I felt like a good bit of earthy Blues today – something with a beat! I chose John Lee Hooker!
I was introduced to John Lee Hooker by Dick Brunning. I remember we went down to the record shop (in Woking?) to buy a record or two. He had his eye on this John Lee Hooker EP featuring Dimples. I tried to divert him on to the new single by the Everly Brothers – Ferris Wheel. He wisely took no notice of me and bought the EP. I hope he’s still got it!
Back in the sixties, if you were a Beat group, you had to feature at least a couple of John Lee Hooker tracks.
So today I’ll play a bit of Hooker!!