title: House of the Blues
text: # House of the Blues
  
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  House of the Blues is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker, compiling tracks originally released as singles between 1951 and 1952. Chess Records issued the album in 1959.
  
  ## Reception
  
  AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "This 1959 Chess album collects 1951–1954 efforts by John Lee Hooker. Some important titles here."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker
  
  * "Walkin' the Boogie" 3:08
  * "Love Blues" – 3:00
  * "Union Station Blues" – 2:31
  * "It's My Own Fault" – 2:22
  * "Leave My Wife Alone" – 2:34
  * "Ramblin' By Myself" – 2:41
  * "Sugar Mama" – 2:30
  * "Down at the Landing" – 3:10
  * "Louise" – 2:35
  * "Ground Hog Blues" – 2:25
  * "High Priced Woman" – 3:15
  * "Women and Money" – 2:55
  * Recorded in Chicago on April 26, 1951 (tracks 3, 5, 6 & 9–11), and in Detroit on April 24, 1952 (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8) and mid/late 1952 (tracks 4 & 12)
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
  * Eddie Kirkland – guitar (tracks 9, 11 & 12)
  * Bob Thurman – piano (tracks 4 & 12)
  * Eddie Burns – bass (tracks 4 & 12)
  * Tom Whitehead – drums (track 12)
  