Live at Sugar Hill
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2019) |
| Live at Sugar Hill | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | November 1962 | |||
| Venue | Sugar Hill, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 37:16 | |||
| Label | Galaxy | |||
| Producer | Sol Weiss, Jim Easton | |||
| John Lee Hooker chronology | ||||
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| Reissue cover | ||||
 Boogie Chillun (1974) | ||||
Live at Sugar Hill is a live album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in California in 1962 and released by the Galaxy label. The album was reissued in 1974 by Fantasy as the first disc of the double LP Boogie Chillun which added ten additional previously unreleased recordings from the same concerts.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [2] |
AllMusic reviewer Richie Unterberger stated: "Recorded live in November 1962 in San Francisco, this dates from the period in which Hooker often presented himself as a sort of blues/folk singer for the coffeehouse crowd, toning down his volume and aggressiveness somewhat. There's something of a muted "unplugged" feel to these solo performances (though an electric guitar is used). It's not ineffective, though not among his best work; it's the kind of Hooker you might want to put on past midnight, just before going to sleep".[1]
Track listing
All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker except where noted
- "I Can't Hold On" – 4:07
- "I'm Gonna Keep on Walking" – 3:28
- "I Was Standing by the Wayside" – 4:46
- "T. B. Is Killing Me" – 4:12
- "Run On Babe" – 2:17
- "This World" – 5:27
- "I Like to See You Walk" – 2:28
- "It's You I Love, Baby" – 2:31
- "Driftin' and Driftin'" – 4:02
- "You Gonna Miss Me" – 3:58
- "You're Nice and Kind to Me Lou Della" – 5:00 Additional track on Boogie Chillun
- "I Need Some Money" – 3:10 Additional track on Boogie Chillun
- "I Want to Get Married" (B.B. King, Joe Josea) – 4:30 Additional track on Boogie Chillun
- "Matchbox" (Carl Perkins) – 4:05 Additional track on Boogie Chillun
- "Boogie Chillun" – 2:43 Additional track on Boogie Chillun
- "Night Time Is the Right Time" (Leroy Carr) — 3:20 Additional track on Boogie Chillun
- "You Don't Move Me Baby" – 4:15 Additional track on Boogie Chillun
- "You Been Dealin' with the Devil" – 3:30 Additional track on Boogie Chillun
- "Cruel Little Baby" – 3:00 Additional track on Boogie Chillun
- "I Got the Key to the Highway" (Charlie Segar, Big Bill Broonzy) – 3:30 Additional track on Boogie Chillun
Personnel
- John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
References
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. John Lee Hooker: Boogie Chillun – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.