John Lee Hooker / Eddie Burns – Detroit Blues 1950-1951

These recordings were made between 1950 and 1951. One of the thumbs-up signs this collection gets is that, with the exception of "House Rent Boogie," there aren't a lot of obvious choices listed (no "Boogie Chillun," no "Crawling King Snake," etc.). And at the time of this stateside release in 1991, Collectables included seven tunes that hadn't really been out there before in any official capacity. Another big positive is that Eddie "Guitar" Burns is featured prominently here as a soloist, and his killer tunes like "Squeeze Me, Baby," "Gangster Blues," and "Grievin' Blues" are here as well. 

While everything on this set has now been issued in some other more chronological, historical, and musicologically annotated way in the 21st century, this comp is still well worth seeking out as a used item, because it smokes.

The sound is rough in the extreme, but the music's great.


Tracklist:

A1 John Lee Hooker– House Rent Boogie
A2 John Lee Hooker– Wandering Blues
A3 Eddie Burns– Making A Fool Out Of Me
A4 John Lee Hooker– Questionnaire Blues
A5 John Lee Hooker– Real Gone Gal
A6 Eddie Burns– Squeeze Me Baby
A7 John Lee Hooker– Feed Her All Night
A8 Eddie Burns– Gangster Blues
B1 Eddie Burns– Where Did You Stay Last Night
B2 John Lee Hooker– My Daddy Was A Jockey
B3 John Lee Hooker– Little Boy Blue
B4 John Lee Hooker– How Long Must I Be Your Slave
B5 Eddie Burns– Grieving Blues
B6 John Lee Hooker– Ground Hog
B7 John Lee Hooker– Mean Old Train
B8 John Lee Hooker– Catfish

John Lee Hooker / Eddie Burns – Detroit Blues 1950-1951

(320 kbps, cover art included)