Crawlin' Kingsnake chords by John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker began performing "Crawling King Snake" early in his career and included it in his sets after arriving in Detroit, Michigan in the early 1940s. In an interview, Hooker explained that he adapted Tony Hollins song: "I got that 'Crawling King Snake' from him [Hollins]"] Hooker first recorded the song in Detroit on February 18, 1949 for producer Bernard Besman. When it was released by Los Angeles-based Modern Records, "Crawling King Snake" became one of Hooker's most successful singles, reaching number six on the Billboard R&B chart in 1949. Hooker recorded several subsequent versions of the song, including one with Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards for Hooker's 1991 album Mr. Lucky. "Crawling King Snake" "remained one of his signature songs and became a concert staple for dozens of blues-rock bands" Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.