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shanester
176 posts
Aug 19, 2010
9:16 AM
I have a cd put out by Rhino Records called "The Very Best of John Lee Hooker".

I am obsessed with the harp playing on "Burning Hell"!

Does anyone know who this is?

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TahoeMike00
76 posts
Aug 19, 2010
9:26 AM
A quasi-educated guess - Al Wilson from Canned Heat?

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Last Edited by on Aug 19, 2010 9:34 AM
5F6H
281 posts
Aug 19, 2010
9:42 AM
That would be my guess too
htownfess
151 posts
Aug 19, 2010
9:53 AM
Yes, it's Al Wilson--I've got the two-disc 1990s box from Rhino. There's a lot to be said for synching vibrato with the groove like AW does on that song--
shanester
179 posts
Aug 19, 2010
10:00 AM
I was trying to find that version on the net and couldn't.

I love everything about the playing on that! The vibrato, the harsh penetrating tone, the phrasing, the contextuality (is that a word?)...

It has spoiled it for me and all other versions pale in comparison.

It has spoiled me and the
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Shane

1shanester

"Keep it coming now, keep it coming now,
Don't stop it no don't stop it no no don't stop it no don't stop it no no..."

- KC and the Sunshine Band
JohnnieHarp
36 posts
Aug 19, 2010
10:06 AM
Barnes and Noble has credits included on their web site. There are several tabs with info on the album including overview, all tracks, etc. including a tab for "Details and Credits" ... performers hyperlinked also ... see Louis Myers and Jeff Carp on some of the other John Lee Hooker albums ...

Last Edited by on Aug 19, 2010 10:07 AM


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