Concert at Newport | ||||
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Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | July 27, 1963 | |||
Venue | Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | Vee-Jay | |||
John Lee Hooker chronology | ||||
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Concert at Newport is a live album by the blues musician John Lee Hooker, recorded at the Newport Folk Festival and released by the Vee-Jay label in 1963.[1]
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn stated: "Arguably his finest live date, this was John Lee Hooker minus the self-congratulatory mugging now an almost mandatory part of his sets. Instead, there's just lean, straight, defiant Hooker vocals and minimal, but effective backing".[2]
All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker