John Lee Hooker
- Type: Musician
- Born: c. 1917 in Tutwiler, Mississippi, United States
- Died: June 21, 2001 in Los Altos, California, United States
Biography
John Lee Hooker (Coahoma County, Mississippi, August 22, 1917 – Los Altos, California, June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. 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).
Genres
John Lee Hooker Discography
- Boogie Chillen' / Sally May (1948) - Single - rated 3.84/5
- Crawlin' King Snake (1949) - Single - rated 3.74/5
- Hobo Blues / Hoogie Boogie (1949) - Single - rated 3.74/5
- I'm John Lee Hooker (1959) - Compilation - rated 3.81/5
- The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (1959) - Album - rated 3.61/5
- Travelin' (1960) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- That's My Story (1960) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- House of the Blues (1960) - Compilation - rated 3.73/5
- Plays and Sings the Blues (1961) - Compilation - rated 3.55/5
- The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (1961) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- Burnin' (1962) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- Folk Blues (1962) - Compilation - rated 3.81/5
- The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker (1963) - Album - rated 3.54/5
- Don't Turn Me From Your Door: John Lee Hooker Sings His Blues (1963) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- Burning Hell (1964) - Album - rated 3.65/5
- The Real Folk Blues (1966) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- ...And Seven Nights (1966) - Album - rated 3.68/5
- It Serve You Right to Suffer (1966) - Album - rated 4.77/5
- Live at Cafe Au-Go-Go (1967) - Album - rated 3.97/5
- Urban Blues (1968) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- Simply the Truth (1968) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- That's Where It's At! (1969) - Album - rated 3.58/5
- Endless Boogie (1971) - Album - rated 3.91/5
- Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (1972) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- Free Beer and Chicken (1974) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- The Healer (1989) - Album - rated 3.39/5
- Mr. Lucky (1991) - Album - rated 3.51/5
- Boom Boom (1992) - Album - rated 3.48/5
- Chill Out (1995) - Album - rated 3.34/5
- Don't Look Back (1997) - Album - rated 3.42/5
- The Best of Friends (1998) - Compilation
- The Complete 50's Chess Recordings (1998) - Compilation
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of John Lee Hooker (1999) - Compilation - rated 3.68/5
- The Definitive Collection (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.77/5