On Chess long-player House of the Blues, the no-nonsense Motor City blues cat John Lee Hooker cuts straight to the heart of a stockpile of stompin' six-shooter blues recorded from 1951 to 1954. The collection holds one of the finest blues tunes of all-time – a gloriously modified version of “Boogie Chillen.”Throughout “Walkin’ The Boogie” – the B-side to “Sugar Mama” on Chess 1513, the electric boogie man beats the living daylights out of the floorboards as he pounds, strangles, shudders and shakes through the gruff, crawling saw-tooth rhythms. The Hook’s double-tracked vocals and slapback effect add to the primal runaway rattles and bewitching Boogie Woogie Dee-troit blues grooves.
“Walkin’ The Boogie”
Written by: John Lee Hooker
Well my mama she didn’t ‘low me, just to run around all night long, oh Lord
Well my mama she didn’t ‘low me, just to run around all night long
I didn’t care what she didn’t ‘low, I would slip out of the house
When I first came to town people, I was walkin’ down Park Way
Every was talkin’ about, the Henry Swing Club
I decided I drop in there that night
When I got there, I say, “Yes, people”
They was really havin’ a ball, oh Lord
One night I was layin’ down,
I heard mama ‘n papa talkin’
I heard papa tell mama, let that boy boogie-woogie
Because it’s in him, and it got to come out
And I felt so good,
Went on boogie’n just the same
Take Up Thy Rock 'N Roll Stethoscope and Walk,
Enjoy these 2cc John Lee Hooker
Chess 1513
April 24, 1952
Recorded in Chicago, Illinois
MP3: ”Walkin’ The Boogie” (Single Version)
MP3: “Walkin’ The Boogie (Alternate)
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