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| Born | August 22, 1912 |
| Hometown | Tutwiler, Mississippi, United States of America |
| 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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Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin: Ali review – inspired grooves to get lost in
- This collaboration between the son of Mali guitar legend Ali Farka Touré and the hypnotic Houston trio defies categorisation to float off in its own beatific and unhurried mood
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Van Morrison: The Prophet Speaks review – the creativity keeps coming
For a 73-year-old, it seems even more remarkable, particularly since Van Morrison’s current prolificacy clearly hasn’t compromised the quality of his output at all – this is another thoroughly enjoyable mix of vocal jazz and bluesy R&B. As with his other recent albums, the material is balanced evenly between choice cuts that inspired him as a young man (this time featuring covers of songs by Solomon Burke, John Lee Hooker and Sam Cooke, among others) and his own compositions. Ain’t Gonna Moan N
- EntertainmentEvening Standard
Albums of the week: Daniel Knox, Van Morrison and Jacob Collier
Daniel Knox learned how to play music in public, at night. Back in the Nineties, freshly dropped out of film school, he would drift in and out of luxe hotels in downtown Chicago, find a piano in the basement and experiment until the staff kicked him out. Chasescene is Knox’s fourth album and the one that ought to expand his cult beyond Chicago (David Lynch, Rufus Wainwright and Jarvis Cocker were all early converts).
- EntertainmentThe Independent
How Deep Purple created their best hit 'Smoke on the Water'
The setting is spectacular, at the eastern end of Lake Geneva, on the edge of the Swiss Alps. A tax haven for wealthy pensioners becomes the centre of the world music scene, as the Montreux Jazz Festival comes to town. The Montreux Jazz Festival has always been a bit of a misnomer.
- NewsThe Conversation
Rolling Stones tour: they may be older but time waits for no one
Why shouldn't the Stones keep touring in their 70s?
- NewsThe Independent
Album reviews: Liam Gallagher - As You Were, John Lee Hooker - King Of The Boogie, Jon Boden - Afterglow
It’s the kind of title that makes you wonder whether Liam Gallagher might be harbouring previously unglimpsed reserves of ironic self-deprecation – not a character trait for which he’s best known, admittedly. ’Twas ever thus, of course, for both Gallagher brothers, though Liam’s scope here is narrower than Noel’s, rarely acknowledging anything beyond the strictly Beatlesque. Opening with the folksy simplicity of acoustic guitar and vocal, “Paper Crown”, for instance, builds poignant pop moment
- NewsThe Guardian
Readers recommend playlist: your live versions
Here is this week’s playlist – songs picked by a reader from hundreds of suggestions in the comments on last week’s callout. As we begin our playlist, watch Javier Limón’s eyes express the privilege he feels playing his guitar alongside Concha Buika as she sings Oro Santo. Listen to the playlist on YouTube.
- NewsThe Guardian
The tensions I saw in 1967, depicted in the new film Detroit, are rising again
When she was just 13 years old, in 1976, Marsha Music’s father owned a record store and studio that recorded some of the most notable American blues and gospel of the 20th century. Artists who had graced the building included John Lee Hooker, Sonny Boy Williamson, and the very first gospel song recorded by the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. The family were forced to move when a freeway was built in the neighbourhood, and they relocated to 12th street in Detroit – just blocks away from where t
- NewsThe Independent
New music to listen to this week: Fink
English singer-songwriter Fink [Fin Greenall] is putting out his new album Fink's Saturday Night Blues Club Vol. 1 on 10 March.
- NewsReuters
Blues legend B.B. King dies at age 89
Blues legend B.B. King, who took his music from rural juke joints to the mainstream and inspired a generation of guitarists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, has died in Las Vegas. King, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, had said in May he was in hospice care at his home after being hospitalized in April with dehydration related to diabetes. "The blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend," President Barack Obama said in a statement, recalling how he sang
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