| From a musical family, he was a cousin of Earl Hooker.Though, similar to the early Delta blues, his music was rhythmically free.They were permitted to listen only to religious songs, with his earliest musical exposure being the spirituals sung in church.In 1921, his parents separated.Throughout the 1930s, Hooker lived in Memphis where he worked on Beale Street and occasionally performed at house parties.He worked in factories in various cities during World War II, drifting until he found himself in Detroit in 1948 working at Ford Motor Company.He felt right at home near the blues venues and saloons on Hastings Street, the heart of black entertainment on Detroit's east side.The Biharis used a number of pseudonyms for songwriting credits: Jules was credited as Jules Taub; Joe as Joe Josea; and Sam as Sam Ling.One song by John Lee Hooker, "Down Child" is solely credited to "Taub", with Hooker receiving no credit for the song whatsoever.Due to his recording contract, he would record these songs under obvious pseudonyms such as "John Lee Booker", "Johnny Hooker", or "John Cooker."His early solo songs were recorded under Bernie Besman.John Lee Hooker rarely played on a standard beat, changing tempo to fit the needs of the song.In 1989, he joined with a number of musicians, including Keith Richards, Carlos Santana and Bonnie Raitt to record The Healer, for which he and Bonnie Raitt won a Grammy Award.He lived the last years of his life in the San Francisco Bay Area, where, in 1997, he opened a nightclub called "John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom Room", after one of his hits.He fell ill just before a tour of Europe in 2001 and died soon afterwards at the age of 83.The last song Hooker recorded before his death, is "Ali D'Oro", a collaboration with the Italian soul singer Zucchero, in which Hooker sang the chorus "I lay down with an angel".Among his many awards, Hooker has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1991 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Two of his songs, "Boogie Chillen" and "Boom Boom" were named to the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.In 2000, Hooker was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.He maintained a solo career, popular with blues and folk music fans of the early 1960s and crossed over to white audiences, giving an early opportunity to the young Bob Dylan.As he got older, he added more and more people to his band, changing his live show from simply Hooker with his guitar to a large band, with Hooker singing.This casual, rambling style had been gradually diminishing with the onset of electric blues bands from Chicago but, even when not playing solo, Hooker retained it in his sound.Geils Band and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.Two of his songs, "Boogie Chillen" and "Boom Boom" were named to the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll."Boogie Chillen" was included as one of the Songs of the Century.Quotes
"It don't take me no three days to record no album."There is some debate as to the year of Hooker's birth.Hooker himself claimed, at times, 1920, which would have made him "the same age as the recorded blues" (p.See also: Guitar Facts By Bennett Joe, Trevor Curwen, Cliff Douse, Joe Bennett, p.This page was last modified 00:26, 4 January 2008.See Copyrights for details.Used by author's permission.Catfish Blues (1951) 10.On October 31, 2006, Shout!House Rent Boogie album in 1951.Sir John Lee Hooker.Just enter any key word(s), a name or a title.Note: Hold mouse over image to find out summary information!Carolina around 1871 (or possibly 1865).Handy Theater) on Beale Street.Soul Complete Detroit CD series booklets).Joe Von Battle, who resold them to King and Savoy).Tony on many of the early Barbee recordings.April on Acorn (as The Boogie Man).Hooker during the early years.Battle, Barbee or Leonard Chess who produced the sessions).Besman (Modern Records) in Detroit.Kirkland, with whom he worked several times thruout the years.This CD is simply great!Blue Storm Music and the John Lee Hooker Foundation for this!Godfather of Blues, the King of the Boogie.United States, Canada, and Mexico.Moore (still outside Clarksdale).New Orleans and Alabama).Eddie Burns and his partner John T.Gotham in the early part of the year (or possibly in late 1950) .Reed is selling better).Pops Staples also present.Guest Star and Storyville).Chicago on April 21, 1970).Smith ten years earlier.John Lee Hooker, Jr.CD in 2004 and the rest of the Detroit period in 2005.John Lee Hooker, Jr.CDs featuring Modern classics).John Lee Hooker Estate Management.Savoy session of circa 1961.Fortune tracks) is covered.CD and the title track
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claus.John Lee Hooker, the greatest of all bluesmen passed away peacefully in his sleep in the morning of June 21, 2001 at his home in the San Francisco Bay area, at the age of 83.We thank everyone for their kind wishes and condolences.John Lee Hooker piled up more milestones in each of his final years than most artists compile in a lifetime.Charles Shaar Murray, was released in England.Earlier that year, Hooker was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and presented by Bonnie Raitt and Eric Clapton.Pointblank, a compilation album representing some of his best songs from the past ten years.Film from that show was aired as part of a documentary on John Lee due for worldwide release the following year.In 1997, John Lee received two Grammy Awards for his latest studio release, DON'T LOOK BACK.Hooker remains one of music's true legends.John Lee Hooker doesn't just sing the blues, and he doesn't just play the blues...Poll named Bettye LaVette both Blues Artist of the Year (Female) and Most Outstanding Blues Singer.The late John Lee Hooker, a Rosebud artist for 25 years, was honored for Shout!Reissue of the Year by Rolling Stone Magazine.John Lee Hooker, legendary blues original and undisputed father of the boogie, recorded for dozens of labels over a span of over 50 years.Hooker also features performances by Van Morrison, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Ry Cooder, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan, Charles Brown and Los Lobos.Producer on Eric Clapton and Ben Harper tracks.Blues Music Awards took place in Memphis May 10, with Rosebud artists once again proving their popularity in the genre.Marcia Ball took home the Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year for the third year in a row.The Historical Album of the Year award went to John Lee Hooker, a Rosebud artist for 25 years until his passing in 2001, for Shout!Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.This video has been added to your favorites.The video has been added to your playlist.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Content of this nature is not necessarily prohibited on YouTube, however we will review this video and take action as appropriate.Thank you for sharing your concerns.We can only process copyright complaints submitted by authorized parties in accordance with processes defined in law.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing your concerns.In order to process a privacy complaint we need more information from you.Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Change the value of a comment by clicking on a thumb.This man is speaking....THAT MAKES HIM AMAZIING!!Listen, you will hear what he is not saying.Hookers aim wasn't to become a shredder.Matt Guitar Murphy (on youtube) or Hubert Sumlin.Would you like to comment?John Lee Hooker
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"John Lee Hooker is a giant of the blues and the father of the boogie.Hooker learned back home in Mississippi.Beyond his ability to lock into a hypnotic boogie groove, Hooker is renowned for the gruff emotionality of his voice and the stark intensity of his guitar playing.More recently, his career has enjoyed a sustained resurgence that included a Grammy award for his 1989 album The Healer.His stepfather, Will Moore, taught him how to play guitar, and as a young man Hooker encountered such blues legends as Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Blake along the way.In his early teens, Hooker ran off to Memphis, where he worked as a theater usher and played music on the side.Hooker went on to record for more than two dozen labels, often resorting to aliases such as John Lee Cooker, Delta John and the Boogie Man for contractual reasons.Beloved by rock and rollers, Hooker has never lacked for support and collaborators.Carlos Santana, Keith Richards, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt and Los Lobos.TIMELINE
August 22, 1917: John Lee Hooker was born to a sharecropping family in Clarksdale, Mississippi.June 21, 2001: John Lee Hooker dies.Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
