John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker (Coahoma County, Mississippi, August 22, 1917 – Los Altos,… Read Full Bio ↴John Lee Hooker (Coahoma County, Mississippi, August 22, 1917 – Los Altos, California, June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter.
John Lee Hooker could be said to embody his own unique genre of the blues, often incorporating the boogie-woogie piano style and a driving rhythm into his masterful and idiosyncratic blues guitar and singing. His best known songs include "Boogie Chillen" (1948) and "Boom Boom" (1962).
There is some debate as to the year of John Lee Hooker's birth, 1915, 1917, 1920, and 1923 have all been cited, 1917 (the date on his grave marker in Oakland, California) is the one most commonly cited although Hooker himself claimed, at times, 1920.
Hooker was the youngest of the eleven children of William Hooker (1871–1923), a sharecropper and a Baptist preacher, and Minnie Ramsey (1875–?).
Hooker and his siblings were home-schooled. They were permitted to listen only to religious songs, with his earliest musical exposure being the spirituals sung in church.
In 1921, his parents separated. The next year, his mother married William Moore, a blues singer who provided John's first introduction to the guitar (and whom John would later credit for his distinctive playing style). The year after that (1923), John's natural father died; and at age 15, John ran away from home, never to see his mother and stepfather again.
He was a cousin of Earl Hooker,
Throughout the 1930s, Hooker lived in Memphis where he worked on Beale Street and occasionally performed at house parties. He worked in factories in various cities during World War II, drifting until he found himself in Detroit in 1948 working at Ford Motor Company. He felt right at home near the blues venues and saloons on Hastings Street, the heart of black entertainment on Detroit's east side. In a city noted for its piano players, guitar players were scarce. Performing in Detroit clubs, his popularity grew quickly, and seeking a louder instrument than his crude acoustic guitar, he bought his first electric guitar.
Though he stuttered slightly in his normal speech, he performed in a half-spoken style that became his trademark. Rhythmically, his music was free, a property common with early acoustic Delta blues musicians. His vocal phrasing was less closely tied to specific bars than most blues singers'. This casual, rambling style had been gradually diminishing with the onset of electric blues bands from Chicago but, even when not playing solo, Hooker retained it in his sound.
Hooker's recording career began in 1948 with the hit single, "Boogie Chillen" cut in a studio near Wayne State University.
Despite being illiterate, he was a prolific lyricist. In addition to adapting the occasionally traditional blues lyric (such as "if I was chief of police, I would run her right out of town"), he freely invented many of his songs from scratch. Recording studios in the 50s rarely paid black musicians more than a pittance, so Hooker would spend the night wandering from studio to studio, coming up with new songs or variations on his songs for each studio. Due to his recording contract, he would record these songs under obvious pseudonyms such as "John Lee Booker," "Johnny Hooker", or "John Cooker".
His early solo songs were recorded under Bernie Besman.
John Lee Hooker rarely played on a standard beat, changing tempo to fit the needs of the song. This made it nearly impossible to add backing tracks. As a result, Besman would record Hooker, in addition to playing guitar and singing, stomping along with the music on a wooden palette.
John Lee Hooker's guitar playing is closely aligned with piano Boogie Woogie. He would play the walking bass pattern with his thumb, stopping to emphasize the end of a line with a series of trills, done by rapid hammer-ons and pull-offs. The songs that most epitomize his early sound are "Boogie Chillen," about being 17 and wanting to go out to dance at the Boogie clubs, "Baby Please Don't Go," a more typical blues song, summed up by its title, and "Tupelo," a stunningly sad song about the flooding of Tupelo, Mississippi.
He maintained a solo career, popular with blues and folk music fans of the early 1960s and crossed over to white audiences, giving an early opportunity to the young Bob Dylan. As he got older, he added more and more people to his band, changing his live show from simply Hooker with his guitar to a large band, with Hooker singing.
In 1989 he joined with a number of musicians, including Keith Richards and Carlos Santana to record The Healer, which won a Grammy award — one of many awards.
He fell ill just before a tour of Europe in 2001 and died soon afterwards at the age of 83.
Hooker recorded over 100 albums and lived the last years of his life in San Francisco, California, where he licensed a nightclub to use the name Boom Boom Room, after one of his hits.
Among his many awards, John Lee Hooker has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1991 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Two of his songs, "Boogie Chillen" and "Boom Boom" were named to the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
John Lee recorded several songs with Van Morrison, including "Never Get Out of These Blues Alive", "The Healing Game" and "I Cover the Waterfront". He also appeared on stage with Van Morrison several times, some of which was released on the live album "A Night in San Francisco".
John Lee also recorded in the sixties with british blues band The Groundhogs. These recordings are still available as a CD "John Lee Hooker with The Groundhogs". More importantly, Hooker recorded with the Blues-rock outfit Canned Heat, delivering the album 'Hooker N' Heat' in 1971. Hooker was influential and topical even in his lifetime, as evidenced in the MC5 cover of "Motor City's Burning" on their first album, recorded almost immediately after the riots which are the song's topic.
John Lee Hooker could be said to embody his own unique genre of the blues, often incorporating the boogie-woogie piano style and a driving rhythm into his masterful and idiosyncratic blues guitar and singing. His best known songs include "Boogie Chillen" (1948) and "Boom Boom" (1962).
There is some debate as to the year of John Lee Hooker's birth, 1915, 1917, 1920, and 1923 have all been cited, 1917 (the date on his grave marker in Oakland, California) is the one most commonly cited although Hooker himself claimed, at times, 1920.
Hooker was the youngest of the eleven children of William Hooker (1871–1923), a sharecropper and a Baptist preacher, and Minnie Ramsey (1875–?).
Hooker and his siblings were home-schooled. They were permitted to listen only to religious songs, with his earliest musical exposure being the spirituals sung in church.
In 1921, his parents separated. The next year, his mother married William Moore, a blues singer who provided John's first introduction to the guitar (and whom John would later credit for his distinctive playing style). The year after that (1923), John's natural father died; and at age 15, John ran away from home, never to see his mother and stepfather again.
He was a cousin of Earl Hooker,
Throughout the 1930s, Hooker lived in Memphis where he worked on Beale Street and occasionally performed at house parties. He worked in factories in various cities during World War II, drifting until he found himself in Detroit in 1948 working at Ford Motor Company. He felt right at home near the blues venues and saloons on Hastings Street, the heart of black entertainment on Detroit's east side. In a city noted for its piano players, guitar players were scarce. Performing in Detroit clubs, his popularity grew quickly, and seeking a louder instrument than his crude acoustic guitar, he bought his first electric guitar.
Though he stuttered slightly in his normal speech, he performed in a half-spoken style that became his trademark. Rhythmically, his music was free, a property common with early acoustic Delta blues musicians. His vocal phrasing was less closely tied to specific bars than most blues singers'. This casual, rambling style had been gradually diminishing with the onset of electric blues bands from Chicago but, even when not playing solo, Hooker retained it in his sound.
Hooker's recording career began in 1948 with the hit single, "Boogie Chillen" cut in a studio near Wayne State University.
Despite being illiterate, he was a prolific lyricist. In addition to adapting the occasionally traditional blues lyric (such as "if I was chief of police, I would run her right out of town"), he freely invented many of his songs from scratch. Recording studios in the 50s rarely paid black musicians more than a pittance, so Hooker would spend the night wandering from studio to studio, coming up with new songs or variations on his songs for each studio. Due to his recording contract, he would record these songs under obvious pseudonyms such as "John Lee Booker," "Johnny Hooker", or "John Cooker".
His early solo songs were recorded under Bernie Besman.
John Lee Hooker rarely played on a standard beat, changing tempo to fit the needs of the song. This made it nearly impossible to add backing tracks. As a result, Besman would record Hooker, in addition to playing guitar and singing, stomping along with the music on a wooden palette.
John Lee Hooker's guitar playing is closely aligned with piano Boogie Woogie. He would play the walking bass pattern with his thumb, stopping to emphasize the end of a line with a series of trills, done by rapid hammer-ons and pull-offs. The songs that most epitomize his early sound are "Boogie Chillen," about being 17 and wanting to go out to dance at the Boogie clubs, "Baby Please Don't Go," a more typical blues song, summed up by its title, and "Tupelo," a stunningly sad song about the flooding of Tupelo, Mississippi.
He maintained a solo career, popular with blues and folk music fans of the early 1960s and crossed over to white audiences, giving an early opportunity to the young Bob Dylan. As he got older, he added more and more people to his band, changing his live show from simply Hooker with his guitar to a large band, with Hooker singing.
In 1989 he joined with a number of musicians, including Keith Richards and Carlos Santana to record The Healer, which won a Grammy award — one of many awards.
He fell ill just before a tour of Europe in 2001 and died soon afterwards at the age of 83.
Hooker recorded over 100 albums and lived the last years of his life in San Francisco, California, where he licensed a nightclub to use the name Boom Boom Room, after one of his hits.
Among his many awards, John Lee Hooker has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1991 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Two of his songs, "Boogie Chillen" and "Boom Boom" were named to the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
John Lee recorded several songs with Van Morrison, including "Never Get Out of These Blues Alive", "The Healing Game" and "I Cover the Waterfront". He also appeared on stage with Van Morrison several times, some of which was released on the live album "A Night in San Francisco".
John Lee also recorded in the sixties with british blues band The Groundhogs. These recordings are still available as a CD "John Lee Hooker with The Groundhogs". More importantly, Hooker recorded with the Blues-rock outfit Canned Heat, delivering the album 'Hooker N' Heat' in 1971. Hooker was influential and topical even in his lifetime, as evidenced in the MC5 cover of "Motor City's Burning" on their first album, recorded almost immediately after the riots which are the song's topic.
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John Lee Hooker Lyrics
'Frisco I left my heart in San Francisco I left my heart,…
11 No More Doggin Honey, no more doggin', foolin' 'round with you Honey, no m…
14) It Serves Me Right to Suffer It serves me right to suffer It serves me right to…
21 Boogie I'm goin' away, baby. But I will be comin' back. I'm goin'…
Ain't No Big Thing You ain't no big thing, baby Can’t tell you what to…
Alberta Yes, I love, love that girl Lord, I tell her what…
Annie Mae Annie Mae, I need you night and day, Annie Mae Annie…
Anybody Seen My Baby Yes, I gave you everything Everything I could afford Yes, I …
Apologize Yes, I come to you baby Babe, I wants to 'pologize…
Baby Baby, please, don't do me wrong Baby Lee, please, don't do…
Baby How Can You Do It Well, you take my money, you call it chicken feed Take…
Baby How Can You Do It? Well, you take my money, you call it chicken feed Take…
Baby Lee Baby, please, don't do me wrong Baby Lee, please, don't do…
Baby Lee (feat. Robert Cray) Hmm Baby Lee, Please don't do me wrong Baby Lee, Please don'…
Baby Please Don Baby, please, don't go Baby, please, don't go Baby, please, …
Back Biter And Syndicaters Back biters and syndicators Standing all around the door Bac…
Back Biters And Syndicators Back biters and syndicators Standing all around the door B…
Bang Bang Love the way you talk I likes the way you walk When…
Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang I love the way you talk I likes the way you…
Bar Room Drinking Oh darlin', you so good, you're good for me When…
Big Fine Woman Big leg womens, keep your dresses down You got stuff to…
Big Legs Tight Shirt Mini skirts and tight dresses, You know they're so tight the…
Big Less Tight Skirt Mini skirts and tight dresses, You know they're so tight th…
Birmingham Blues Working on the road across this great big world I've been…
Black Cat Blues I had a dream last night God knows a black cat…
Black Snake He's a mean black snake sucking my rider's tongue He's a…
Blue Bird Bluebird, please, take this letter down south for me Oh, bl…
Blue Monday Blue Monday, how I hate blue Monday Got me workin'…
Bluebird Bluebird Please, take this letter down south for me Oh, blu…
Bluebird Bluebird Take A Letter Down South Bluebird, please, take this letter down south for me Oh, bl…
Blues Before Sunrise Blue before sunrise Tears standing in my eyes Blue before su…
Blues For Big Town Yeah, I woke up this mornin' Had the blues for big…
Blues for Christmas BBBBlues for christmas I! Aint got a dime BBBlues for chri…
Boogie Chillen Well, my mama 'low me just to stay out all…
Boogie Chillin Well , my Mama she didn´t allow me, just to…
Boogie Chillun Well, my mama, she didn't 'low me just to stay…
Boogie Now Lord, I was layin' down last night, people Lord, I was…
Boogie On Well, my mama 'low me just to stay out all…
Boogie Rambler I'm a boogie rambler Boogie night and day Oh baby, boogie ni…
Boom Boom, boom, boom, boom I'm gonna shoot you right down Knock …
Boom Boom I'm Gonna Shoot You Right Down Boom, boom, boom, boom I'm gonna shoot you right down Knoc…
Boom! Boom! Boom, boom, boom, boom I'm gonna shoot you right down Knock …
Bottle Up Well, mama killed a chicken Thought it was a duck Put him…
Bottle Up and Go Well, mama killed a chicken Thought it was a duck Put him…
Bumble Bee Blues (Memphis Minnie) I got a bumble bee, don't sting nobody b…
Bundle Up and Go Well, a nickel is a nickel, dime is a dime, House…
Burnin Everybody talk about it Burning hell Ain't no heaven, I kn…
Burning Hell Everybody talk about it Burning hell Ain't no heaven, I know…
C. C. Rider See See Rider, see what you have done Lord, Lord, Lord,…
Can't Quit You I can't quit you, baby So I'm gonna put you down…
Canal Street Blues Tell me down in New Orleans. Whiskey's steamin' just like wi…
Cat Fish Blues Well, I wish I was a catfish Swimmin' in the, the…
Catfish Well, I wish I was a catfish Swimmin' in the, the…
Chill Out One of these days things gonna change One of these days…
Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) One of these days, Things gonna change One of these days Tin…
Church Bell Tone (John Lee Hooker) People I thought I heard, I thought I…
Cold Chills Cold chills, my baby makes cold chills go all over…
Come Back Baby Folks said that you found someone new To do the thing…
Country Boy I ain't nothin' but a country boy Driftin' from town to…
Crawlin You know I'm a crawlin' king snake, baby, and I…
Crawlin' Black Spider Crawlin' black spider baby, and I rules my den I'm a…
Crawlin' King Snake You know I'm a crawlin' king snake, baby, and I…
Crawling Black Spider Crawlin' black spider baby, and I rules my den I'm a…
Crawling King Snake You know I'm a crawlin' king snake, baby, and I…
Crawlin’ Black Spider Crawlin' black spider baby, and I rules my den I'm a…
Crawlin’ King Snake You know I'm a crawlin' king snake, baby, and I…
Crawlin’ Kingsnake You know I'm a crawlin' kingsnake baby, and I rules…
Craying All Night Yes, I rolled an I rolled. An I tried the whole…
Cry Before I Go (Jimmy Reed) If you gotta cry, baby, little girl, cry befor…
Crying All Night Yes, I rolled an I rolled. An I tried the whole…
Cuttin' Out (John Lee Hooker) Hey, hey, hey! I'm leavin', leavin', l…
Decoration Day Peoples, I had a woman She was nice and kind to…
Decoration Day Blues Peoples, I had a woman She was nice and kind to…
Democrat Man Democrat put us on our feet These crazy women, they vote…
Dimple I love the way you walk I love the way you…
Dimples I love the way you walk I love the way you…
Dimpless I love the way you walk I love the way you…
Dirty Ground Hog It's a low-down dog, a dirty Groundhog that rootin' round…
Dirty Ground Hog Blues Now I'm a walkin' groundhog, mama, and I walks around…
Do My Baby Think Of Me (Hooker-Besman) Lord, I wonder, um Do my baby ever think…
Doin' the Shout Hey-hey. Hey-hey. Yeah-hey. Hey-hey-hey. I'm doin' the s…
Don Don't look back to the days of yesteryear, You cannot live…
Don't Go Baby Baby, please, don't go Baby, please, don't go Baby, please, …
Don't Look Back Don't look back to the days of yesteryear, You cannot live…
Don't Start Me To Talkin' Well, I'm goin down to Rosie's, Stop at Fannie Mae's. Gonn…
Don't You Remember Hello, baby And don't you remember me? Hello, baby And, baby…
Don't You Remember Me Hello, baby And don't you remember me? Hello, baby And, b…
Dont Look Back Don't look back to the days of yesteryear, You cannot live…
Down at the Landing When I was down at the landing people, Lord, waiting…
Down Child Listen down child, please take a fool's advice Listen down …
Driftin' And Driftin' Well I'm drifting and drifting, Like a ship out on the…
Drifting from Door to Door Come back, baby, baby, please don't go Let's talk it over,…
Drive Me Away Yes I'm goin', yes I'm goin' Long and travelled make…
Drug Store Woman Yeah All I want to know The drug store girl…
Dusty Road Ain't goin' down big road by myself Ain't goin' down big…
Early One Morning early one monday morning when my baby walked away early o…
Every Night Every night doll Every night I dream of you Every night my…
Everybody Rockin People will start the rockin', even break the law People wi…
Everynight Every night doll Every night I dream of you Every night my…
Feel So Bad Oh baby, I need love so bad Oh baby, I need…
Feelin' Is Gone I'm so worried, baby I don't know what to do, baby You…
Find Me a Woman How long, how long, baby Must I live on and be…
Fire Down Below I love the way you walk I love the way you…
Five Long Years If you've ever been mistreated, you know just what I'm…
Forgive Me They tell me God forgives you for almost anything you…
Four Woman in My Life Yes, I'm goin' away, baby With you on my mind Yes, I'm…
Four Women In My Life Yes, I'm goin' away, baby With you on my mind Yes, I'm…
Frisco I left my heart in San Francisco I left my heart,…
Give Me Your Phone Number Now won't you tell me, pretty mama Who could yo', yo'…
Go back to school little girl Hey, girl, you're so good to me Hey, little girl, little…
Goin Peoples, I had a woman She was nice and kind to…
Goin' Down Highway 51 I'm gon' get up in the mornin'. Goin' down Highway Fifty-One…
Goin' Home Blues Goin' home tomorrow Can't stand your evil ways Goin' home …
Goin' Mad Blue Peoples, I had a woman She was nice and kind to…
Goin' On Highway 51 I'm gon' get up in the mornin'. Goin' down Highway Fifty-One…
Going Home Goin' home tomorrow Can't stand your evil ways Goin' home …
Gonna Use My Rod Look at here now, man I done told you one time I…
Good Mornin' Lil' School Girl Good mornin', lil' school girl, good mornin', lil' school gi…
Good Rockin' Mama I got a good rockin' mama, yeah and the way…
Graveyard Blues You know they tell me the graveyard, graveyard Is a low…
Ground Hog Now I'm a walkin' groundhog, mama, and I walks around…
Hell Hound I got to keep movin' Blues fallin' down like hail Blues fa…
Hello baby Hello, baby, and, baby, don't you remember me? Hello, baby, …
Helpless Blues Yes, I had a woman, woman She's the nice kind in…
Hey Thank you Hey, babe, it's all right Hey, hey, babe, it's all…
Hey Baby You Look Good To Me Now won't you tell me, pretty baby. Who could yo' lover…
Hey Hey Thank you Hey, babe, it's all right Hey, hey, babe, it's all…
High Priced Woman Goin' back home, get my old gal soon Goin' back home,…
Highway 61 Blues Now won't you tell me, pretty mama Who could yo', yo'…
Hobo Blues When I first thought to hobo'in, hobo'in I took a freight…
Hobo Blues b When I first thought to hobo'in, hobo'in I took a freight…
Hold On Baby Hold on, baby, hold on, hold on Hold on, hold on,…
Honest I Do Don't cha know that I love you? Honest I do I'd never…
House Rent Blues (John Lee Hooker / Bernard Besman) [Spoken:] Hey! It's …
House Rent Boggie Hey It's the house rent boogie I come home last Friday, i…
How Can You Do It Well, you take my money, you call it chicken feed Take…
How Long Standin' at the station when the train come by Deep down…
How You Want It Done Why don't you tell me, lovin' mama How you want…
Howlin' Wolf I'm a howlin' wolf I've been howlin' all 'round your door I'…
Huckle Up Baby Says huckle up, baby Says huckle up, baby Just huckle up b…
Hug I want to hug you And kiss you And squeeze you Till my…
Hug & Squeeze Oh come back baby, Oh mama please don't go. Child, the way…
Hug And Squeeze You I want to hug you And kiss you And squeeze you Till my…
I One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer Well, my baby, she…
I Ain Blue Monday, how I hate blue Monday Got me workin'…
I Ain't Got Nobody I've been watching you sitting there alone Just like me I'v…
I Can I can't quit you, baby So I'm gonna put you down…
I Can't Quit You I can't quit you, baby So I'm gonna put you down…
I Can't Quit You Baby I can't quit you, baby So I'm gonna put you down…
I Come to You Baby Folks said that you found someone new To do the thing…
I Cover The Waterfront I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea,, Will the one …
I Didn't Know You know I know We're gonna get together one day Yeah, yeah …
I Don't Wanna Go to Vietnam Sittin' down here thinkin', I don't wanna go to Vietnam I'm…
I Eat Heavy Metal I eat heavy metal and gargle premium gas I drink heavy…
I Got a Letter Well, I gotta leave my baby, now 'Cause she won't leave…
I Got Eyes for You I like to see you walk I like to see you…
I Got the Key I got the key to the highway Dear Lord, I'm bound…
I Gotta Go To Vietnam Sittin' down here thinkin', I don't wanna go to Vietnam I'm…
I Like To See You Walk I love to see you walk I'm crazy 'bout your walk I…
I Like to See You Walking I love to see you walk I'm crazy 'bout your walk I…
I Love Her I got something to say to you I want to say…
I Love Ya Baby I had a man, who's good and kind in his…
I Love Ya Honey I got something to say to you I want to say…
I Love You Baby I can't quit you, baby So I'm gonna put you down…
I Love You Honey I got something to say to you I want to say…
I Need Love So Bad Oh baby, I need love so bad Oh baby, I need…
I Need Lovin' The best thing in life is free,but you can give…
I Need You Folks said that you found someone new To do the thing…
I Put My Trust in You (John Lee Hooker) I couldn't believe, I couldn't believe yo…
I Wanna Bugaloo Sittin' down here thinkin', I don't wanna go to Vietnam I'm…
I Wanna Walk I love to see you walk I'm crazy 'bout your walk I…
I Want To Hug You I want to hug you And kiss you And squeeze you Till my…
I Want to Ramble Ohhhhh I feel so good I want to ramble on I want…
I Want to Shout I want to hug you And kiss you And squeeze you Till my…
I Want You To Roll Me I want you to roll me, roll me mama, roll…
I Was Standing By The Wayside I was standin' on the wayside Tryin' to flag myself a…
I'll Know Tonight Come on, let's make love tonight Come on, please, let's mak…
I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive Jimmy McGregor, hey, Jimmy, come here Jimmy, you son of a…
I'll Never Trust Love Again I'll never trust your love again I'll never, never trust yo…
I'll Never Trust Your Love Again I'll never trust your love again I'll never, never trust you…
I'm a Boogie Man I'm a steady rollin' man, I roll both night and…
I'm A Howlin' Wolf I'm a howlin' wolf I've been howlin' all 'round your door I'…
I'm a Stranger I'm a stranger, babe I just got in your town I'm a…
I'm Bad Mhm, yeah Mhm-mhm I had a friend one time Least I thought I…
I'm Bad Like Jesse James Spoken: A little thing I'm going to do called 'I'm Bad Like…
I'm Goin Upstairs I'm goin' upstairs And bring down all of my clothes I'm go…
I'm Going Away I'm goin' upstairs And bring down all of my clothes I'm goin…
I'm Going Up Stairs I'm goin' upstairs And bring down all of my clothes I'm go…
I'm Going Upstairs I'm goin' upstairs And bring down all of my clothes I'm goin…
I'm Gonna Git Me A Woman Hmm, how long, how long, baby, must I live on,…
I'm Gonna Kill That Woman Yeah, my baby left me this morning And I don't care…
I'm In The Mood I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood for love I'm…
I'm In The Mood Live I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood for love. I'm…
I'm Leavin' Leaving, going back down the line Leaving, going back down t…
I'm Leaving Leaving, going back down the line Leaving, going back down t…
I'm Leaving Baby Leaving, going back down the line Leaving, going back down…
I'm Losin' You Boom, boom, boom, boom I'm gonna shoot you right down Knoc…
I'm Mad I had a friend one time At least I thought I…
I'm Mad Again I had a friend one time At least I thought I…
I'm So Excided I get so excited, baby, see you walkin' down the…
I'm Standing In Line Oh, the motor city's burnin' It ain't no thing in the…
I'm the Mood for Love I'm in the mood, baby; I'm in the mood for…
I'm Wanderin' I been driftin', like a ship out on the foam Well,…
i´m goin upstairs I'm goin' upstairs And bring down all of my clothes I'm goin…
It It's my own fault, darlin', that you treat me the…
It Hurts Me So That man don't love you; he told me so He's only…
It Serve You Right It serve you right to suffer Serve you right to be…
It Serves Me Right It serves me right to suffer It serves me right to…
It Serves You Right To Suffer It serve you right to suffer Serve you right to be…
It's My Own Fault It's my own fault, darlin', that you treat me the…
It's You I Love Baby Don't'cha know, Don't'cha know, I love you ev'ry night Do…
I´m Goin Upstairs I'm goin' upstairs And bring down all of my clothes I'm goin…
I´m In The Mood I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood for love I'm…
I´m so excited I get so excited, baby, see you walkin' down the…
I’m in the Mood I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood for love I'm…
I’m Leaving Leaving, going back down the line Leaving, going back down t…
I’m so Excited I get so excited, baby, see you walkin' down the…
Jealous I'm jealous I'm jealous baby I'm so jealous jealous babe …
John L Hey It's the House Rent Boogie I come home last Friday, tal…
John L's House Rent Boogie Hey It's the House Rent Boogie I come home last Friday, …
john lee hooker I go home at night about half past four All that…
John Lee's House Rent Boogie (John Lee Hooker / Bernard Besman) [Spoken:] Hey! It's the …
John L’s House Rent Boogie Hey It's the House Rent Boogie I come home last Friday, …
Johnny Lee's Original Boogie When I first came to town, people I was walking down…
Jump Chillun I'm goin' away, baby. But I will be comin' back. I'm goin'…
Just Me and the Telephone I wanna be alone with you, baby No one but me…
Katie Mae Blues Yeah, you know Katie Mae is a good girl, folks,…
Keep Your Hand to Yourself Keep your hand to yourself; she belong to me Keep your…
Keep Your Hands to Yourself Keep your hand to yourself; she belong to me Keep your…
Key To The Highway I got the key to the highway Dear Lord, I'm bound…
Kick Hit 4 Hit Kix U Looka here I'm gon' tell you a story About two friends Whom …
Kiddio I told you, baby, how I feel One word can close…
Lead Me You can leave me baby Leave me in a well You can…
Leave My Wife Alone Hey man, leave my wife alone! I done told you…
Left my wife and my baby When my first wife left me, she left my heart…
Let Let's make it, let's make it, baby Let's make it, oh,…
Let Your Daddy Ride Lower down your chariot, baby And let your daddy ride Low do…
Let's Get It I've been really tryin', baby Tryin' to hold back this feeli…
Let's Make It Let's make it, let's make it, baby Let's make it, oh,…
Let's Talk It Over Come back, baby; please, don't leave me You know the way…
let’s make it Let's make it, let's make it, baby Let's make it, oh,…
Letter To My Baby Yes, I had a woman, woman. She's nice, kind and every…
Let’s Make It Let's make it, let's make it, baby Let's make it, oh,…
Little Girl Sail on, sail on little girl, sail on. Sail on, sail…
Little Girl Go Back To School Hey girl, you're so good to me Hey little girl, little…
Little Wheel Let me be your little wheel, babe, till your big…
Long Standin' at the station when the train come by Deep down…
Lord What More Can I Do I been tryin', my baby. Just to see will she make…
Louise Louise, you the sweetest gal I know Louise, you the sweetest…
Love Blues Oh, baby, nobody move me the way you do Oh, baby,…
Love My Baby Yes, I had a woman, woman. She's nice, kind and every…
Love You Baby I can't quit you, baby So I'm gonna put you down…
Lucille Lucille, ya don't do your sister's will Well, Lucille, ya do…
Mad Man Blues I go home at night about half past four All that…
Make it Funky Let's make it, let's make it, baby Let's make it, oh,…
Mama Sugar mama, sugar mama, sugar mama, please, come back to…
Mama Talk To Your Daughter Mamma mamma please talk to your daughter for me Mamma mamma…
Mama You Got a Daughter Well mama mama, talk to your daughter for me Well mama…
Mama You've Got A Daughter Well mama mama, talk to your daughter for me Well mama…
Mambo Chillun Mambo allow me Mambo, baby I didn't care if mama didn't al…
Maudie Now Maudie, baby, I love you Aoh Maudie, baby, I love…
Me and a Woman How long, how long, baby Must I live on and be…
me and my woman Yes, I'm goin' away, baby With you on my mind Yes, I'm…
Mean Mean Woman (John Lee Hooker) Mean woman, mean woman Mean woman, won…
Mean Mean World (John Lee Hooker) Mean woman, mean woman Mean woman, wonder…
Meet Me in the Bottom Meet me in the bottom Bring my boots and shoe Meet me…
Mini Skirts Mini skirts and tight dresses You know they're so tight they…
Miss Eloise Well, I gotta leave my baby, now 'Cause she won't leave…
Money The best thing in life is free You can give it…
Moon Above Laid down last night thinkin' Lookin' up at the moon above …
Moon Is Rising Ye-eeees, the moon a-risin'. And the sun is sinkin' low. I c…
Morning Blues Yes, I lay down last night. Yes, I was thinking to…
Moses Smote The Water Loca (Loca) Loca Dance or die Loca (Loca) She′s playin' dum…
Mr Lucky They call me, Mr. Lucky. Bad luck don't follow me. They call…
Mr. LuckyAlbum Version They call me, Mr. Lucky. Bad luck don't follow me. They ca…
My Baby Yes, I had a woman, woman. She's nice, kind and every…
My Baby Don Yes, I had a woman, woman She's a nice kind in…
My Baby Don't Love Me My baby don't love me My baby don't love me no…
my baby she's long & tall Darlin', you know, I love you I just don't see why? That…
My Baby's Got Somethin' Yes, I had a woman, woman. She's nice, kind and every…
My Baby's Got Something Yes, I had a woman, woman She's a nice kind in…
My Dream Dreamin', of the day, in the past I had a…
My First Wife Left Me When my first wife left me, she left my heart…
My Own Blues It's my own fault, darlin', that you treat me the…
Mystery Train Train I ride, sixteen coaches long Train I ride, sixteen co…
Need Your Love So Bad Oh, baby, I need love so bad Oh, baby, I need…
Never Get Out of These Blues Alive I'll never get out these blues alive. I'll never, I'll never…
New Sally Mae Sally Mae, Sally Mae Lord, you know you ain't treatin' me…
Night Time Is The Right Time You know the night time, darling (Night and day) Is the righ…
No Friend Around Yes, I want my body buried. Way down in Jackson, Tennessee. …
No More Doggin Honey, no more doggin', foolin' 'round with you Honey, no m…
No More Doggin' Honey, no more doggin', foolin' 'round with you Honey, no mo…
No More Doggin’ Honey, no more doggin', foolin' 'round with you Honey, no m…
No Mortgage On My Soul Got no lien on my body. Got no mortgage on my…
No Shoes No food on my table And no shoes to go on…
No Substitute I want to tell you a true story The facts of…
Nobody Knows Nobody know, nobody know what I've been through Nobody know,…
Notoriety Woman Baby, baby Please throw this old dog a bone Baby, baby Pleas…
One Bourbon One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer Well, my baby, she…
One Bourbon One Scotch And One Beer One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer One bourbon, one scot…
One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer Well, my baby, she…
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer One bourbon, one scotc…
One Burbon One Scotch One Beer One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer Well, my baby, she…
One More Time Come back baby. Baby, please don't go. Let's talk it over …
Pea Vine Special Well, I thought I heard that pea vine when she…
Plase Don't Go Baby, please, don't go Baby, please, don't go Baby, please…
Playin I don't want no woman Playin' the races all the time I…
Please Don Baby, please, don't go Baby, please, don't go Baby, please, …
Please Have Mercy Got me way down here Treat me just like a dog Got…
Prison Bound Early one morning The blues came fallin' down Early one mo…
Process I don't want no woman, crazy 'bout a process head I…
Queen Bee Mmh, queen bee, queen bee, queen bee Queen bee, please come…
Rainy Day (John Lee Hooker) Blues before sunrise, tears standing in…
Ramblin' By Myself My baby she's gone, baby she's gone. Gone yes, she is…
Red House There's a red house Over yonder, that's where my baby stays …
Ride Lower down your chariot, baby And let your daddy ride Low …
Ride 'til I Die Yeah! My father was a junkie, and he taught me how…
Rock House Boogie Hey It's the house rent boogie I come home last Friday, i…
Rock Me Mama I got a good-rockin' mama, yeah, and the way she…
Rockin People will start the rockin', even break the law People wil…
Rockin' Chair I ain′t gonna be, I ain't gonna be, babe, your…
Roll 'n' Roll Ow-ow-ow-ow-how-how-how How-ha-how-ha-how Ha-how-how-how-h…
Roll Me Baby Tell me, baby What in the world you gonna do? Tell me,…
Rollin Blues Yes I rolled, baby. Rolled all night long. Lord, I rolled …
Run On Baby, run on, on, baby, keep on runnin' Baby, run on,…
Sail On Little Girl Sail on, sail on little girl, sail on. Sail on, sail…
Sail On Little Girl Sail On Sail on, sail on little girl, sail on. Sail on, sail…
Sailing Blues Well I'm sailin', sailin' Like a sail boat on the sea Well…
Sally Mae Sally Mae, Sally Mae Lord, you know you ain't done me…
San Francisco I left my heart in San Francisco I left my heart,…
See See Baby See See Rider, see what you have done Lord, Lord, Lord,…
Send Me The Pillow Send me your pillow, baby, that you been cryin' on Please,…
Send me you pillow Send me your pillow, baby, that you been cryin' on Please,…
Send me your pillow Send me your pillow, baby, that you been cryin' on Please,…
Serve Me Right To Suffer It serves me right to suffer It serves me right to…
Serves You Right It serve you right to suffer Serve you right to be…
Shake It Baby Shake it Baby Shake it Baby Shake it Baby Show me Show me co…
She Last night you're the only girl I had Whoa, last night…
She Left Me By Myself My baby she's gone, baby she's gone. Gone yes, she is…
She Left Me On Wednesday She left me that Wednesday evenin'. She left me on my…
She Left Me One Wednesday She left me that Wednesday evenin' She left me on my…
She Quit Me When my first wife left me, she left my heart…
She's Gone Last night you're the only girl I had Whoa, last night…
She's Long She's Tall Darlin', you know, I love you I just don't see why? That…
She's Mine Keep your hand to yourself; she belong to me Keep your…
She's Real Gone Last night you're the only girl I had Whoa, last night…
She’s Mine Keep your hand to yourself; she belong to me Keep your…
Sinner's Prayer Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me Lord have mercy,…
Sittin' Here Thinkin' I wanna be alone with you, baby No one but me…
Sittin' In My Dark Room I'm sittin here, in my dark room dark room In my…
Smoke Stack Lightning UH-UH UH-UH UH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH You-you-you-UH-UH-UH YEE…
Solid Sender You's a solid sender, babe. Baby, you send my soul. You's a…
Someone to Love Heaven please send to all mankind, Understanding and peace o…
Sometime Darlin', you know, I love you I just don't see why? That…
Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound, spellbound My feet won′t touch the gr…
Strike Blues Oh Lord, oh Lord, baby. What in the world gonna become…
Stuttering Blues Yes I'm a stut-stut-stutterin' man And I can't ta-ta-ta-tal…
Sugar Mama Sugar mama, sugar mama, Sugar mama, please, come back to…
Susie Susie I love you oh Susie I love you I…
T.B. Is KIlling Me Now, but, oh, the T.B is killing me Oh, yeah, baby,…
Take a Look at Yourself (Bo Diddley) Before you accuse me, take a look at yoursel…
Talk To Your Daughter Mamma mamma please talk to your daughter for me Mamma mamma…
Taxi Driver Yes, I had a woman, woman. She's nice, kind and every…
Tease Me Baby Tease me tease me baby like a tease you probably…
Terraplane Blues (Robert Johnson) And I feel so lonesome you hear me whe…
That's All Right Hmm, hmm Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, that's all right, babe That…
That's My Story When I first started travelin, travelin, I left home when…
the feelin' is gone I'm so worried, baby I don't know what to do, baby You…
The Healer Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, oh Lord, Lord Hmm, hmm, hmm hmm, hmm…
The Healing Game [Van Morrison] Here I am again Back on the corner again …
The Hobo When I first thought to hobo'in, hobo'in, I took a freight…
The House Rent Boogie Hey It's the house rent boogie I come home last Friday, …
The Moon Above Laid down last night thinkin' Lookin' up at the moon above W…
The Motor City in Burning Oh, the motor city's burnin' It ain't no thing in the…
The Numbers Now won't you tell me, pretty mama Who could yo', yo'…
The Right Time You know the night time, darling (Night and day) Is the righ…
The Story of a Married Woman I'm in love with a woman. An scared to call her…
The Syndicator Baby, baby Please throw this old dog a bone Baby, baby Pl…
The Things That I Used To Do The things that I used to do Lord, I won't do…
The Waterfront I cover the waterfront Watchin' the ship go by I could see…
The world today I wonder why this world is sweet Hell I wonder why…
Think Twice Before You Go Think twice before you go, baby, this will be the…
Third Degree Got me accused of peeping, I can't see a thing. Got me…
This Is Hip This is hip pretty baby This is hip pretty baby This is…
This Land Is Nobody's Land This land is no one's land This land is your buryin'…
Three Long Year It's been rainin' this time, baby. About three long years,…
Three Long Year's Ago It's been rainin' this time, baby. About three long years,…
Throw This Old Dog a Bone I said come on, baby. Please throw this old dog a…
Time Is Marchin Oh, babe Well, time is watchin' over me Oh, baby, honey ch…
Time Is Marching Oh, babe Well, time is watchin' over me Oh, baby, honey chil…
Time Is Marching On Oh, babe Well, time is watchin' over me Oh, baby, honey ch…
Too Much Boogie You talk too much, baby You talk too much You talk too…
Travellin' Blues Yes, I rolled, baby Rolled all night long Lord, I rolled thi…
Trouble Blues So many days since you went away I often think of…
Trying to Find a Woman How long, how long, baby Must I live on and be…
Tu Pelo Did you read about the flood? Happened long time ago In Tu…
Tuesday Evening Blues She left me that Wednesday evenin' She left me on my…
Tupelo *Spoken* Did you read about the flood? It happened long time…
Tupelo Blues Did ya read about the flood? Happened long time ago In Tupel…
Unfriendly Woman Say unfriendly woman, baby why'd you change your ways Say un…
Walkin Well my mama she didn't 'low me, just to stay…
Walking Blues I woke up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes Know…
Walking The Boogie Well my mama she didn't 'low me, just to stay…
Wandering Blues Every night I wander all by myself Every night I wander…
Want Ad I read your ad this morning; you said you want…
Waterfront I cover the waterfront Watchin' the ship go by I could see…
We'll Meet Again We'll meet again--don't know where, don't know when But I kn…
Wednesday Evenin' Blues She left me that Wednesday evenin' She left me on my…
Weeping Willow (John Lee Hooker / Bernard Besman) Well, my baby she long…
Welfare Blues You know I'm goin' to the welfare, um. Ask them can…
Well I Got to Leave Well, I gotta leave my baby, now 'Cause she won't leave…
Well Well We'll meet again--don't know where, don't know when But I kn…
What The best things in life are free But you can keep…
What'd I Say Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong, Come and love me…
When My First Wife Left Me When my first wife left me, she left my heart…
Whiskey & wimmen Whiskey and wimmen almost wrecked my life Whiskey and wimme…
Whiskey and Wimmen Whiskey and wimmen almost wrecked my life Whiskey and wimmen…
Whiskey and Wimmen' Whiskey and wimmen almost wrecked my life Whiskey and wimme…
Whiskey and Women Whiskey and wimmen almost wrecked my life Whiskey and wimmen…
Will Circle Be Unbroken I was standing by the window On a cold and…
Wobblin' Baby I got a wobblin' baby, wobble me all the time I…
Woman on My Mind Yes, I'm goin' away, baby With you on my mind Yes, I'm…
World Today I wonder why this world is sweet Hell I wonder why…
Worried Life Blues Oh, lordie Lord, oh, lordie Lord Oh, you hurt me so…
You Ain't No Big Thing You ain't no big thing, baby Can’t tell you what to…
You Can Lead Me Baby You can leave me baby Leave me in a well You can…
You Can Run Baby I can't quit you, baby So I'm gonna put you down…
You Don Hello, baby And don't you remember me? Hello, baby And, b…
You Don't Move Me Baby You know you don't move me, babe You know you just…
You Know You know I know We're gonna get together one day Yeah, yea…
You Know I Know You know I know We're gonna get together one day Yeah, yeah …
You Know It Ain't Right You know it ain't right, treat me the way you…
You Move Me You know you don't move me, babe You know you just…
You Shook Me Well, well, well She shook me, shook me, shook me (Yes, she…
You Sure Look Good to Me Now won't you tell me, pretty baby. Who could yo' lover…
You Talk Too Much You talk too much, baby You talk too much You talk too…
You're Looking Good Tonight Oh, yeah, you're lookin' good again tonight Oh, baby, you're…
You're Nice And Kind To Me Lou Della People I had a woman, she was nice and kind…