Concert at Newport explained

Concert at Newport
Type:	live
Artist:	John Lee Hooker
Cover:	Concert at Newport.jpg
Recorded:	July 27, 1963
Venue:	Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
Genre:	Blues
Label:	Vee-Jay
Prev Title:	Live at Sugar Hill
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	...And Seven Nights
Next Year:	1965

Concert at Newport is a live album by the blues musician John Lee Hooker, recorded at the Newport Folk Festival and released by the Vee-Jay label in 1963.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn stated: "Arguably his finest live date, this was John Lee Hooker minus the self-congratulatory mugging now an almost mandatory part of his sets. Instead, there's just lean, straight, defiant Hooker vocals and minimal, but effective backing".

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

1. "I Can't Quit You Now Blues" – 2:51
2. "Stop Baby Don't Hold Me That Way" – 1:44
3. "Tupelo" – 5:17
4. "Bus Station Blues" – 3:38
5. "Freight Train Be My Friend" – 3:25
6. "Boom Boom Boom" – 2:29
7. "Talk That Talk Baby" – 1:26
8. "Sometimes Baby, You Make Me Feel So Bad" – 3:27
9. "You've Got to Walk Yourself" – 4:52
10. "Let's Make It" – 2:23
11. "The Mighty Fire" – 4:42

Personnel

• John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
• Unidentified musician – bass (tracks 9-11)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Concert at Newport. johnleehooker.com. August 14, 2019.