The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker is an album by the blues musician John Lee Hooker, recorded in Chicago and released by the Vee-Jay label in 1963.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Record Mirror[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues[4]

AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder stated: "John Lee Hooker gives us value for every second there is, and in a totally unexpected setting. Jumping into the R&B and soul explosions of the early '60s ... this is near-essential listening as some of Hooker's most interesting work of the '60s".[2]

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

  1. "San Francisco" – 2:46
  2. "Take a Look at Yourself" – 2:48
  3. "Send Me Your Pillow" – 2:25
  4. "She Shot Me Down" – 2:50
  5. "I Love Her" – 2:14
  6. "Old Time Shimmy" – 2:21
  7. "You Know I Love You" – 1:56
  8. "Big Soul" – 2:09
  9. "Good Rockin' Mama" – 2:28
  10. "Onions" – 2:10
  11. "No One Told Me" – 2:08

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker". johnleehooker.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. John Lee Hooker: The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "John Lee Hooker: The Big Soul" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 153. 15 February 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues. London: Random House. p. 280. ISBN 9781448132744.
  5. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Soul_of_John_Lee_Hooker
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