Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee | ||||
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Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | September 28–29, 1971 | |||
Studio | Wally Helder Recording, San Francisco, California, United States | |||
Genre | Blues[1] | |||
Length | 40:13 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | ABC | |||
Producer | Ed Michel | |||
John Lee Hooker chronology | ||||
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Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee is a 1973 studio album by American blues musician John Lee Hooker.
Reception
[edit]Writing for The Sunday Times, Stewart Lee reviewed a 2014 re-release of this album and the 1972 live release Kabuki Wuki on CD, calling Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee a "set marred by massed horns and backing vocalists, but sporting the superb nine minute 'How Many More Years You Gonna Dog Me ‘Round?'".[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee" – 5:55
- "How Many More Years You Gonna Dog Me 'Round?" – 5:31
- "Going Down" – 8:10
- "Younger Stud" – 8:34
- "King of the World" – 6:06
- "Tell Me You Love Me" – 5:57
Personnel
[edit]"Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee"
- John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet
- Cliff Coulter – electric melodica, guitar
- Robert Hooker – organ
- John Klemmer – tenor saxophone
- Don Menza – baritone saxophone
- Steven Miller – piano
- Gino Skaggs – Fender electric bass guitar
- Ken Swank – drums
- Luther Tucker – guitar
"How Many More Years You Gonna Dog Me 'Round"
- John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet
- Mel Brown – bass guitar
- Cliff Coulter – guitar
- Robert Hooker – electric piano
- John Klemmer – soprano saxophone with wah-wah and echoplex, tenor saxophone
- Don Menza – baritone saxophone
- Gino Skaggs – Fender electric bass guitar
- Ken Swank – drums
- Luther Tucker – guitar
"Going Down"
- John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
- Elvin Bishop – slide guitar
- Chuck Crimelli – drums
- Don "Sugarcane" Harris – violin
- Robert Hooker – organ
- Steven Miller – electric piano
- Van Morrison – guitar, vocals
- Mark Naftalin – piano
- Gino Skaggs – Fender electric bass guitar
"Younger Stud"
- John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
- Ron Beck – drums
- Cliff Coulter – electric piano
- Oma Drake – vocals
- Robert Hooker – organ
- John Kahn – Fender electric bass guitar
- Marti McCall – vocals
- Ray McCarty – guitar
- Mark Naftalin – piano
- Luther Tucker – guitar
- Michael White – violin
- Blinky Williams – vocals
- Paul Wood – guitar
"King of the World"
- John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
- Mel Brown – guitar
- Cliff Coulter – electric melodica
- Oma Drake – vocals
- Don "Sugarcane" Harris – violin
- Robert Hooker – electric piano
- Marti McCall – vocals
- Gino Skaggs – Fender electric bass guitar
- Ken Swank – drums
- Luther Tucker – guitar
- Blinky Williams – vocals
"Tell Me You Love Me"
- John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
- Ron Beck – drums
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet
- Cliff Coulter – electric piano
- Oma Drake – vocals
- John Klemmer – soprano and tenor saxophones
- Robert Hooker – organ
- Don Menza – baritone saxophone
- Marti McCall – vocals
- Benny Rowe – slide guitar
- Gino Skaggs – Fender electric bass guitar
- Luther Tucker – guitar
- Blinky Williams – vocals
Technical personnel
- Baker Bigsby – mixing at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California, United States (March 5–7, 1973)
- Gil Fortis – mixing assistance
- Ken Hopkins – engineering
- Al Kramer – front cover photography
- Dominic Lumetta – mixing assistance
- Ruby Mazur – design
- Phil Melnick – back cover photography
- Ed Michel – production
- Rick Stanley – engineering assistance
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lee, Stewart (January 5, 2014). "Stewart Lee's 310 album reviews for The Sunday Times, #119". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee at Discogs (list of releases)
- Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee at MusicBrainz (list of releases)