John Hooker Lee - The Country Blues of John Lee HookerReissue, originally released in 1959. Mississippi born blues giant John Lee Hooker made his name with an unorthodox approach to electric guitar, developing his own variants of boogie woogie, Delta blues, and country blues, his lyrics delivered in rich baritone. Early work featured masterful electric licks, backed by a studio ensemble, but Riverside took a different approach for The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker, recording our hero with just his

the track ended up being recorded the day Russia invaded Ukraine ("I fall asleep to the candlelight / things will be different but not tonight / it wouldn't be like you to strike the match / over and over

"My City Life" is the album's centerpiece

The Monochrome Set and countless other iconic artists

Kurt Edelhagen - Standards Made in USA & Evergreens Made in Germany

Sturgill Simpson and more

As Avenhaus puts it

who swaps the conductor's platform on this occasion for a seat at a gentle

who still today stands for hospitality and universal peace

exported to the Caribbean

but he manages to escape and the prison is ultimately shut down

Gareth Reynold's debut album

C'est Chic includes the band's classic hit "Le Freak"