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1964 live album by John Lee Hooker
Concert at Newport is a live album by the blues musician
John Lee Hooker , recorded at the
Newport Folk Festival and released by the
Vee-Jay label in 1963.
[1]
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn stated: "Arguably his finest live date, this was John Lee Hooker minus the self-congratulatory mugging now an almost mandatory part of his sets. Instead, there's just lean, straight, defiant Hooker vocals and minimal, but effective backing".
[2]
Track listing
All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker
"I Can't Quit You Now Blues" – 2:51
"Stop Baby Don't Hold Me That Way" – 1:44
"Tupelo" – 5:17
"Bus Station Blues" – 3:38
"Freight Train Be My Friend" – 3:25
"
Boom Boom Boom " – 2:29
"Talk That Talk Baby" – 1:26
"Sometimes Baby, You Make Me Feel So Bad" – 3:27
"You've Got to Walk Yourself" – 4:52
"Let's Make It" – 2:23
"The Mighty Fire" – 4:42
Personnel
John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
Unidentified musician – bass (tracks 9-11)
References
^
"Concert at Newport " . johnleehooker.com . Retrieved August 14, 2019 .
^
a
b Wynn, Ron.
John Lee Hooker: Concert at Newport – Review at
AllMusic . Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues . London: Random House. p. 280.
ISBN
9781448132744 .
^ Brackett, Christian David Hoard, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David, eds. (2004).
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide . US: Simon and Schuster. pp.
387 .
ISBN
9780743201698 .
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006).
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings .
Penguin . p. 271.
ISBN
978-0-140-51384-4 .
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