One of John Lee Hooker's lesser-known gems from his most inspired years, 'Burning Hell' was recorded in Detroit during April 1959. Hooker only plays acoustic guitar throughout the album, which is a country blues classic, and sings straight to the bone with his soul drenched vocal delivery. It was Hooker's second LP packaged for the folk/traditional blues market (following 'The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker', issued in 1959). 'Burning Hell' is quite different from his earlier recordings, most of which had featured Hooker on an electric guitar with his trademark reverb and stomping foot. Folk purists of the day were delighted with this long play, believing Hooker had returned to his roots, leaving the 'glitzy commercialism' of R&B behind.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Burning Hell

John Lee Hooker

2.Graveyard Blues

John Lee Hooker

3.Baby, Please Don't Go

John Lee Hooker

4.Jackson, Tennessee

John Lee Hooker

5.You Live Your Life and I'll Live Mine

John Lee Hooker

6.Smokestack Lightnin'

John Lee Hooker

7.Crawlin' King Snake

John Lee Hooker

8.I Can't Believe

John Lee Hooker

9.How Can You Do It?

John Lee Hooker

10.I Don't Want No Woman If Her Hair Ain't No Longer Than Mine

John Lee Hooker

11.I Rolled and Turned and Cried the Whole Night Long

John Lee Hooker

12.Blues for My Baby

John Lee Hooker

13.Key to the Highway

John Lee Hooker

14.Natchez Fire

John Lee Hooker

15.Worried Life Blues

John Lee Hooker

16.Tupelo

John Lee Hooker

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