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Face to Face
John Lee Hooker

Eagle Records
(Release date: October 28, 2003)

1. Dimples (with Van Morrison)
2. Big Road
3. Serves Me Right To Suffer
4. Face To Face
5. Boogie Chillen'
6. Stop Jivin' Me
7. Mad Man Blues
8. Wednesday Evening Blues
9. Six Page Letter
10. Up And Down
11. Funky Mabel
12. Rockin' These Blues Away
13. Turn Over A New Leaf
14. Mean Mean World
15. Loving People

Notes by Paul Cashmere:
Zakiya Hooker, the daughter of the late, great bluesman John Lee Hooker has completed work on the album her father was recording at the time of his death. John Lee Hooker died June 21, 2001. He was aged 83.

He had started work on the Face To Face album with Zakiya and the usual array of guest stars including Van Morrison, Elvin Bishop, Johnny Winter, George Thorogood and Johnnie Johnson. Zakiya continued the sessions bringing in Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes, Jack Casady and Deacon Jones.

Zakiya is now President of the John Lee Hooker Foundation, a charity to fund music and art education programs for underprivileged, underrepresented and at risk youth. The Foundation conducts the 'Blues In Schools' program. The program teaches blues music and history and supplies instruments for the students to keep and continue to learn with.

Personel:
"Dimples"
John Lee Hooker-Vocals and Guitar
Van Morrison-Duet vocals
Elvin Bishop-Lead guitar
Jimmy Pugh-Organ

"Big Road"
John Lee Hooker-Vocals and Guitar
Fito de la Parra (Canned Heat)-Drums
Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane / Hot Tuna)-Bass Guitar
Warren Haynes (Allman Bros. / Gov't Mule)-Lead guitar

"Serves Me Right To Suffer"
John Lee Hooker-Vocals and guitar
Robert Cray- Lead Guitar

"Face To Face"
John Lee Hooker-Vocals and guitar
Johnny Winter-Slide Guitar
Jack Casady-Bass Guitar

"Boogie Chillen'"
John Lee Hooker-vocals and guitar
George Thorogood- guitar

"Stop Jivin' Me"
John Lee Hooker-Vocals and guitar
George Thorogood-guitar

"Mad Man Blues"
John Lee Hooker-Vocals and guitar
George Thorogood-Guitar

"Wednesday Evening Blues"
John Lee Hooker Vocals and Guitar
George Thorogood-Guitar

"Six Page Letter"
John Lee Hooker Vocals and guitar
w/orchestra

"Up And Down"
John Lee Hooker-Vocals and guitar
Johnny Johnson-Piano
Warren Haynes-Guitar

"Funky Mabel"
John Lee Hooker-guitar and Vocal

"Rockin' These Blues Away"
(originally released on The Healer as a JLH vocal/guitar only solo version)
John Lee Hooker-guitar and vocal

"Turn Over A New Leaf"
John Lee Hooker-12 string guitar and vocal

"Mean Mean World"
Co-written by John Lee and his daughter Zakiya Hooker
John Lee Hooker-Guitar and vocal
Zakiya Hooker-Vocal with a band

"Loving People"
Co-written by John Lee and Zakiya (originally on the same Zakiya album as above)
John Lee Hooker-Guitar and vocals
Zakiya Hooker-Vocals with a band

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