written by John Lee Hooker & Bernard Besman,
first recorded by John Lee Hooker in 1951
Recordings:
1951: JOHN LEE HOOKER
(single; from the compilation album "Coast to Coast Blues Band")
Recorded in Detroit, MI, August 7, 1951
John Lee Hooker - guitars, vocals; Andrew Durham - guitars
1959: JOHN LEE HOOKER
(single; from his album "I'm John Lee Hooker")
Recorded in Chicago, IL, January 22, 1959
John Lee Hooker - guitars, vocals; Eddie Taylor - guitars
1966: JOHN LEE HOOKER
(from his album "The Real Folk Blues")
Recorded in Chicago, IL, January 22, 1959
John Lee Hooker - guitars, vocals; Eddie Burns - guitars; ??? - bass; Fred Below - drums
1974: BARRELHOUSE
(from their studio album "Barrelhouse")
Tineke Schomaker - vocals; Johnny La Porte - guitars; B. Bailey - piano; Jay Walker - bass; Bob Dros - drums
1980: JOHN LEE HOOKER
(from his DVD "Live in Montreal")
Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival, Canada, 1980
John Lee Hooker - guitars, vocals; Gary Alongi - guitars; Steve Gomes - bass; Gary Hoff - drums
1981: BUDDY GUY
(from the studio album "Buddy Guy & Junior Wells: Alone and Acoustic")
Recorded in Paris, France May 15, 1981
Buddy Guy - guitars, vocals
1983: MICK CLARKE
(from his studio album "Looking for Trouble")
Mick Clarke - guitars, vocals; Lou Martin - keyboards; Len Davies - bass; Ron Berg - drums
1988: JOHN LEE HOOKER
(from his bootleg live album "Live in Roanoke")
Live in Roanoke, VA, May 6, 1988
1989: JOHN LEE HOOKER
(from his studio album "The Healer")
Recorded at Russian Hill Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA
John Lee Hooker - guitars, vocals; Bonnie Raitt - guitars, vocals; Roy Rogers - guitars; Scott Matthews - drums
1990: JOHN LEE HOOKER
(from his bootleg live album "Sunday Jamboree")
Live at the Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago, IL, June 10, 1990
1990: JOHN LEE HOOKER
(from his bootleg live album "Live at Montreux")
Live at Montreux, Switzerland, July 11, 1990
1991: KERI LEIGH
(from her studio album "Blue Devil Blues")
Keri Leigh - vocals; Mark Lyon - guitars; Dave Horton - guitars; Carl Keesee or Rob Spears or Frank Meyer - bass; Jim Culpepper or Kevin Hall - drums
1992: JOHN LEE HOOKER
(from his bootleg live album "Ride Johnny Ride")
Recorded at the Sweetwater, Mill Walley, CA, June 1, 1992
John Lee Hooker - guitars, vocals; Bonnie Raitt - guitars, vocals; Roy Rogers - guitars; ??? - bass; Bowen Brown - drums
1994: DOYLE BRAMHALL
(from his studio album "Bird Nest on the Ground")
Doyle Bramhall - vocals, drums; Robin Syler - guitars
1996: TAIL DRAGGER
(from his studio album "Crawlin' Kingsnake")
2001: MEL BROWN
(from his studio album "Neck Bones & Caviar")
Mel Brown - guitars, vocals; John Lee - piano; Al Richardson - bass; Jim Boudreau - drums; ??? - harmonica
2002: JACK BRUCE
(from the tribute album "From Clarksdale to Heaven - Remembering John Lee Hooker")
Jack Bruce - bass, vocals; Gary Moore - guitars; Gary Husband - drums
2002: TWIN DRAGONS
(from their live album "Live in Moscow")
2006: JOHN LEE HOOKER JR.
(from his studio album "Cold as Ice")
John Lee Hooker Jr - vocals; John Garcia Jr - guitars; Jeffrey James Horan - guitars; Will Griffin - piano; Frank Thibeaux - bass; Michael Skinner - drums
2007: CANNED HEAT
(from their bootleg live album "Steinegg Live")
Live at the Kulturhaus Steinegg, Bozen, Italy, October 26, 2007
Robert Lucas - guitars, vocals; Barry Levenson - guitars; Greg Kage - bass; Steve Kida - drums
2008: EDDIE TAYLOR JR.
(from his studio album "I Got to Make This Money Baby")
Recorded in Chicago, IL, September 28, 2007
Eddie Taylor Jr. - guitars, vocals; Harmonica Hinds - harmonica; Anthony Palmer - guitars; Greg McDaniel - bass; Tim Taylor - drums
2008: BRAMHALL BROTHERS
(from their studio album "The Bramhall Brothers")
2008: DANI WILDE
(from her studio album "Heal My Blues")
Dani Wilde - guitars, vocals; Will Wilde - harmonica
2008: EMANUEL YOUNG
(from the live album "Emanuel Young with Howard Glazer and the EL 34s: Live in Detroit")
Live at the Halligan Bar, Detroit, MI
Emanuel Young - guitars, vocals; Howard Glazer - guitars; Steve Glazer - bass; Billy Renya - drums
2009: TAIL DRAGGER
(from his live album "Live at Rooster's Lounge")
Live at Rooster's Lounge, Chicago, IL, March 21, 2009
Tail Dragger - vocals; Martin Lang - harmonica; Rockin' Johnny Burgin - guitars; Kevin Shanahan - guitars; Todd Fackleer - bass; Rob Lorenz - drums
2009: DANNY KALB
(from his studio album "I'm Gonna Live the Life I Sing about in My Song")
Danny Kalb - guitars, vocals