shubby Dubby Dooĥ) Rufus Shoffner & Joyce Songer – Orbit Twistġ) Bo Diddley – Let Me In (Alternate Take) | (Aircheck End, 1:18:31)Ģ) Rebel Rousers featuring Doug & Terry – Red Headed Womanĥ) Guitar Gable featuring King Karl – Walking In The ParkĦ) Chris Cerf & The Harvard Lampoon Tabernacle Choir with Gordy Main & The Maniacs – The Penguinħ) Vernon Green & The Phantoms – Sweet Breezeĩ) Billy Wright – The Question (Wha’Cha Gonna Do?)ĥ) Storey Sisters with Al Browne & His Orchestra – Bad Motorcycle Tribble Combo – Twistin’ Beatĥ) Roy Wright & The Rockin’ Blues Combo – I’m Going Crazyħ) Gary & Green with Rhythm Aces Band – Baby, Baby DollĨ) Lafayette – Yarborough – Cool Cool Baby Kinseyġ) H Bomb Ferguson & His Mad Lads – Little TigerĢ) 5 Chavis Brothers – Baby, Don’t Leave Meģ) Phil Flowers with The T.N.T. – Juvenile Delinquentġ) Lee Cole & The Beau Jesters – Cool BabyĢ) Good Rockin’ Sam with Kid King’s Combo – Funny Funny Feelin’Ĥ) Ray Sharpe – Gonna Let It Go This Timeĥ) Turner Moore with Charley Moore & The Crystals – I’ll Be Leavin’ YouĦ) Billy Stewart & Michael Graham Crackers – I Want A Sweet Little Girlħ) Charles Christy & The Crystals – Cherry Pieģ) Tiny Grimes & His Rocking Highlanders – Ho-Ho-Ho!ĥ) Stomp Gordon – What’s Her Whimsy Dr. The Hound Howl is also available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts and Google Play.ģ) Jerry Warren & The Tremblers – Rompin’Ĥ) Rocky Curtis & The Harmony Flames – CrossfireĢ) Los Locos Del Ritmo – Chica Alborotada (Tallahassee Lassie)Ħ) Bobby Lumpkin & The Kapers – One Way TicketĢ) Les Vendor (Joe Hill Louis) – I Cried For Loveģ) Sam “Lightning” Hopkins – Big Mamma Jumpġ) Tony Mason with The Starfires – Woe Is MeĢ) Emmet Davis – You Changed My Night Into DayĤ) Dominoes featuring Clyde McPhatter – Do Something For MeĦ) Classie Ballou & His Tempo Kings – Loving Huggin Kissin My Babyġ) Al & Nettie with Al Smith Orchestra – Move Baby MoveĢ) Johnny Lane & The Hot Rodders – Rocking On The DragstripĤ) Link Wray – Girl From The North Countryġ) Edgar Blanchard & Prince Royal – Somebody’s Doing Me WrongĢ) Marty Roberts & His Nightriders – BabyĤ) Bobby Roberts with Highpockets’ Delta Rockets – Big Sandyġ) Ben Harper with The Penetrators – Which-A-Wayģ) Joe & Ursula with Joe Morris & His Orchestra – The Good BookĤ) Jim Myers & Tex Regan with The Gems – Pretty Baby RockĦ) Gene Criss & The Hep Cats – Hep Cat Babyġ) Jimmy Reed & His Trio – High And LonesomeĢ) TV Slim & The Soul Bros.
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