The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker

195913 tracks, 42 minutes

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The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (also known as The Folk Blues of John Lee Hooker) is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker, recorded in Detroit in 1959 and released by Riverside Records in January 1960.

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Genres: Delta blues, country blues
Length: 13 tracks, 42 minutes
Released: 1959
Label: specialty records

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Tracks

1Black Snake3:33

2How Long Blues2:14

3Wobblin' Baby2:51

4She's Long, She's Tall, She Weeps Like a Willow Tree2:47

5Pea Vine Special3:10

6Tupelo Blues3:23

7I'm Prison Bound3:58

8I Rowed a Little Boat3:28

9Water Boy3:00

10Church Bell Tone3:43

11Bundle Up and Go2:13

12Good Mornin', Lil' School Girl3:38

13Behind the Plow4:22

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