John Lee Hooker - Saga Blues: From Detroit to Chicago 1954-1958 (2009) [Hi-Res]

Saga Blues is a 50-album collection that proposes an incredibly varied journey through this inheritance, and it goes out to meet all the creators, styles and temples of Mecca that have made this music so rich for over one hundred years, music today recognized for its universal power of attraction.

The most famous “praise singer” in the oral tradition of the blues emerged from anonymity in 1948, thanks to the success of Boogie Chillen’,and his long meanderings led him finally to Detroit, the capital of the American automobile. A primitive guitar riff, the frenzied stamp of Hooker’s foot, and the hypnotic attraction of his deep voice generally sufficed to bring the crude, picturesque musical language of the Mississippi Delta right up to date. When faced with competition from the nascent rhythm & blues genre, John Lee gradually began to play with accompanists, but his music retained the veracity that particularly touched the rural proletariat in the South, constantly searching for a more promising future in the industrial North.

Tracklist:
1.01 - John Lee Hooker - Shake, Holler and Run (2:32)
1.02 - John Lee Hooker - Taxi Driver (3:06)
1.03 - John Lee Hooker - I'm Ready (2:41)
1.04 - John Lee Hooker - Hug And Squeeze You (2:40)
1.05 - John Lee Hooker - Boogie Rambler (3:05)
1.06 - John Lee Hooker - No More Doggin' (2:41)
1.07 - John Lee Hooker - Unfriendly Woman (2:54)
1.08 - John Lee Hooker - Mambo Chillun (2:53)
1.09 - John Lee Hooker - Time Is Marching (3:03)
1.10 - John Lee Hooker - I'm So Worried Baby (3:13)
1.11 - John Lee Hooker - Baby Lee (3:11)
1.12 - John Lee Hooker - Dimples (2:12)
1.13 - John Lee Hooker - Every Night (3:00)
1.14 - John Lee Hooker - The Road Is So Rough (3:04)
1.15 - John Lee Hooker - Trouble Blues (2:46)
1.16 - John Lee Hooker - I'm So Excited (2:55)
1.17 - John Lee Hooker - I See You When You're Weak (2:55)
1.18 - John Lee Hooker - Little Wheel (2:39)
1.19 - John Lee Hooker - Rosie Mae (2:47)
1.20 - John Lee Hooker - You Can Lead Me Baby (2:45)
1.21 - John Lee Hooker - I Love You, Honey (2:35)
1.22 - John Lee Hooker - You've Taken My Woman (2:28)