House of the Blues

House of the Blues
Compilation album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1959 (1959)
Recorded	Chicago, Illinois, & Detroit, Michigan, 1951–1952
Genre	Blues
Length	35:52
Label	Chess
Producer	Joe Von Battle Leonard Chess Bernie Besman

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Record Mirror	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

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]

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 April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 326, 328.