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Born: August 22, 1917 in Clarksdale, MS
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Died: June 21, 2001 in Los Altos, CA
Genre: Blues

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He was beloved worldwide as the king of the endless boogie, a genuine blues superstar whose droning, hypnotic one-chord grooves were at once both ultra-primitive and timeless. But John Lee Hooker recorded in a great many more styles than that over a career that stretched across more than half a century. "The Hook" was a Mississippi native who beca... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2004 Real Blues
2003 Alone, Vol. 2
2002 Too Much Boogie
2002 Shake, Holler and Run
2002 Live at Sugar Hill, Vol. 2
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Filmography:
2004 John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2001 John Lee Hooker: That's My Story
1998 Free Tibet
1995 Legends of the Delta Blues
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Similar Artists: Mississippi Fred McDowell Lightnin' Hopkins T-Bone Walker J.B. Lenoir Big Bill Broonzy More >>

Influenced By: Charley Patton Robert Johnson Leroy Carr Son House Blind Lemon Jefferson More >> Followers: John Campbell The Wheels The Animals John Ussery Otis Taylor More >>

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