John Lee Hooker

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John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, born near Clarksdale, Mississippi. Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark. Though similar to the early Delta blues, his music was metrically free. John Lee Hooker could be said to embody his own unique genre of the blues, often incorporating the boogie-woogie piano style and a driving rhythm into his masterful and idiosyncratic blues guitar and singing. His best known songs include "Boogie Chillen'" (1948) and "Boom Boom" (1962).

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John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1988 Blues Festival Various Artists 1
1989 The Iron Man Pete Townshend 3
1992 Evidence Blues Sampler Various Artists 1
1993 Kings of the Blues Various Artists 1
1993 Too Long in Exile Van Morrison 3 1
1993 Blues Summit B.B. King 1
1993 The Tomato Delta Blues Package Various Artists 1
1995 100% Blues & Soul Various Artists 1
1995 Big City Blues Various Artists 1
1996 Best of the Blues Various Artists 1
1997 la gran enciclopedia del rock 60 Various Artists 1
1997 Legendary Artists of the Blues Various Artists 1
2000 Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors Various Artists 2
2001 Forever Gold: Great Blues Masters Various Artists 1
2001 Shake Zucchero 3
2002 Putumayo Presents: Mississippi Blues Various Artists 1
2004 The Ultimate Blues Collection Various Artists 1
2013 Chess Blues - The Blues various 1
— 25 Blues 'N' Soul Greats Volume 3 Various Artists 1
— Blues History, Volume 1 Various Artists 1
— One Thing on My Mind Vala Cupp 1
— The Blues Buddies Van Morrison 1
— The Blues, Volume 3 Various Artists 1
— The Charly Blues Masterworks Sampler 2 Various Artists 1
— The Chess 50th Anniversary Sampler Various Artists 1
— This Is Charly R&B Various Artists 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1970 All the Blues All the Time Compilation Various Artists 1
1986 Atlantic Blues: Guitar Compilation Various Artists 1
1987 Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 2 Compilation Various Artists 1
1988 Chess: The Rhythm and The Blues Compilation Various Artists 1
1988 Gift 1: Charly Records Compilation Various Artists 1
1988 The Great Blues Men Compilation Various Artists 1
1988 Turn Back the Clock Compilation Various Artists 1
1989 Blues Classics Compilation Various Artists 1
1989 Blues Gems, Volume 1 Compilation Various Artists 1
1989 Blues History, Part 2 Compilation Various Artists 1
1989 The Best of Chess Blues, Volume 2 Compilation Various Artists 1
1989 The Blues, Volume 1 Compilation Various Artists 2
1989 The Greatest Years of Rock 'n' Roll 1956-1965 Compilation Various Artists 1
1989 The Greatest Years of Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 4 Compilation Various Artists 1
1990 Absolute Blues Compilation Various Artists 1
1990 Best of the Blues Compilation Various Artists 1
1990 Black and Blues, Volume 1 Compilation Various Artists 1
1990 Blues Revival Compilation Various Artists 1
1990 Het beste uit de Top 40 van '90 Compilation Various Artists 1
1990 Play Me the Blues...: The Legendary Blues Singers Compilation Various Artists 1
1990 Silvertone Records - Sampler Compilation Various Artists 1
1990 The Blues Compilation Various Artists 1
1990 The Incredible Chess CD Compilation Various Artists 1
1990 Ultimate Blues Collection Compilation Various Artists 1

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