He was beloved worldwide as the king of the endless boogie, a genuine blues superstar whose droning, hypnotic one-chord grooves were at once both ultra-primitive and timeless. But John Lee Hooker recorded in a great many more styles than that over a career that stretched across more than half a century.

"The Hook" was a Mississippi native who became the top gent on the Detroit blues circuit in the years following World War II. The seeds for his eerily mournful guitar sound were planted by his stepfather, Will Moore, while Hooker was in his teens. Hooker had been singing spirituals before that, but the blues took hold and simply wouldn't let go. Overnight visitors left their mark on the youth, too: legends like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, and Blind Blake, who all knew Moore.

Tracklist :

CD1
1. Boogie Chillen
2. Sally Mae
3. Hobo Blues
4. Crawlin’ King Snake
5. Huckle Up Baby See
6. John L’s House Rent Boogie
7. Louise
8. Leave My Wife Alone
9. I’m in the Mood
10. Baby, Please Don’t Go
11. Walkin’ the Boogie
12. Sugar Mama
13. Bluebird Blues
14. It’s My Own Fault
15. Baby Lee
16. Dimples
17. I Love You Honey
18. I Need Some Money
19. No Shoes
20. Boom Boom

CD2
1. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
2. It Serves You Right To Suffer
3. Shake It Baby
4. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
5. The Waterfront
6. I’m Bad Like Jesse James
7. The Motor City Is Burning
8. Think Twice Before You Go
9. Back Biters and Syndicators
10. Burning Hell
11. Never Get out of These Blues Alive
12. Red House
13. Healer, The
14. I’m in the Mood
15. Tupelo