House of the Blues

House of the Blues is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker, compiling tracks originally released as singles between 1951 and 1952. Chess Records issued the album in 1959.[1]

House of the Blues
Compilation album by
John Lee Hooker
Released1959 (1959)
RecordedChicago, Illinois, & Detroit, Michigan, 1951–1952
GenreBlues
Length35:52
LabelChess
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Record Mirror[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "This 1959 Chess album collects 1951–1954 efforts by John Lee Hooker. Some important titles here."[1]

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

  1. "Walkin' the Boogie" 3:08
  2. "Love Blues" – 3:00
  3. "Union Station Blues" – 2:31
  4. "It's My Own Fault" – 2:22
  5. "Leave My Wife Alone" – 2:34
  6. "Ramblin' By Myself" – 2:41
  7. "Sugar Mama" – 2:30
  8. "Down at the Landing" – 3:10
  9. "Louise" – 2:35
  10. "Ground Hog Blues" – 2:25
  11. "High Priced Woman" – 3:15
  12. "Women and Money" – 2:55
  • Recorded in Chicago on April 26, 1951 (tracks 3, 5, 6 & 9–11), and in Detroit on April 24, 1952 (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8) and mid/late 1952 (tracks 4 & 12)

Personnel
  • John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
  • Eddie Kirkland – guitar (tracks 9, 11 & 12)
  • Bob Thurman – piano (tracks 4 & 12)
  • Eddie Burns – bass (tracks 4 & 12)
  • Tom Whitehead – drums (track 12)

References
  1. Dahl, Bill. John Lee Hooker: House of the Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 355.
  3. Jopling, Norman (September 4, 1964). "John Lee hooker: The House of the Blues" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 182. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 326, 328.
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