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Best of Friends (+1 Bonus Track)

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Blues fans will be pleasantly surprised by this recording pairing the master himself with some of the finest musicians alive today. Special mention should be made of "I Cover the Waterfront" and "Don't Look Back" which feature the soulful voice and guitar of Van Morrison, as well as the familiar touch of Carlos Santana in "The Healer". Last, but certainly not least, adorers of Bonnie Raitt will love the playful duet she and Hooker provide in "I'm in the Mood".

BUY THIS CD, lower the lights, crank up the volume, and be swept away. You won't regret it.

John Lee Hooker's mumbling delivery always kind of bugs me. But his music usually makes up for it. High points on this CD are the songs with Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, and Santana. Everything on here is good, though.

I've been a Johnny Lee fan for a long time. When I heard this CD I had to Have it! It is made up of Duets with people such as Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Vaughan....an all-star cast.

The songs are from Johnny's vast career, but done with the other artist's style meshed with Johnny's. They really did a wonderful job with this CD.

And if you are new to the blues, have no fear buying this CD, in fact it is a great "first blues" CD for your collection...Enjoy!

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If you love the electric blues and blues slide guitar, this is a must-have album for your collection. Many of the songs are instantly recognizable blues patterns that have set the style for generations of blues and rock superstars. John Lee Hooker is on a par with B.B. King, Robert Johnson and other classic great blues artists. The repertoire of session musicians from the likes of Carlos Santana, Jimmy Vaughn, Bonnie Raitt, and Eric Clapton are not to be missed. John Lee Hooker set a blues standard - get this album.

This Album is a must-have for the sole reason that it's the best collection of songs. "waterfront" is hauntingly beautiful that reminds us of friends we miss while "don't look back" is an inspiring ballad to renew chapters in our lives. Vocals are impressive and guitar work even more so. Santana does a great piece too with JLH and gives the selection a Latin twist. Get that mojito going and sit back with this Album.

My husband and I are great Blues fans with a particular liking for John Lee Hooker. Our friend James brought the CD around at New Year and we just had to have it. Blues music is a bit hard to come by in the local music stores which tend focus on more commercial stuff. WE have quite a few John Lee CDs and this one rounds off the collection nicely. I particularly like track 6 with Bonnie Raitt and the Santana one
Recommend highly to any Blues fan

It's JLH at his best. And, all of his friends that helped on the project, well that's just the icing on an otherwise exquisite cake.

I was pleased with the version of the older tunes. It did not sound like an old scratchy record recorded in the 40s!

This is another old school guy's cd that's got to be had by any true blues fan

The photos of John Lee Hooker,at the booklet inside this cd,show us how old is this man,but no doubtly,his musics are still one of the most beautiful things at the modern blues. This album is marvellous in all the ways.The participation of artists such,Bonnie Raitt,Van Morrison,Ben Harper,Eric Clapton....is a great gift for John Lee Hooker,and all of the bluesfans! The voice of John Lee,is pure,fantastic,and .... eternally!