WAXTIME IN COLOR JOHN LEE HOOKER: HOUSE OF THE BLUES Limited Edition 180gram coloured vinyl (BLUE) with its own unique sticker This 1959 Chess album collects 1951-1954 sessions by the great John Lee Hooker who influenced bands such as The Rolling Stones during the sixties rhythm and blues boom. Important titles here are the ominous Leave My Wife Alone, the stark Sugar Mama, Ramblin' by Myself, Louise, and High Priced Woman, the latter two featuring Eddie Kirkland on second guitar. House of the Blues has the distinction of having made it into the UK album chart at no.34 in 1967. John Lee Hooker vocals and guitar, plus: Eddie Kirkland guitar, Bob Thurman piano, Boogie Woogie Red piano, Tom Whitehead drums. Recorded in Chicago and Detroit between 1951 and 1954.