Browsing: John Lee Hooker

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!

This week features one of the most powerful, soulful guitarists in Chicago’s history: the late Luther Allison from way back in January, 1997, just seven months before his untimely death.

Blues and jazz musicians use “cat” to refer to other musicians they respect. Scholars suspect this use of cat stems from this interesting origin…

Do you know where the term “Blues” came from? Discover the word’s incredible journey and hidden meanings in this week’s Language of the Blues article.

The classic boogie blues riff that was first recorded by John Lee Hooker in 1948’s “Boogie Chillun” became the basis for the court case against Z.Z. Top in 1992!

We recently sat down with Richard King, owner of the prestigious live music venue, The Blue Note to talk about this weekend’s Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival!

On July 6, 1974, the Mississippi-Delta bluesman was a star attraction…

Immortal blues musician and presidential candidate John Lee Hooker has released a powerfully critical statement on the widespread corruption among major banks and Wall Street, calling it a key part of his political strategy, one he says does not take a fancy multi-part, multi-paged plan. Standing in front of a bar owned by the famed

John Lee Hooker, the dynamic and immortal bluesman who continues to be one of the most influential figures in music, has announced his official independent candidacy for presidency in 2012.