1960 studio album by John Lee Hooker
That's My Story is a studio album by American blues musician John Lee Hooker , released in April or May 1960 on Riverside Records .[ 1] [ 2] The album was recorded in one session on February 9, 1960 at Reeves Sound Studio in New York City .[ 3] It was produced by Orrin Keepnews and features the rhythm section from saxophonist Cannonball Adderley 's group, which included bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes .[ 3]
Release and reception
That's My Story was released in 1960 to positive reviews from The Jazz Review [ 8] and New York Times critic Robert Shelton .[ 9] By the time of this recording, Hooker's Delta blues style of playing had influenced and become part of the "folk boom " in the United States.[ 10] Mojo later cited the record as the point when Hooker had "developed the more ruminative side of his work".[ 11]
Track listing
All songs written by John Lee Hooker except the first track which is an adaptation of "Money (That's What I Want)" by Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, with additional lyrics by John Lee Hooker.[ 3]
"I Need Some Money " – 2:25
"Come on and See About Me" – 3:06
"I'm Wanderin'" – 5:12
"Democrat Man" – 3:27
"I Want to Talk About You" – 3:02
"Gonna Use My Rod" – 4:20
"Wednesday Evenin' Blues" – 3:34
"No More Doggin' " – 2:42
"One of These Days" – 4:05
"I Believe I'll Go Back Home" – 3:42
"You're Leavin' Me, Baby" – 3:51
"That's My Story" – 4:34
Personnel
Credits for That's My Story adapted from liner notes.[ 3]
Paul Bacon – design, cover production
Ken Braren – design, cover production
Louis Hayes – drums
Jack Higgins – engineer
John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
Sam Jones – bass
Orrin Keepnews – producer, liner notes
Harris Lewine – design, cover production
Lawrence Shustak – photography
Notes
^ a b Editorial Staff, Billboard (25 April 1960). "New Riverside April Release" . The Billboard . The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 21 July 2019 .
^ a b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (14 May 1960). "May Album Releases" (PDF) . The Cash Box . The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 6 July 2019 .
^ a b c d Track listing and credits as per liner notes for That's My Story CD reissue
^ Koda, Cub. Review: That's My Story . Allmusic . Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
^ Columnist. "Review: That's My Story ". Down Beat : v. 27. 1960.
^ Hoard, Christian (ed.) "John Lee Hooker". The Rolling Stone Album Guide : November 2, 2004. Fireside Books .
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin . p. 270. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4 .
^ Columnist. "Review: That's My Story ". The Jazz Review : 44. v. 3. 1960.
^ Shelton, Robert. "Review: That's My Story ". The New York Times : 25. April 7, 1961.
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2009). The encyclopedia of popular music (4th ed.). New York/Abingdon: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195313734 .
^ "Review: That's My Story". Mojo . EMAP : 169. October 2001.
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