John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom

John Lee Hooker — Boom Boom

Known to music fans around the world as the "King of the Boogie," John Lee Hooker endures as one of the true superstars of the blues genre: the ultimate beholder of cool. BMG is proud to announce the upcoming reisssue of Boom Boom, Hooker's revelatory album. Originally released in 1992, the album captures Hooker in full creative stride following his 1989 comeback with The Healer, reinterpreting his most beloved tracks with a cast of modern blues titans.

Recorded at Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco and The Record Plantin Sausalito, Boom Boom finds Hooker revisiting classic cuts such as "Boom Boom," "Bottle Up and Go" with fresh intensity and soul. Lending their talents to the sessions are blues powerhouses Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray, Albert Collins, and Charlie Musselwhite, who bring fire and reverence to Hooker's gritty grooves. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album in 1993.

This project reinforces Hooker's enduring relevance and influence, decades after defining the blues landscape. Boom Boom is not just a tribute to his legacy — it's a vibrant reaffirmation of it.

Side A

1. Boom Boom

2. I'm Bad Like Jesse James

3. Same Old Blues Again

4. Sugar Mama

5. Trick Bag (Shoppin' For My Tombstone)

Side B

1. Boogie At Russian Hill

2. Hittin' The Bottle Again

3. Bottle Up & Go

4. Thought I Heard

5. I Ain't Gonna Suffer No More

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