John Lee Hooker guitar lesson with a guitar teacher... (Boom Boom)

Johnny Lee was notoriously difficult to play with because he would always change his timing, kinda like James Brown. His album with Canned Heat is INCREDIBLE. Listen to Burnin' Hell, would love to see a lesson on that'n right there.

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Willie Dixon on bass, Johnny Shines on 2nd guitar, Sunnyland Slim piano, Clifton James drums. I.e., Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues All Stars (minus harmonica) backing John Lee Hooker. If you've never listened to Willie's "I Am The Blues (1969)", you're in for a treat. Big Walter Horton plays harp. Some may not know that Johnny Shines traveled and played with Robert Johnson and Big Walter claims to have recorded with the Memphis Jug Band in about 1929. Johnny plays, to me, the most classic electric blues, nothing flashy but everything perfectly phrased (slide, too). If you've ever wondered what a true Delta bluesman who survived and kept up with the times would sound like in the 60's, Johnny's your man.

Love your enthusiasm great presentation

One of my all time favourite songs, I’ve got a few days of down time to give this some time practicing. Thanks Heath.

One of the best channels on the subject. Thank you.

Another awesome lesson Heath!! Thank you

Best lesson every on this classic riff!

Great! Thank You so much for sharing :) Your Build Method is awesome! It would have taken me literally years to even start to figure this out without Your lesson!

Didn't we already get boom boom? Man John Lee is so untapped for unique guitar learning goodness and everyone just does boom boom.

Like a LOT of people here i'm sure, I first heard this song by the Animals who did a superior arrangement (i wonder who) but they added, i think, part of a different song by someone where at the end went. "shake shake shake shake it up baby" I kept looking for a John Lee version til i realized he of course didn't include that since it really wasn't part of the original version.

Saw JLH play this live in the 90s in CT - was an old man sitting in a chair like here - won’t forget it .

Very well done. Your videos are so detailed for us beginners. Thank you!

John's early stuff (1949 and on) was heavily Hill Country style. As far as right-hand rhythm, I group him with Fred McDowell, RL Burnside, Bo Diddley, and Big Joe Williams (example, Mellow Peaches & Drop Down Mama on 1958's Piney Woods Blues). Throw in Bukka White while you're at it (1940's Fixin' To Die & Jitterbug Swing)!

Thank you, nice lesson!

amazing vid as usual ! can you do a vid about hermanos gutierrez i think you find them very enjoyable thank you for always sharing your great lessons.

Thank you

Yeah baby!!!