Johnny Lee Hooker

oldrocker
oldrocker Posts: 2,590
in Music & Movies
Really digging the grove of his music.
I don't have any yet.
Want to get the ultimate collection CD unless anyone knows of another to get for starters.
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,900
    There is no bad JLH, it is all good.
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    Thanks,

    That version of boom boom on the blues brothers movie he sang and kicks it up a notch saying "hey, hey" brought up the hairs on my neck.
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    I highly recommend: "Chill Out", "Don't Look Back" and "The Healer". But, as @motorhead43026 said, it's all good! An older title that I really enjoy is a collaborative effort featuring, among many others, a very young Steve Miller titled "Endless Boogie". Enjoy!

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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,900
    I am going to put the healer in the spinner in just a few.
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,703
    BlueMDPicker wrote: »
    I highly recommend: "Chill Out", "Don't Look Back" and "The Healer". But, as @motorhead43026 said, it's all good! An older title that I really enjoy is a collaborative effort featuring, among many others, a very young Steve Miller titled "Endless Boogie". Enjoy!

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    I agree. Some of my favs.
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,018
    Mr. Lucky is perhaps my favorite, with The Healer and Don't Look Back close behind. Carlos Santana was pushing a revival in the decade before his death and why not, one of the most under-appreciated musicians in memory prior to that. I saw him in the late 70's in Berkeley and there were MAYBE 20 people in the place. Carlos and John Lee played a few late night TV appearances in the years prior to his death and they're also great to view on You Tube. Anyway, Mr. Lucky has many guest stars, including Santana, Keith Richards, Robert Cray, etc. etc. The Healer also, with Van Morrison and others. I like the older stuff too but especially Mr. Lucky and The Healer capitalize on those guest musicians, which give him a "super" band behind him. Having Carlos Santana as a backup musician is a real bonus. He loved John Lee.
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    dromunds Posts: 10,018
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,018
    Another one I really like is Serves You Right To Suffer, from 1966 (but reissued.) I have a SACD and it sounds absolutely great. Fabulous backup musicians, eight songs of top shelf blues.

    Some other musicians on The Healer and Mr. Lucky (1989 and 1991 respectively) were Bonnie Raitt, Charlie Musslewhite, George Thorogood, Los Lobos (The Healer) and Johnny Winter, John Hammond, Ry Cooder (Mr. Lucky)
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