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Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee

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Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee
A photo of Chuck Taylor Converse shoes standing in grass next to an electric guitar
Studio album by
Released1973 (1973)
RecordedSeptember 28–29, 1971
StudioWally Helder Recording, San Francisco, California, United States
GenreBlues[1]
Length40:13
LanguageEnglish
LabelABC
ProducerEd Michel
John Lee Hooker chronology
Kabuki Wuki
(1973)
Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee
(1973)
Free Beer and Chicken
(1974)

Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee is a 1973 studio album by American blues musician John Lee Hooker.

Reception

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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 ‘Round?'".[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee" – 5:55
  2. "How Many More Years You Gonna Dog Me 'Round?" – 5:31
  3. "Going Down" – 8:10
  4. "Younger Stud" – 8:34
  5. "King of the World" – 6:06
  6. "Tell Me You Love Me" – 5:57

Personnel

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"Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee"

  • John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
  • George Bohanon – trombone
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet
  • Cliff Coulter – electric melodica, guitar
  • Robert Hooker – organ
  • John Klemmer – tenor saxophone
  • Don Menza – baritone saxophone
  • Steven Miller – piano
  • Gino Skaggs – Fender electric bass guitar
  • Ken Swank – drums
  • Luther Tucker – guitar

"How Many More Years You Gonna Dog Me 'Round"

  • John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
  • George Bohanon – trombone
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet
  • Mel Brown – bass guitar
  • Cliff Coulter – guitar
  • Robert Hooker – electric piano
  • John Klemmer – soprano saxophone with wah-wah and echoplex, tenor saxophone
  • Don Menza – baritone saxophone
  • Gino Skaggs – Fender electric bass guitar
  • Ken Swank – drums
  • Luther Tucker – guitar

"Going Down"

  • John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
  • Elvin Bishop – slide guitar
  • Chuck Crimelli – drums
  • Don "Sugarcane" Harris – violin
  • Robert Hooker – organ
  • Steven Miller – electric piano
  • Van Morrison – guitar, vocals
  • Mark Naftalin – piano
  • Gino Skaggs – Fender electric bass guitar

"Younger Stud"

  • John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
  • Ron Beck – drums
  • Cliff Coulter – electric piano
  • Oma Drake – vocals
  • Robert Hooker – organ
  • John Kahn – Fender electric bass guitar
  • Marti McCall – vocals
  • Ray McCarty – guitar
  • Mark Naftalin – piano
  • Luther Tucker – guitar
  • Michael White – violin
  • Blinky Williams – vocals
  • Paul Wood – guitar

"King of the World"

  • John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
  • Mel Brown – guitar
  • Cliff Coulter – electric melodica
  • Oma Drake – vocals
  • Don "Sugarcane" Harris – violin
  • Robert Hooker – electric piano
  • Marti McCall – vocals
  • Gino Skaggs – Fender electric bass guitar
  • Ken Swank – drums
  • Luther Tucker – guitar
  • Blinky Williams – vocals

"Tell Me You Love Me"

  • John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
  • Ron Beck – drums
  • George Bohanon – trombone
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet
  • Cliff Coulter – electric piano
  • Oma Drake – vocals
  • John Klemmer – soprano and tenor saxophones
  • Robert Hooker – organ
  • Don Menza – baritone saxophone
  • Marti McCall – vocals
  • Benny Rowe – slide guitar
  • Gino Skaggs – Fender electric bass guitar
  • Luther Tucker – guitar
  • Blinky Williams – vocals

Technical personnel

  • Baker Bigsby – mixing at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California, United States (March 5–7, 1973)
  • Gil Fortis – mixing assistance
  • Ken Hopkins – engineering
  • Al Kramer – front cover photography
  • Dominic Lumetta – mixing assistance
  • Ruby Mazur – design
  • Phil Melnick – back cover photography
  • Ed Michel – production
  • Rick Stanley – engineering assistance

References

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  1. ^ a b Lee, Stewart (January 5, 2014). "Stewart Lee's 310 album reviews for The Sunday Times, #119". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382.
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