“That’s My Story” by John Lee Hooker - album review

features in: Album Chart of 1960Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s

TJR says

A single-day session recorded on February 9, 1960 at Reeves Sound Studio in New York City. It’s a real intimate affair – he knows what he’s doing when he breaks it down to a whisper and barely a touched string. All ears lean in. Opens up with “I Need Some Money” which, although credited to John Lee, takes all of its cues from Barret Strong’s big hit of the previous year, “Money (That’s What I Want)”. Side 1 closer “Gonna Use My Rod” sees Johnny develop the tough-guy persona, mean and evil, looking for trouble. Woe betides the man messing with his woman. “One Of These Days” is best from the flipside – a real low-key spiritual moan. All in all, this is a very fine episode in the John Lee Hooker story.

The Jukebox Rebel
15–Jun–2012

Tracklist
A1 [02:25] 6.2.png John Lee Hooker - I Need Some Money (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A2 [03:06] 7.0.png John Lee Hooker - Come On And See About Me (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A3 [05:12] 6.6.png John Lee Hooker - I’m Wanderin’ (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A4 [03:27] 6.2.png John Lee Hooker - Democrat Man (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A5 [03:02] 5.8.png John Lee Hooker - I Want To Talk About You (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A6 [04:20] 7.8.png John Lee Hooker - Gonna Use My Rod (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B1 [03:34] 6.0.png John Lee Hooker - Wednesday Evening Blues [February 1960 version] (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B2 [02:42] 6.1.png John Lee Hooker - No More Doggin’ (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B3 [04:05] 6.7.png John Lee Hooker - One Of These Days (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B4 [03:42] 6.4.png John Lee Hooker - I Believe I’ll Go Back Home (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B5 [03:51] 5.4.png John Lee Hooker - You’re Leavin’ Me, Baby (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B6 [04:34] 6.7.png John Lee Hooker - That’s My Story (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues

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