The Hound hears more in John Lee Hooker’s best work than I do, and this has got to be right:
…he was not only one of the most famous blues singers of all time, he really was probably the most primitive artists to sell a lot of records.
Well observed, that, based on a deep history of vernacular recording. The Hound’s whole post makes me want to re-explore the (non-crap) JLH. I’m also intrigued by the Hound’s remarking casually
… the group of record collectors and fans that grew up in the eighties and nineties know all about obscure acts like Esquerita and Kid Thomas but don’t own one John Lee Hooker (or Lightnin’ Hopkins or Jimmy Reed) record.
Happy to learn that the kids (i.e., record freaks in their thirties and forties) know all about Esquerita. Startled by the current obscurity especially of Hopkins.
Boogie, chillen.
William Hogeland 