John Lee Hooker

A new 5-CD box set celebrates what would have been John Lee Hooker's 100th birthday with a track for every year since Hooker's presumed birth in 1917.  Three of the five discs on King Of The Boogie provide an overview of Hooker's solo career, complete with three unreleased studio outtakes. The fourth disc finds Hooker in a live setting; five of the 15 concert tracks are heard here for the first time. The fifth and final disc, "Friends," features collaborations between Hooker and Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt and many more.  The package is rounded out with 56 pages of liner notes and photos, including writing from Hooker historian Jas Obrecht and the guitarist's longtime manager and friend, Mike Kappus.