Browsing: Craft Recordings

Dave, like ‘King of California,’ has stood the test of time.

Of Hooker’s innumerable recordings, the Riverside session is perhaps the truest to his Mississippi roots.

“Soul Explosion” refers to the period in 1969 when Stax was rebuilding itself as an independent label, after leaving Atlantic Records and its music catalog behind.

Beyond its anti-war sentiment, “Fortunate Son” is an anthem for the 99%ers. Creedence condensed a critique of elitism and class privilege into three simple, but powerfully defiant words: “It Ain’t Me.”

Even at 100 tracks, ‘King of the Boogie’ only represents a cross-section of John Lee’s work, but what a marvelous cross section it is!

“Even at 100 songs, this set is just a snapshot of John Lee Hooker’s incredible and influential career…”