John Lee Hooker

Black Night Is Falling

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When John Lee Hooker died in California on June 21, 2001, he was one of the most successful, influential, and revered figures in the blues genre. Twice given a Grammy Award, he was also an inductee in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and had recorded with rock legends from Van Morrison to Carlos Santana to the Rolling Stones. This album presents him in 1977, in top form in a small club setting with excellent backing from his regular musicians. In particular, guitarist John Garcia, who played with Hooker from 1975 to 1980, does a fine job of providing the right touch when it’s time to turn up the temperature, make it sweet, or just keep things flowing. After the first song, Hooker says “I want to tell you one thing: this is the best blues club in town,” and from its opening in 1975 and for more than a decade it was! Officially named The Rising Sun Celebrity Jazz Club, but mostly just called the Rising Sun, it could seat around 200. Owner Rouè-Doudou Boicel brought to Montreal many of the best blues, jazz, cajun, and salsa players in the world.