John Lee Hooker

American blues musician (1912 or 1917–2001)

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John Lee Hooker was an American blues musician who had a long career spanning much of the 20th century, from the early 1900s until his death in 2001. He is an important figure in blues history, helping to shape and popularize the genre during a time when it became a major influence on modern music.

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Works: 13

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One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer Three Tales of John Lee Hooker Deluxe Edition
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State of the Blues
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
Boogie Chillun

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Acting · Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA

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. Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi Hill country blues.

Known for

Newport and the Great Folk Dream — Self (archive footage)2025
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990 — Himself2020
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man — Self2019
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue — Self (Archival)2017
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall — Self2014
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts — Self (archive footage)2009
Blues at the BBC — Self2009
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges — Self2008
Rolling With the Blues — Self (archive footage)2007
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker — Himself2006

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1917
Active to: 2001

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Discography

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Listeners: 1,087,415
Total plays: 15,136,607

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Official website: www.johnleehooker.com
Image: John Lee Hooker two.jpg

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Commons category: John Lee Hooker
date of birth: 1917-08-22
date of death: 2001-06-21
birth name: John Lee Hooker
start of work period: 1942-00-00
social media followers: 180000

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John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) 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.

Some of his best known songs include "Boogie Chillen'" (1948), "Crawling King Snake" (1949), "Dimples" (1956), "Boom Boom" (1962), and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (1966). Several of his later albums, including The Healer (1989), Mr. Lucky (1991), Chill Out (1995), and Don't Look Back (1997), were album chart successes in the U.S. and UK. The Healer (for the song "I'm in the Mood") and Chill Out (for the album) both earned him Grammy wins, as well as Don't Look Back, which went on to earn him a double-Grammy win for Best Traditional Blues Recording and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (with Van Morrison).