"When popular culture embraced John Lee, purists turned up their noses. They should have been pleased that the world's greatest living Delta bluesman was going to make some money before he turned up his toes. Teaming up with Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, Canned Heat (not for the first time) and others, lent Hooker's blues a contemporary gloss. It took the album to the upper reaches of the album charts around the world, brought him a number of Grammy awards and a new career in advertising. The blues is not only a healer, it drinks brandy and wears jeans. The Santana guitar solo on the title track is breathtaking and Hooker is the coolest senior citizen in the world."

Tracks
01. Healer, The - (with Carlos Santana & The Santana Band)
02. I'm In The Mood - (with Bonnie Raitt)
03. Baby Lee - (with Robert Cray)
04. Cuttin' Out - (with Canned Heat)
05. Think Twice Before You Go - (with Los Lobos)
06. Sally Mae - (with George Thorogood)
07. That's Alright - (with Charlie Musselwhite)
08. Rockin' Chair
09. My Dream
10. No Substitute

John Lee Hooker - The Healer:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

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