The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
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| The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | Chicago, January 1962 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 26:22 | |||
| Label | Vee-Jay | |||
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The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker is an album by the blues musician John Lee Hooker, recorded in Chicago and released by the Vee-Jay label in 1963.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [4] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues | [5] |
AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder stated: "John Lee Hooker gives us value for every second there is, and in a totally unexpected setting. Jumping into the R&B and soul explosions of the early '60s ... this is near-essential listening as some of Hooker's most interesting work of the '60s".[2]