Crawlin' King Snake

by John Lee Hooker

Crawlin' King Snake cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: October 1949
  • Label: Modern
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Defined by an incredibly deep, ominous vocal delivery and a relentless, stomping foot rhythm, this recording updates traditional Delta folklore with heavily amplified grit. The artist ignores standard twelve-bar structures in favor of hypnotic, one-chord boogie grooves designed to induce a trance-like state. It remains a masterclass in establishing profound tension and atmosphere using the absolute minimum of harmonic movement.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Crawlin' King Snake
  2. Drifting From Door To Door

Credits

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