Browsing: John Lee Hooker

Even at 100 tracks, ‘King of the Boogie’ only represents a cross-section of John Lee’s work, but what a marvelous cross section it is!

“Even at 100 songs, this set is just a snapshot of John Lee Hooker’s incredible and influential career…”

“John Lee Hooker’s guitar sound is unmistakably his. No one else can play like that. It’s raw. It’s intense. It’s everything I want to hear in a blues record.”

“Nobody know John Lee Hooker. They know as much about my cat as they know about me.”

“The Delta Blues Museum wants to honor John Lee Hooker’s place in music history and give fans everywhere an interactive opportunity to discover…”

Electrifying the Delta blues he learned in his youth, Hooker developed a driving boogie beat that forever changed the game.

It just shows what a rich pool of talent Memphis has to draw from. Not only this year, but for many years to come.

I’m a CRAWILN KINGSNAKE…. John Lee Hooker used to say. But this word’s meaning digs DEEP — back to Africa. Uncover the mysterious and fascinating origins of “Kingsnake”

Black Hat. Dark Sunglasses. Sound like a Blues Brother to you? It is. The original Blues Brother. Inspiration to Jake and Elwood. Master songwriter, electric guitar titan, best-selling bluesman…John Lee Hooker.

This Week in Blues Past has some big landmarks, with birthdays of powerful blues stars, a big bootleg recording, blues trail markers, and much more!