John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

(1917–2001) blues musician United States

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John Lee Hooker (1917–2001) was a United States blues musician.

About John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues that he developed in Detroit. Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi hill country blues. He developed his own driving-rhythm boogie style, distinct from the 1930s–1940s piano-derived boogie-woogie. Hooker was ranked 35 in Rolling Stone's 2015 list of 100 greatest guitarists, and has been cited as one of the greatest male blues vocalists of all time.

Notable works:

John Lee Hooker Anthology

Awards:

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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