John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
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Artist Information
Genres: Acoustic Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Delta Blues, Country Blues, Delta Blues, Contemporary Blues, Blues Revival, Detroit Blues, Regional Blues
Active: 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's
Born: August 22, 1917 in Clarksdale, MS
Influences
Leroy Carr, Son House, Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Skip James, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Lockwood, Jr., T-Bone Walker, Blind Blake, W.C. Handy, Leadbelly
Similar Artists
Big Bill Broonzy, T-Bone Walker, Olu Dara, Ray Charles, Lightnin' Hopkins, J.B. Lenoir, Eddie Kirkland, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Canned Heat, Doctor Ross, Arthur "Big Boy" Spires, ZZ Top, Bonnie Raitt, The Animals
Followers
Otis Taylor, Them, The Wheels, Bo Diddley, The Animals, John Campbell, John Ussery, Lonesome Sundown, Ali Farka Touré, Canned Heat, Colin James, Albert Collins, Van Morrison, Dr. Feelgood, 22-Pistepirkko, Frankie Lee Sims, Johnny Winter, Li'l Ronnie & the Grand Dukes, Willie Kent
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Biography
He was beloved worldwide as the king of the endless boogie, a genuine blues superstar whose droning, hypnotic one-chord grooves were at once both ultra-primitive and timeless.
Discography
Release: September 1, 2009
Label: Beat Goes On
Release: August 18, 2009
Label: Topcat Records