Track Listing

1. Burning Hell
2. Graveyard Blues
3. Baby, Please Don't Go
4. Jackson, Tennessee
5. You Live Your Life and I'll Live Mine
6. Smokestack Lightnin'
7. How Can You Do It
8. I Don't Want No Woman If Her Hair Ain't No Longer Than Mine ...
9. I Rolled and Turned and Cried the Whole Night Long
10. Blues for My Baby
11. Key to the Highway
12. Natchez Fire (Burnin')

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #141835 in Music
• Released on: 1993-02-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

Customer Reviews

Acoustic John Lee Hooker...
I picked this up because I was interested to hear how John Lee's music translated with an acoustic guitar. I own at least twenty of his CD's and they are all electric, even the live CD's of him playing solo. The acoustic sound really makes his slow blues songs that much more intimate. He also covers songs by Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Big Bill Broonzy on this one and its interesting to hear his take on these songs. While I wouldn't rate this as essential listening for the uninitiated, this CD is one that I would recommend to any fan of John Lee Hooker.

The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker Vol 2
This album was recorded at the same April 1959 session that produced Hooker's more famous LP THE COUNTRY BLUES OF JOHN LEE HOOKER. For some reason it was unreleased until 1964 (UK only) and didn't see the light of day in the US until the early 90's. Which is odd because it is identical in style, sound and theme to the COUNTRY BLUES LP, featuring the same acoustic back porch feel.

On the whole, a slightly lesser album than its more famous companion volume, but still a good one. If you like Hooker and/or acoustic blues, buy it.

X cellent CD!!!
This is a great CD, John Lee always grooves it hard! I dig him a lot, he really inspires my playing and writing! Good stuff!