Original Folk Blues
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Original Folk Blues is the first album
by blues
singer, songwriter
, and guitarist
John Lee Hooker
, it was recorded between 1948-1954 and released in 1964.
Album
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by blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
singer, songwriter
Songwriter
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, and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...
, it was recorded between 1948-1954 and released in 1964.
Track listing
| Track | Song Title |
|---|---|
| 1. | Boogie Chillin |
| 2. | Queen Bee |
| 3. | Crawling King Snake |
| 4. | Weeping Willow |
| 5. | Whistling and Moaning |
| 6. | Sally Mae |
| 7. | I Need Love So Bad |
| 8. | Lets Think it Over |
| 9. | The Syndicate |
| 10. | Let Your Daddy Ride |
| 11. | Driftin From Door to Door |
| 12. | Baby I'm Gonna Miss You |