The Best of Friends - John Lee Hooker

Compilation by John Lee Hooker

Released 20 October 1998

Allen Sides
samples from artist [2]
Armando Peraza
congas [3]
Arne Frager
engineer [11]
Benny Rietveld
bass [11]
Bobby King
vocal [2]
Bonnie Raitt
performer [6]
Carlos Santana
guitar [3, 11], producer [3, 11]
Charles Brown
Hammond organ [13]
Chester Thompson
keyboard [3, 11], synthesizer [3]
Danny Caron
electric guitar [13]
Eric Clapton
performer [1]
Gaylord Birch
drums (drum set) [11]
Jim Gaines
engineer [3], producer [3]
Jim Keltner
drums (drum set) [2]
Jimmie Vaughan
guitar [5]
Jimmy Pugh
keyboard [5]
John Lee Hooker
electric guitar [13], guitar [2-3, 5, 8-9], lead vocals [3, 9, 13], vocal [2-3, 5, 8, 11]
Johnnie Johnson
piano [2]
José “Chepito” Áreas
timbales [3]
Karl Perazzo
timbales [11]
Kevin Hayes
drums (drum set) [5, 13]
Leon Ndugu Chancler
drums (drum set) [3]
Los Lobos
performer [10]
Mike Kappus
executive [5]
Nick Lowe
bass [2]
Raul Rekow
congas [11]
Richard Cousins
bass guitar [5], double bass [9]
Robert Cray
guitar [9]
Roy Rogers
producer [2-3, 5, 8]
Ruth Davies
double bass [13]
Ry Cooder
performer [2], producer [2]
Sam Lehmer
engineer [8-9]
Scott Mathews
membranophone [9]
Terry Evans
vocal [2]
Van Morrison
electric guitar [13], lead vocals [13], performer [4, 13], producer [13]
Willie Green
vocal [2]