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Genre:
Blues
Release Date: 01/29/2008
This 16-track collection sweats down
Rhino's two-disc anthology to a lean, mean and essential single disc. Here are the earliest recordings that established
Hooker as a major blues artist --
"Boogie Chillen," "Hobo Blues," "I'm In the Mood," "Crawlin' Kingsnake," and
"Huckle Up Baby" -- and they sound better here than on most other collections, reverberating with a clarity that belies their age. The rest of the set follows
Hooker's move toward working with bands not always in step with his erratic timing, but still producing classic blues on favorites like
"Dimples" and
"Boom Boom." If you're going to own only one
Hooker collection, add this one to the shopping basket.
~Cub Koda, All Music Guide
;)
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