John Lee Hooker

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Known Credits24

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Place of BirthTutwiler, Mississippi, USA

Died2001-06-21

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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...Read more

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The Blues Brothers

1980-06-16

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

2009-11-29

Muddy Waters at Newport

1960-07-03

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

2004-06-01

Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker

2006-07-01

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