Tracklist
- CD 1: The Very Best of John Lee Hooker
- 1DimplesJohn Lee Hooker2:13
- 2Every NightJohn Lee Hooker2:59
- 3Baby LeeJohn Lee Hooker2:59
- 4Crawlin’ Black SpiderJohn Lee Hooker2:45
- 5I’m So ExcitedJohn Lee Hooker2:55
- 6Mama, You Got a DaughterJohn Lee Hooker2:39
- 7I Love You HoneyJohn Lee Hooker2:36
- 8House Rent BoogieJohn Lee Hooker4:04
- 9Trying to Find a WomanJohn Lee Hooker3:40
- 10MaudieJohn Lee Hooker2:25
- 11I’m in the MoodJohn Lee Hooker2:45
- 12Boogie ChillunJohn Lee Hooker2:37
- 13Hobo BluesJohn Lee Hooker2:50
- 14Crawlin’ KingsnakeJohn Lee Hooker2:46
- 15Dusty RoadJohn Lee Hooker2:21
- 16No ShoesJohn Lee Hooker2:26
- 17My First Wife Left MeJohn Lee Hooker3:35
- 18Moanin’ BluesJohn Lee Hooker3:17
- 19I’m Going UpstairsJohn Lee Hooker2:55
- 20I’m Mad AgainJohn Lee Hooker2:39
- 21Want Ad BluesJohn Lee Hooker2:15
- 22What Do You SayJohn Lee Hooker2:31
- 23Boom BoomJohn Lee Hooker2:293.2 ★
- CD 2: Blues Guitar Masters
- 1I Believe I’ll Dust My BroomRobert Johnson3:00
- 2Country BluesMuddy Waters3:27
- 3I Got a Break BabyT‐Bone Walker3:17
- 4Mister Johnson’s SwingLonnie Johnson2:48
- 5Lonesome Dog BluesLightnin’ Hopkins2:43
- 6Mr HighwaymanHowlin’ Wolf feat. Willie Johnson2:28
- 7If You Love Me BabyLittle Milton2:36
- 8Mojo BoogieJ.B. Lenoir2:52
- 9Bonus PayPat Hare2:11
- 10Feeling GoodJunior Parker feat. Floyd Murphy2:57
- 11Bad BoyEddie Taylor3:02
- 12A.W. Baby (Sweet Home Chicago)Robert Lockwood, Jr.2:38
- 13The Telephone Is RingingPee Wee Crayton3:09
- 14All Your LoveMagic Sam2:59
- 15All Your Love (I Miss Loving)Otis Rush2:39
- 16This Is the EndBuddy Guy3:00
- 17Tell on Me BabyLonnie Brooks2:10
- 18Number Nine TrainTarheel Slim feat. Jimmy Spruill2:53
- 19Steppin’ OutMemphis Slim feat. Matt Murphy2:03
- 20Blues GuitarEarl Hooker2:46
- CD 3: Blues Guitar Masters
- 1Man of the WorldFleetwood Mac feat. Peter Green2:53
- 2Someday (live)Mississippi Fred McDowell4:09
- 3Outside HelpB.B. King7:38
- 4Cummins Prison FarmCalvin Leavy4:44
- 5Born Under a Bad SignAlbert King5:26
- 6The ScoreRobert Cray4:09
- 7Gangstar of LoveJohnny Winter2:30
- 8Red Light, Green Light (live)Freddie King8:20
- 9You Don’t Love MeLuther Allison6:27
- 10Frosty (live)Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown5:52
- 11One Life to LiveJohn Mayall’s Blues Breakers feat. Walter Trout5:20
- 12Too Many Dirty DishesAlbert Collins4:26
- 13Blues in E (live)Roy Buchanan7:20
- CD 4: Boppin’ the Blues
- 1Get It Over BabyIke Turner2:05
- 2Hey Little GirlBilly “The Kid” Emerson2:24
- 3I’m Gonna Shake ItRosco Gordon2:01
- 4The HucklebuckEarl Hooker3:07
- 5Tiger ManRufus Thomas2:49
- 6Love My BabyLittle Junior’s Blue Flames2:37
- 7Gee I WishBilly Love2:52
- 8Go Ahead OnGuitar Red2:47
- 9Mean, Mean WomanElven Parr & His In the Groove Boys1:55
- 10Baby Tell Me Your NameRay Johnson Combo2:28
- 11Rhumba ChillenAlbert Williams2:33
- 12Walked All NightCharley Booker2:43
- 13My Be Bop GalDoctor Ross2:37
- 14Bop With Me BabyRosco Gordon2:37
- 15Somebody Told MeLittle Milton2:57
- 16The Boogie DiseaseDoctor Ross2:53
- 17Boogie in the ParkJoe Hill Louis2:48
- 18T‐Model BoogieRosco Gordon2:29
- 19Shim Sham ShimmyBilly “The Kid” Emerson2:24
- 20After the HopBill Pinkney2:07
- CD 5: The Best of the Blues
- 1Downhearted BluesBessie Smith3:28
- 2Cross Road BluesRobert Johnson2:42
- 3Bobby Sox BluesT‐Bone Walker2:41
- 4The Wolf Is at Your Door (Howlin’ for My Baby)Howlin’ Wolf2:57
- 5EasyBig Walter Horton3:01
- 6Got My Mojo WorkingMuddy Waters2:47
- 7Blues, Leave Me AloneJimmy Rogers3:06
- 8JukeLittle Walter2:44
- 9I Got It Made (When I Marry Shirly Mae)Guitar Jr.2:04
- 10Gotta Find My BabyMemphis Slim2:20
- 11Baby What You Want Me to DoJimmy Reed2:23
- 12Big Car BluesLightnin’ Hopkins3:24
- 13Searching for a WomanAlbert King3:043.0 ★
- 14Don’t Start Me Talkin’Sonny Boy Williamson2:365.0 ★
- 15First Time I Met the BluesBuddy Guy2:20
- 16Rollin’ and Tumblin’Elmore James2:31
- 17Goin’ Down SlowHowlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters & Bo Diddley4:47
- 18Nobody’s Fault but MineWalter “Wolfman” Washington3:57
- 19I Ain’t Got YouJohn Mayall’s Bluesbreakers4:10
- 20Dirty Ground HogJohn Lee Hooker3:32
- 21It Hurts Me TooElmore James3:21
- 22Rough Dried WomanBig Mac feat. Hubert Sumlin2:52
- 23I Ain’t Done WrongThe Yardbirds feat. Jeff Beck3:413.0 ★
- CD 6: The Best of the Blues
- 1I Wish You WouldBilly Boy Arnold2:44
- 2Everybody Rockin’John Lee Hooker2:41
- 3Everyday (I Have the Blues)Jimmy Witherspoon2:47
- 4Smokestack Lightnin’Howlin’ Wolf3:03
- 5One Way OutElmore James2:24
- 6I Can’t Quit You BabyOtis Rush3:08
- 7Jelly Roll KingFrank Frost2:30
- 8All Your LoveMagic Sam2:57
- 9Sweet Home ChicagoLuther Allison4:57
- 10Wee, Wee BabyMuddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy4:40
- 11My Love Is RealBuddy Guy2:39
- 12One Burbon, One Scotch, One BeerJohn Lee Hooker2:573.5 ★
- 132:48
- 14Morning BluesLightnin’ Hopkins4:37
- 15Gate’s Salty BluesClarence “Gatemouth” Brown2:03
- 16Highway 49Eric Clapton / Howlin’ Wolf2:442.5 ★
- 17Don’t Burn Down the BridgeAlbert King4:05
- 18Who’s Been Talkin’Robert Cray3:46
- 19My Baby’s Coming HomeChampion Jack Dupree3:56
- 20Bad BoyEddie Taylor3:02
- 21Telephone BluesJohn Mayall’s Blues Breakers feat. Eric Clapton3:57
- 22I Smell TroubleIke & Tina Turner3:47
Release credits
- guitar [13], lead vocals [13]
- saxophone [2.19, 5.10]
- drums (drum set) [23]
- vocal [1]
- double bass [16], shakers [16]
- drums (drum set) [5.10, 2.19]
- producer [23]
- membranophone [16]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- guitar [12]
- guitar [2.11, 5.11], lead vocals [11]
- electric guitar [21], guitar [16]
- saxophone [2.19, 5.10]
- bass [3]
- guitar [7], harmonica [7], vocal [7]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- baritone saxophone [13]
- engineer [16]
- tenor saxophone [13]
- tenor saxophone [23]
- vocal [16]
- guitar [16]
- drums (drum set) [21]
- guitar [7]
- tenor saxophone [3]
- performer [3]
- bass [23]
- harmonica [16]
- producer [21]
- guitar [5.11, 2.11], harmonica [2.11, 5.11], vocal [11]
- guitar [14]
- vocal [3]
- piano [23]
- trumpet [3]
- saxophone [5.10, 2.19]
- guitar [1.23, 6.12], lead vocals [12], vocal [23]
- bass [21]
- bass [13]
- guitar [11]
- electric bass guitar [11]
- executive [12]
- vocal [11]
- electric guitar [2.19, 5.10]
- piano [5.10, 2.19], vocal [5.10, 2.19]
- performer [5.10, 2.19]
- guitar [14]
- producer [16]
- piano [14]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- producer [12]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- bass guitar [18]
- editor [12]
- instrument [7]
- bass [2.19, 5.10]
- piano [13]
- harmonica [14], vocal [14]
- organ [16], piano [16]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- piano [3]
- electric guitar [3], vocal [3]
- instrument [13]
- double bass [14]
- instrument [12]
Issues
T2001