The embodiment of the blues! A primal architect of the genre’s structure, Hooker’s hypnotic guitar work and commanding vocals influenced everyone who followed, and these tracks—originally released in the late ‘40s and early ‘50s as “Texas Slim”—find him at the peak of his playing and singing powers. Pressed at RTI on 180 gram audiophile vinyl, you’ll hear every moan, gasp and string blast on this definitive edition of John Lee Hooker Sings Blues.