"The Healer" is an awesome album for any fans of blues music. Here we have JLH collaborating with some musicians who idolized him and were his inspiration for getting into music in the first place. The title track, is an inspired work between JLH and Santana. It has the latin tinge to it, but you can still hear the blues inside it. "I'm In The Mood", with Bonnie Raitt, and "Think Twice Before You Go", with Los Lobos, are down and out blues at its best. "Sally Mae", with George Thorogood is an accostic gem. The one common denominator is the voice of JLH. His voice is so distinguised and recognizable that it helps trap the listener in its web so to speak. When he passed on, he left a huge void in the music world.
The Musicians: John Lee Hooker – vocals, guitar, steel guitar Carlos Santana – guitar Chepito Areas – timbales Armando Peraza – congas Ndugu Chancler – drums Chester Thompson – keyboards, synthesizers Bonnie Raitt – vocals, slide guitar Roy Rogers – guitar, slide guitar Scott Matthews – drums Robert Cray – guitar Richard Cousins – bass Henry Vestine – guitar Larry Taylor – bass Fito de la Parra – drums Charlie Musselwhite – harmonica Cesar Rosas – guitar David Hidalgo – guitar, accordion Louie Perez – drums Conrad Lozano – bass Steve Berlin – saxophone George Thorogood – guitar Steve Ehrmann – bass
Artist: John Lee Hooker Album: The Healer Genre: Blues Source: CD Year: 1989 Total Time: 00:41:49 Ripper: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520 Codec: FhG Version: MPEG 1 Layer III Quality: Very High, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps) Channels: Stereo / 44100 hz Tags: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
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