JOHN LEE HOOKER – THE HEALER LP – Nr MINT A1/B1  BLUES

John Lee Hooker – The Healer
(Silvertone Records  1989  ORELP508)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– hype sticker still on front, top right

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was born in Mississippi, the son of a sharecropper, and rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi Hill country blues. He developed his own driving-rhythm boogie style, distinct from the 1930s–1940s piano-derived boogie-woogie. Some of his best known songs include “Boogie Chillen'” (1948), “Crawling King Snake” (1949), “Dimples” (1956), “Boom Boom” (1962), and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” (1966). Boogie Chillen’ was the most popular race record of 1949.

The Healer is a blues album by John Lee Hooker, released in 1989. The album features collaborations with Bonnie Raitt, Charlie Musselwhite, Los Lobos and Carlos Santana, among others. The Healer peaked at number 62 on the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy award.

Track listing

All songs were written by John Lee Hooker, except where noted.

1. J L H feat. Carlos Santana – “The Healer” (Hooker, Roy Rogers, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson) 5:36
2. J L H feat. Bonnie Raitt – “I’m in the Mood” (Hooker, Bernard Besman) – 4:30
3. J L H feat. Robert Cray – “Baby Lee” (Hooker, James Bracken) – 3:43
4. J L H feat. Canned Heat – “Cuttin’ Out” – 4:35
5. J L H feat. Los Lobos – “Think Twice Before You Go” – 2:58
6. J L H feat. George Thorogood – “Sally Mae” (Hooker, Bracken) – 3:15
7. J L H feat. Charlie Musselwhite – “That’s Alright” – 4:23
8. John Lee Hooker – “Rockin’ Chair” – 4:09
9. John Lee Hooker – “My Dream” – 4:02
10. John Lee Hooker – “No Substitute” – 4:07

Personnel

• John Lee Hooker – vocals, guitar, steel guitar
• Carlos Santana – guitar
• Chepito Areas – timbales
• Armando Peraza – congas
• Ndugu Chancler – drums
• Chester Thompson – keyboards, synthesizers
• Bonnie Raitt – vocals, slide guitar
• Roy Rogers – guitar, slide guitar
• Scott Mathews – drums
• Robert Cray – guitar
• Richard Cousins – bass
• Henry Vestine – guitar
• Larry Taylor – bass
• Fito de la Parra – drums
• Charlie Musselwhite – harmonica
• Cesar Rosas – guitar
• David Hidalgo – guitar, accordion
• Louie Pérez – drums
• Conrad Lozano – bass
• Steve Berlin – saxophone
• George Thorogood – guitar
• Steve Ehrmann – bass