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A Beginner's Guide to the Blues - John Lee Hooker

Paul Jones continues his series exploring the blues and featuring records by or about the major legends who moulded the blues. Tonight, he assesses the contribution of John Lee Hooker.

First broadcast in 2011.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • John Lee Hooker

    BOOGIE CHILLEN

    • 1949 THE R&B HITS.
    • INDIGO.
    • IGODCD-104Z.
  • The Animals

    DIMPLES

    • THE ANIMALS : THE EP COLLECTION.
    • SEE FOR MILES.
    • SEECD-244.
  • Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker

    Messin; with the Hook

    • Hooker 'n' Heat.
    • BGO.
    • BGO-CD694.
  • St Germain

    SURE THING

    • TOURIST.
    • BLUE NOTE.
    • 7243 526201-2.
  • John Lee Hooker & Robert Cray

    BABY LEE

    • THE HEALER.
    • SILVERTONE.
    • ORECD-508.
  • MORRISON, VAN AND JOHN LEE HOOKER

    GLORIA

    • CD SINGLE.
    • POLYDOR.
    • VANCD-11.
  • Muddy Waters & Johnny Winter

    Untitled Instrumental - live

    • In The Fallin' Rain (Live Roslyn 1979).
    • R.S.T..
  • Swervedriver

    Duel

    • Indie Top 20.
    • BEECHWOOD MUSIC.
  • Supergrass

    Mansize Rooster

    • Parlophone.
  • Weezer

    Island In The Sun

    • Geffen.
  • The Kinks

    I Gotta Move

    • Pye.
  • Naughty by Nature

    It's On

    • 19 Naughty III.
    • Tommy Boy.
  • The Sugarcubes

    Deus

    • One Little Indian.
  • China Crisis

    King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)

    • Virgin.

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