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| The Real Folk Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | Chicago, May 1966 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 33:37 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Producer | Ralph Bass | |||
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The Real Folk Blues is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker that was recorded in Chicago in 1966 and released by the Chess label. Additional tracks from the sessions were released as More Real Folk Blues: The Missing Album in 1991.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Select |   [5] |
AllMusic reviewer Stephen Cook stated: "Listeners wanting to find a comprehensive collection of Hooker's work may not find it here, but they certainly won't be disappointed once the needle hits the grooves on this solid 1966 Chess release by the blues master. Featuring nine Hooker originals, the set is a fetching mix of raucously fun up-tempo cuts and starkly slow classics." [1]
All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker
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