John Lee Hooker discography

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John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer and guitarist who recorded from 1948 to 2001. His discography includes recordings issued by various record companies in different formats.

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In February 2022, it was announced that BMG had acquired Hooker's music interests from his estate. The agreement included his entire publishing catalog in addition to his recorded and performance royalty income, as well as a selection of Hooker's recorded catalog spanning Alone, Vol. 1 (1980) through to Black Night Is Falling (2020). [1]

Singles in the charts

List of charting singles with year, title, and peak chart positions
YearTitlePeak chart positions
1948"Boogie Chillen'"1—————
1949"Hobo Blues"5—————
"Hoogie Boogie"9—————
"Crawlin' King Snake"6—————
1950"Huckle Up, Baby"15—————
1951"I'm in the Mood"130————
1958"I Love You Honey"29—————
1960"No Shoes"21—————
1962"Boom Boom"1660————
1964"Dimples"——23———
1990"The Healer" (with Carlos Santana)———91223
"I'm in the Mood" (with Bonnie Raitt)——1422——
1992"Boom Boom"——16———
1993"Boogie at Russian Hill"——53———
1995"Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)"——45———
1996"Baby Lee" (with Robert Cray, from Lee TV commercial)——65———
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Selected albums

List of albums with year released, title, label, year(s) recorded, and reference(s)
  • Year
  • released
Title
  • Label
  • (Cat. no.)
  • Year(s)
  • recorded
Ref(s)
1959 House of the Blues Chess (1438)1951–1954 [7]
I'm John Lee Hooker Vee-Jay (1007)1955–1959 [8]
1960 The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker [a] Riverside (12-838)1959 [9]
Travelin' Vee-Jay (1023)1960 [10]
That's My Story Riverside (12-321)1960 [11]
The Blues Crown (5157)1950s [12]
1961 The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker Vee-Jay (1033)1960, 1961 [13]
John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues Chess (1454)1951, 1952 [14]
1962 Folk Blues Crown (5295)1950s [15]
Burnin' Vee-Jay (1043)1961 [16]
The Best of John Lee HookerVee-Jay (1049)— [17]
1963 Don't Turn Me from Your Door Atco (33-151)1953, 1961 [18]
The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker Vee-Jay (1058)1962 [19]
Live at Sugar Hill Galaxy (8205)1962 [20]
1964The Great John Lee HookerCrown (5353)1948–1954 [21]
John Lee Hooker on Campus Vee-Jay (1066)1963 [22]
Concert at Newport Vee-Jay (1078)1960 [23]
Burning Hell Riverside (008)1959 [24]
Original Folk Blues Kent (5025)1948–1954 [25]
1965 ...And Seven Nights Verve Folkways (3003)1965 [26]
1966 It Serve You Right to Suffer Impulse! (A-9103)1965 [27]
The Real Folk Blues Chess (1508)1966 [28]
Live at Cafe Au Go Go BluesWay (6002)1966 [29]
1967 Urban Blues BluesWay (6012)1967 [30]
1969 Simply the Truth BluesWay (6023)1968 [31]
That's Where It's At! Stax (2013)1961 [32]
If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im BluesWay (6038)1969 [33]
Get Back Home Black & Blue (333.023)1969 [34]
1971 I Feel Good! Carson (3662)1969 [35]
Hooker 'n Heat Liberty (35002)1970 [36]
Goin' Down Highway 51 Specialty (2127)1948–1951 [37]
Endless Boogie ABC (720)1970 [38]
1972 Never Get Out of These Blues Alive ABC (736)1971 [39]
Live at Soledad Prison ABC (761)1972 [40]
1973 Kabuki Wuki BluesWay (6052)1971 [41]
Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee ABC (768)1971 [42]
1974 Free Beer and Chicken ABC (838)1974 [43]
1978 The Cream Tomato (2-7009)1977 [44]
1980 Sittin' Here Thinkin' Muse (5205)1950s [45]
1987 Jealous Pausa (7197)— [46]
1989Boogie ChillenOfficial (86 029)1948–1954 [47]
The Healer Chameleon (74808)— [48]
1990 The Hot Spot: Original Soundtrack Antilles (422-846 813–2)— [49]
1991 More Real Folk Blues: The Missing Album Chess/MCA (9329)1966 [50]
Mr. Lucky Point Blank (91724-2)— [51]
The Ultimate Collection Rhino (R2 70572)1948–1990 [52]
1992 Boom Boom Point Blank (077778655329)— [53]
1993Everybody's BluesSpecialty (7035-2)1950–1954 [54]
1994The Legendary Modern Recordings Ace (1438)1948–1954 [55]
The Early YearsTomato (9906/7-2)1950s–1960s [56]
1995 Chill Out Point Blank (724384010720)— [57]
Alternative Boogie: Early Studio Recordings Capitol (724383391226)1948–1952 [58]
1997 Don't Look Back Point Blank (724384277123)— [59]
2017Whiskey & WimmenVee-Jay (0888072020580)1954–1964 [60]
"—" denotes that the recording year is unavailable.

Albums in the charts

List of charting albums with year, title, label, and peak chart positions
  • Year
  • released
Title
  • Peak chart
  • positions
1967 House of the Blues —NC——————34
1971 Hooker 'n Heat 73—–—————
Endless Boogie 126———————
1972 Never Get Out of These Blues Alive 130———————
1989 The Healer 62—179638153
1991 Mr. Lucky 101251327916103
1992Boom Boom——358437412015
1995 Chill Out 136326277838181323
1997 Don't Look Back 16334831—18353963
1998The Best of Friends—4—3145155444—
2002Winning Combinations: John Lee Hooker & Muddy Waters—6———————
2003Face to Face—3———————
2007Hooker (box set)—14———————
2015Two Sides of John Lee Hooker—12———————
2018Early Recordings: Detroit and Beyond—5———————
2020Live at Montreux: 1983 & 1990—9———————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Riverside initially issued the album as The Folk Blues of John Lee Hooker.

The original King LP 727 of 1960 is missing on the sheet above.

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