''The Real 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 ...

that was recorded in Chicago in 1966 and released by the Chess label. Additional tracks from the sessions were released as '' More Real Folk Blues: The Missing Album'' in 1991.

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Cook stated: "Listeners wanting to find a comprehensive collection of Hooker's work may not find it here, but they certainly won't be disappointed once the needle hits the grooves on this solid 1966 Chess release by the blues master. Featuring nine Hooker originals, the set is a fetching mix of raucously fun up-tempo cuts and starkly slow classics."

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker # "Let's Go Out Tonight" – 7:05 # "Peace Lovin' Man" – 3:48 # "Stella Mae" – 2:59 # "I Put My Trust in You" – 5:15 # "I'm in the Mood" – 2:41 # "You Know, I Know" – 3:46 # "I'll Never Trust Your Love Again" – 3:20 # "

One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (originally "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer") is a blues song written by Rudy Toombs and recorded by Amos Milburn in 1953. It is one of several drinking songs recorded by Milburn in the early 1950s that pla ...

" – 2:58 # "The Waterfront" – 5:25

Personnel

– guitar, vocals * Lafayette Leake – piano, organ *

Eddie Burns Eddie Burns (16 January 1916 – 30 June 2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach of the mid 20th century. A New South Wales representative prop-forward, he played for the Canterbury-Bankstown club of the NSWRFL Premiership, l ...

– guitar (tracks 1–8) *Other unidentified musicians – bass, tambourine *S.P. Leary or possibly Fred Below – drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Real Folk Blues, The John Lee Hooker albums 1966 albums Chess Records albums