Kabuki Wuki Explained

Kabuki Wuki
Type:	Live album
Artist:	John Lee Hooker
Cover:	Kabuki Wuki.jpeg
Recorded:	August 14, 1971
Venue:	Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, California
Genre:	Blues
Label:	BluesWay
Producer:	Ed Michel
Prev Title:	Live at Soledad Prison
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee
Next Year:	1973

Kabuki Wuki is a live album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded In California in 1971 and released by the BluesWay label in 1973.

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Mark Allen stated: "This live set at the Kabuki Theater in San Francisco never catches fire. The great bluesman has his usual band, but he seems to be trying too hard to appeal to a young, mostly white audience that ends up too high in the mix".

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

1. "Your Love (Just a Little Bit)" – 5:30
2. "Hold It" – 0:46
3. "Look at the Rain" – 8:33
4. "My Best Friend" – 5:15
5. "Hit the Floor" – 5:48
6. "A Little Bit Higher" – 5:27
7. "I Wonder Why" – 4:50
8. "If You Got a Dollar" – 4:50

Personnel

• John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
• Robert Hooker – organ
• Benny Rowe, Luther Tucker, Paul Wood – guitar
• Gino Skaggs – bass
• Ken Swank – drums
• L. C. Robinson – guitar (track 1)