Thats My Story

There is little doubt that John Lee Hooker was one of the most

commercially successful blues artists that ever lived. He rose

above his contemporaries with worldwide hit records and a

particularly long series of albums, and a career that lasted for over

sixty years. He was always prolific and attracted other artists to

collaborate with him without ever losing his own highly distinctive

style. One of the real and lasting strengths of That's My Story as

an album is in its immediacy. Orrin Keepnews knew just how to

use studio microphone placement to make the listener feel right in

the middle of the session. Nothing extraneous is used to move

John Lee away from you, making it evident that the producer's

original intention with the album has certainly been fulfilled. No

wonder that this laid-back work, so quickly recorded, has stood

the test of time as one of John Lee Hooker's most revered

records.