Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee is a 1973 studio album by American blues musician John Lee Hooker.
Reception
Writing for The Sunday Times, Stewart Lee reviewed a 2014 re-release of this album and the 1972 live release Kabuki Wuki on CD, calling Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee a "set marred by massed horns and backing vocalists, but sporting the superb nine minute 'How Many More Years You Gonna Dog Me âÂÂRound?'".
Track listing
- "Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee" â 5:55
- "How Many More Years You Gonna Dog Me 'Round?" â 5:31
- "Going Down" â 8:10
- "Younger Stud" â 8:34
- "King of the World" â 6:06
- "Tell Me You Love Me" â 5:57
Personnel
"Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee"
- John Lee Hooker â guitar, vocals
- George Bohanon â trombone
- Oscar Brashear â trumpet
- Cliff Coulter â electric melodica, guitar
- Robert Hooker â organ
- John Klemmer â tenor saxophone
- Don Menza â baritone saxophone
- Steven Miller â piano
- Gino Skaggs â Fender electric bass guitar
- Ken Swank â drums
- Luther Tucker â guitar
"How Many More Years You Gonna Dog Me 'Round"
- John Lee Hooker â guitar, vocals
- George Bohanon â trombone
- Oscar Brashear â trumpet
- Mel Brown â bass guitar
- Cliff Coulter â guitar
- Robert Hooker â electric piano
- John Klemmer â soprano saxophone with wah-wah and echoplex, tenor saxophone
- Don Menza â baritone saxophone
- Gino Skaggs â Fender electric bass guitar
- Ken Swank â drums
- Luther Tucker â guitar
"Going Down"
- John Lee Hooker â guitar, vocals
- Elvin Bishop â slide guitar
- Chuck Crimelli â drums
- Don "Sugarcane" Harris â violin
- Robert Hooker â organ
- Steven Miller â electric piano
- Van Morrison â guitar, vocals
- Mark Naftalin â piano
- Gino Skaggs â Fender electric bass guitar
"Younger Stud"
- John Lee Hooker â guitar, vocals
- Ron Beck â drums
- Cliff Coulter â electric piano
- Oma Drake â vocals
- Robert Hooker â organ
- John Kahn â Fender electric bass guitar
- Marti McCall â vocals
- Ray McCarty â guitar
- Mark Naftalin â piano
- Luther Tucker â guitar
- Michael White â violin
- Blinky Williams â vocals
- Paul Wood â guitar
"King of the World"
- John Lee Hooker â guitar, vocals
- Mel Brown â guitar
- Cliff Coulter â electric melodica
- Oma Drake â vocals
- Don "Sugarcane" Harris â violin
- Robert Hooker â electric piano
- Marti McCall â vocals
- Gino Skaggs â Fender electric bass guitar
- Ken Swank â drums
- Luther Tucker â guitar
- Blinky Williams â vocals
"Tell Me You Love Me"
- John Lee Hooker â guitar, vocals
- Ron Beck â drums
- George Bohanon â trombone
- Oscar Brashear â trumpet
- Cliff Coulter â electric piano
- Oma Drake â vocals
- John Klemmer â soprano and tenor saxophones
- Robert Hooker â organ
- Don Menza â baritone saxophone
- Marti McCall â vocals
- Benny Rowe â slide guitar
- Gino Skaggs â Fender electric bass guitar
- Luther Tucker â guitar
- Blinky Williams â vocals
Technical personnel
- Baker Bigsby â mixing at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California, United States (March 5âÂÂ7, 1973)
- Gil Fortis â mixing assistance
- Ken Hopkins â engineering
- Al Kramer â front cover photography
- Dominic Lumetta â mixing assistance
- Ruby Mazur â design
- Phil Melnick â back cover photography
- Ed Michel â production
- Rick Stanley â engineering assistance
References
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