Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker song)
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"Boom Boom" is a song written by American blues singer and guitarist John Lee Hooker and recorded October 26, 1961. Although it became a blues standard,[3] music critic Charles Shaar Murray calls it "the greatest pop song he ever wrote".[4] "Boom Boom" was both an American R&B and pop chart success in 1962 and a UK top-twenty hit in 1992.
Quick Facts Single by John Lee Hooker, from the album Burnin' ...
"Boom Boom" | |
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Single by John Lee Hooker | |
from the album Burnin' | |
B-side | "Drug Store Woman" |
Released | April[1] or May 1962 (1962-05)[2] |
Recorded | Chicago, October, 26, 1961 |
Studio | Universal |
Genre | Blues |
Length | 2:29 |
Label | Vee-Jay |
Songwriter(s) | John Lee Hooker |
Producer(s) | Calvin Carter |
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The song is one of Hooker's most identifiable and enduring songs[5] and "among the tunes that every band on the [early 1960s UK] R&B circuit simply had to play".[6] It has been recorded by numerous blues and other artists, including a 1965 North American hit by the Animals.