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John Lee Hooker 

Biography


John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. From a musical family, he was a cousin of Earl Hooker. John was also influenced by his stepfather, a local blues guitarist, who learned in Shreveport, Louisiana to play a droning, one-chord blues that was strikingly different from the Delta blues of the time. John developed a half-spoken style that was his trademark. Though, similar to the early Delta blues, his music was rhythmically free. His best known songs include "Boogie Chillen" (1948) and "Boom Boom" (1962). Biography Early life Hooker was born on August 22, 1917There is some debate as to the year of Hooker's birth. 1915, 1917, 1920, and 1923 have all been given.(Boogie Man, p. 22) 1917 is the one most commonly cited, although Hooker himself claimed, at times, 19

Discography

King of the Boogie


Blues Is the Colour


Alone, Vol. 2


Blues with a Vengeance


I Feel Good!


John Lee Hooker: The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990


Travelin'


Blues with a Vengeance


Free Beer and Chicken


The Very Best of John Lee Hooker


Never Get Out of the Blues Alive


That's My Story



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