JOHN LEE HOOKER

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Known to music fans around the world as the “King of the Boogie,” John Lee Hooker endures as one of the true superstars of the blues genre: the ultimate beholder of cool. His work is widely recognized for its impact on modern music – his simple, yet deeply effective songs transcend borders and languages around the globe. Each decade of Hooker’s long career brought a new generation of fans and fresh opportunities for the ever-evolving artist. He never slowed down either: As John Lee Hooker entered his 70s, he suddenly found himself in the most successful era of his career – reinvented yet again, and energized as ever, touring and recording up until his passing in 2001.

Born near Clarksdale, Mississippi on August 22, 1917 to a sharecropping family, John Lee Hooker‘s earliest musical influence came from his stepfather, William Moore ̶— a blues musician who taught his young stepson to
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JOHN LEE HOOKER The Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker (aka Tupelo Blues aka How Long Blues aka The Folk Blues Of John Lee Hooker aka Bluesville) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker (aka Tupelo Blues aka How Long Blues aka The Folk Blues Of John Lee Hooker aka Bluesville)
Blues 1959
JOHN LEE HOOKER I'm John Lee Hooker (aka Blues Modernos) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I'm John Lee Hooker (aka Blues Modernos)
Blues 1959
JOHN LEE HOOKER That's My Story John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues (aka You're Leavin' Me, Baby aka The Blues Man) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
That's My Story John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues (aka You're Leavin' Me, Baby aka The Blues Man)
Blues 1960
JOHN LEE HOOKER The Blues (aka The Greatest Hits Of John Lee Hooker aka Boogie Chillen) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Blues (aka The Greatest Hits Of John Lee Hooker aka Boogie Chillen)
Blues 1960
JOHN LEE HOOKER Travelin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Travelin'
Blues 1960
JOHN LEE HOOKER Sings Blues (aka  Blues Story Anthology Vol. 3 aka Moanin' And Stompin' Blues) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sings Blues (aka Blues Story Anthology Vol. 3 aka Moanin' And Stompin' Blues)
Blues 1960
JOHN LEE HOOKER House Of The Blues (aka The Chess Story - Vol.2 ) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
House Of The Blues (aka The Chess Story - Vol.2 )
Blues 1960
JOHN LEE HOOKER Plays & Sings The Blues (aka The Blues Vol. 4) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays & Sings The Blues (aka The Blues Vol. 4)
Blues 1961
JOHN LEE HOOKER The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
The Folk Lore Of John Lee Hooker
Blues 1961
JOHN LEE HOOKER Burnin' album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Burnin'
Blues 1962
JOHN LEE HOOKER John Lee Hooker (aka The King Of Folk Blues) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
John Lee Hooker (aka The King Of Folk Blues)
Blues 1962
JOHN LEE HOOKER John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues (aka Driftin' Thru The Blues aka Folk Blues aka John Lee Hooker) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues (aka Driftin' Thru The Blues aka Folk Blues aka John Lee Hooker)
Blues 1962
JOHN LEE HOOKER Don't Turn Me From Your Door - John Lee Hooker Sings His Blues (aka Detroit Special aka Drifting Blues) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don't Turn Me From Your Door - John Lee Hooker Sings His Blues (aka Detroit Special aka Drifting Blues)
Blues 1963
JOHN LEE HOOKER The Great John Lee Hooker album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Great John Lee Hooker
Blues 1963
JOHN LEE HOOKER On Campus (aka In Person) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
On Campus (aka In Person)
Blues 1963
JOHN LEE HOOKER The Big Soul album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Big Soul
Blues 1963
JOHN LEE HOOKER Burning Hell album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Burning Hell
Blues 1964
JOHN LEE HOOKER ... And Seven Nights album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
... And Seven Nights
Blues 1965
JOHN LEE HOOKER It Serve You Right To Suffer album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
It Serve You Right To Suffer
Blues 1965
JOHN LEE HOOKER The Real Folk Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Real Folk Blues
Blues 1966
JOHN LEE HOOKER Urban Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Urban Blues
Blues 1967
JOHN LEE HOOKER No Friend Around album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
No Friend Around
Blues 1969
JOHN LEE HOOKER That's Where It's At album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
That's Where It's At
Blues 1969
JOHN LEE HOOKER John Lee Hooker Featuring Earl Hooker ‎: If You Miss 'Im ... I Got 'Im album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
John Lee Hooker Featuring Earl Hooker ‎: If You Miss 'Im ... I Got 'Im
Blues 1969
JOHN LEE HOOKER Simply The Truth album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Simply The Truth
Blues 1969
JOHN LEE HOOKER I Wanna Dance All Night album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Wanna Dance All Night
Blues 1970
JOHN LEE HOOKER I Feel Good album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Feel Good
Blues 1970
JOHN LEE HOOKER On The Waterfront album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
On The Waterfront
Blues 1970
JOHN LEE HOOKER Get Back Home In The U.S.A. album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Get Back Home In The U.S.A.
Blues 1970
JOHN LEE HOOKER John Lee Hooker / Coast To Coast Blues Band : Any Where - Any Time - Any Place album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
John Lee Hooker / Coast To Coast Blues Band : Any Where - Any Time - Any Place
Blues 1971
JOHN LEE HOOKER Endless Boogie album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Endless Boogie
Blues 1971
JOHN LEE HOOKER Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
Blues 1972
JOHN LEE HOOKER Born In Mississippi, Raised Up In Tennessee album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Born In Mississippi, Raised Up In Tennessee
Blues 1973
JOHN LEE HOOKER Free Beer And Chicken album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Free Beer And Chicken
Blues 1974
JOHN LEE HOOKER Sittin' Here Thinkin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sittin' Here Thinkin'
Blues 1979
JOHN LEE HOOKER Jealous album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jealous
Blues 1986
JOHN LEE HOOKER The Healer album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Healer
Blues 1989
JOHN LEE HOOKER Mr. Lucky album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mr. Lucky
Blues 1991
JOHN LEE HOOKER More Real Folk Blues/The Missing Album album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
More Real Folk Blues/The Missing Album
Blues 1991
JOHN LEE HOOKER Boom Boom album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Boom Boom
Blues 1992
JOHN LEE HOOKER Chill Out album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Chill Out
Blues 1995
JOHN LEE HOOKER Don't Look Back album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don't Look Back
Blues 1997
JOHN LEE HOOKER The Unknown John Lee Hooker - 1949 Recordings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Unknown John Lee Hooker - 1949 Recordings
Blues 2000
JOHN LEE HOOKER Face To Face album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Face To Face
Blues 2003

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JOHN LEE HOOKER live albums

JOHN LEE HOOKER Concert At Newport album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Concert At Newport
Blues 1964
JOHN LEE HOOKER Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go
Blues 1967
JOHN LEE HOOKER Live At Sugarhill album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At Sugarhill
Blues 1968
JOHN LEE HOOKER Live At Soledad Prison album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At Soledad Prison
Blues 1972
JOHN LEE HOOKER Kabuki Wuki album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kabuki Wuki
Blues 1973
JOHN LEE HOOKER The Cream (aka The Father Of The Blues Live) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Cream (aka The Father Of The Blues Live)
Blues 1978
JOHN LEE HOOKER Live+Well album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live+Well
Blues 1978
JOHN LEE HOOKER Live In 1978 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live In 1978
Blues 1979
JOHN LEE HOOKER Alone Volume 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Alone Volume 1
Blues 1980
JOHN LEE HOOKER Hooker N' Heat Live At The Fox Venice Theatre album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hooker N' Heat Live At The Fox Venice Theatre
Blues 1981
JOHN LEE HOOKER Still Alone Live In New York Vol.2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Still Alone Live In New York Vol.2
Blues 1982
JOHN LEE HOOKER Live At Sugar Hill Volume 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At Sugar Hill Volume 2
Blues 1990
JOHN LEE HOOKER The Rising Sun Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Rising Sun Collection
Blues 1994

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JOHN LEE HOOKER Alone album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Alone
Blues 1989
JOHN LEE HOOKER Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker’s Finest album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker’s Finest
Blues 2017
JOHN LEE HOOKER Gotta Boogie, Gotta Sing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Gotta Boogie, Gotta Sing
Blues 2017
JOHN LEE HOOKER King of the Boogie album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
King of the Boogie
Blues 2017
JOHN LEE HOOKER Documenting the Sensation Recordings 1948-52 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Documenting the Sensation Recordings 1948-52
Blues 2020
JOHN LEE HOOKER Live at Montreux 1983 & 1990 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Montreux 1983 & 1990
Blues 2020
JOHN LEE HOOKER Alone : Live at Hunter College 1976 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Alone : Live at Hunter College 1976
Blues 2023

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