Blues LPs part 4

John Lee Hooker was one of the most prolific and successful bluesman of all time and his recorded output was of a high quality throughout his career. The first photo montage shows another nine of his LPs, ranging from material recorded for Chess and Stax to later LPs on Silvertone. There is also one by Hooker alongside Smokey Hogg and Lighnin' Hopkins and two by Hopkins himself. I saw Hooker several times, including at Jazzfest but never caught Hopkins live.

The next group of albums includes another three by Lightnin' Hopkins, one by Shakey Horton and five by another Chess great Howlin' Wolf. There are also LPs by Ivory Joe Hunter, Mississippi John Hurt on Vanguard and J B Hutto on Delmark.

The third picture includes a couple of LPs by Elmore James, including a 'Best of' on Sue, and seven by Etta James, including four on Chess and later LPs on Warner and Island. Etta James was a great live act and I saw her quite a few times over the years. There are also LPs by Blind Lemon Jefferson (recorded in the 1920s), one by the Jelly Roll Kings (Jack Johnson, Frank Frost and Sam Carr) and one by Johnny Jenkins, who helped launch the career of Otis Redding.

Next we have four LPs by Little Willie John, who had a wonderfully soulful voice but sadly died in prison in 1968 while serving time for manslaughter. There's also an early ten inch LP by James P Johnson, one by the legendary Robert Johnson and four by R and B pioneer Louis Jordan, plus a couple by blues guitarist Albert King.

The final selection shows another six by Albert King, Stax's most successful blues artist, and one by him with Little Milton. There are also five by the great B B King - more of whose albums will follow next time.