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American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (1917-2001)
The most elemental of the electric blues giants, one of few to both inspire and draw from rock & roll idols.
| Born | August 22, 1912 |
| Hometown | Tutwiler, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Spouse | Maude Mathis (m 1944 - 1969) , Alma Hopes (m 1943 - 1943) , Sarah Jones |
| Children | John Lee Hooker Jr. |
| Parents | Minnie Ramsey , William Hooker |
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Albums
Live at Montreux 1983
2020
Live at Montreux 1983 & 1990
2020
Live at Montreux 1990
2020
I'm in the Mood [Live]
2020
I Didn't Know [Live]
2020
Documenting the Sensation Recordings 1948-1952
2020
Boogie Chillen [Single]
2020
Boom Boom: Selected Singles 1955-1962
2018
Blues [Pipla]
2018
Burnin'/Travelin'
2018
Boom Boom: Vee-Jay Singles 1959-1962
2018
Mambo Chillun: Vee-Jay Singles 1955-1958
2018
Boogie Chillun [Innovation 360]
2018
Black Night Is Falling: Live at the Rising Sun Celebrity Jazz Club
2017
King of the Boogie [Craft]
2017
Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker's Finest
2017
Gotta Boogie, Gotta Sing
2017
Classic Years - John Lee Hooker
2016
Modern, Chess & VeeJay Singles Collection 1949-62
2016
Two Sides of John Lee Hooker
2015
Dimples/Boom Boom/She's Mine
2015
16 Original Albums & Bonus Tracks
2015