...a lot of his 40s and 50s recordings are way more distorted than this
obviously he's incorporated lightnins style... the lyrical themes are lightnin too - of all the impersonations of hopkins, i think JLH's is rare in that he outdoes even Hopkins himself
The sound reproduction on this recording is very bad. I am having a hard time even believing that this JLH. The guitar sounds somewhat like Hooker but the voice sounds more like Lightnin' Hopkins. Could be just the bad recording making it sound that way. I'm going to be looking for a better copy of this song. Thanks for posting it anyway.
@kpasa111: I think you're right. The version of this song that has in the album I have is just like this. He sounds terribly hoarse, and there is this noise in the background that just makes difficult to listen. If you ever find a better version please tell me.
Black people whine great.
beowulven 3 months ago
i love how ruggered this sounds
glypticart01 3 months ago
This is definitely Hooker. A lot of the records he made for the little garage labels around Detroit in '49-'50 sound like this.
DaveJCosta 3 months ago
...a lot of his 40s and 50s recordings are way more distorted than this
obviously he's incorporated lightnins style... the lyrical themes are lightnin too - of all the impersonations of hopkins, i think JLH's is rare in that he outdoes even Hopkins himself
busessuck1 3 months ago
must be a very young John Lee, Great blues anyway
clevblue 4 months ago
Excellent music sang and played from the heart....the best sound would be the c.1948 original on 78rpm!
mattygeek1985 1 year ago
The sound reproduction on this recording is very bad. I am having a hard time even believing that this JLH. The guitar sounds somewhat like Hooker but the voice sounds more like Lightnin' Hopkins. Could be just the bad recording making it sound that way. I'm going to be looking for a better copy of this song. Thanks for posting it anyway.
kpasa111 1 year ago
@kpasa111: I think you're right. The version of this song that has in the album I have is just like this. He sounds terribly hoarse, and there is this noise in the background that just makes difficult to listen. If you ever find a better version please tell me.
CaptainUmagon 1 year ago 2
@CaptainUmagon Was this not released by John Lee Hooker under the pseudonym of Texas Slim?
smilesmilesmilehead 9 months ago
@kpasa111 I agree!
geodezija8888 1 month ago