By the time the folk / blues revival of the 1960s rolled around, and hoards of radio-addicted American and British teenagers had begun seeking out the roots of rock & roll, John Lee Hooker had already had numerous hits and his loud and raw electric Delta blues was blaring from radio sets across the nation. Soon every budding rock band from London to San Francisco was naming him as a primary influence and playing (or trying to play) his songs. Thanks to this wide crossover fan base he toured heavily during this period, spreading his foot stomping boogie all over the USA and Europe. The tracks on this particular album, however, is a collection of sides from 1954 (with the exception of 1952's "Rock House Boogie") when Hooker was still recording in DetroitŚprimarily for Modern Records (where Hooker landed his first #1 hit, "Boogie Chillen", in 1948), but also simultaneously "moonlighting" for numerous other labels under many different pseudonyms in an attempt to pay the rent.
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