''Folk Blues'' is an album by blues musician

John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often ...

, compiling tracks originally recorded for

Modern Records Modern Records (Modern Music Records before 1947) was an American record company and label formed in 1945 in Los Angeles by the Bihari brothers. Modern's artists included Etta James, Joe Houston, Little Richard, Ike & Tina Turner and John Lee ...

between 1951 and 1954, that was released by the Crown label in 1962.

Reception

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reviewer Matt Fink stated: "''Folk Blues'' is a rather average album in Hooker's vast catalog, but still a highly enjoyable piece... Overall, a very listenable collection."

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker # "Baby I'm Gonna Miss You" – 2:33 # "Half a Stranger" – 4:24 # "Shake Holler And Run" – 2:31 # "Down Child" – 2:52 # "Gonna Boogie" — 2:24 # "Bad Boy" – 3:05 # "Rock House Boogie" – 2:54 # "Let's Talk It Over" – 3:01 # "Baby You Ain't No Good" – 3:12 # "Lookin' for a Woman" – 3:12 Recorded on August 7, 1951 (track 8), late 1952 (tracks 7 & 10), late 1953 (tracks 4-6), late 1954 (tracks 1, 2 & 9) and November 1954 (track 3)

Personnel

– guitar, vocals * Eddie Kirkland – guitar, vocals

References

{{Authority control John Lee Hooker compilation albums 1962 compilation albums Crown Records compilation albums