The Very Best of John Lee Hooker

Compilation by John Lee Hooker

Released 1996

Andrew “Mike” Terry
baritone saxophone [13]
Benny Benjamin
drums (drum set) [8, 13]
Calvin Carter
producer [7-8, 10]
Earl Phillips
drums (drum set) [4]
Eddie Taylor
guitar [1-2, 9]
Everett McCrary
bass guitar [9]
George Washington
bass guitar [1-2]
Hank Crosby
tenor saxophone [8]
Henry Cosby
tenor saxophone [13]
James Jamerson
bass [8], bass guitar [13]
Jimmy Reed
harmonica [1-2]
Jimmy Turner
drums (drum set) [18]
Joe Hunter
piano [1.9, 2.8]
John Lee Hooker
guitar [2.4, 2.8, 2.13, 2.20, 1.1-2, 1.9, 1.18], vocal [2.4, 2.8, 2.13, 2.20, 1.1-2, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 1.18]
Larry Veeder
guitar [13]
Lefty Bates
guitar [18]
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
background vocals [13]
Memphis Slim
piano [13]
Quinn Wilson
bass guitar [4]
Richard Johnson
drums (drum set) [9]
Roebuck “Pops” Staples
guitar [4]
Sylvester Hickman
bass [18]
Tom Whitehead
drums (drum set) [1-2]
[unknown]
instrument [20]