| Travelin' | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1960 |
| Recorded | March 1, 1960 |
| Studio | Chicago |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 30:58 |
| Label | Vee-Jay |
Travelin' is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker, recorded in 1960, which Vee-Jay Records released in the same year. [1]
| Travelin' | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1960 |
| Recorded | March 1, 1960 |
| Studio | Chicago |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 30:58 |
| Label | Vee-Jay |
Travelin' is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker, recorded in 1960, which Vee-Jay Records released in the same year. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |    [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [3] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote that "Travelin' "was the first of Hooker's Vee-Jay albums to be recorded at a single session. Cut from the same cloth, the performances have little variety in texture and not much in tempo." [2]
All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker
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