John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.
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 a unique brand of country 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...
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Date of birth:
- Aug 22, 1917
Date of death:
- Jun 21, 2001 (age 83 years)
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- Hooker, John Lee,
- Johnny Lee Hooker
