John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker arrived on the blues scene like a man out of time. His first big hit, “Boogie Chillen’,” was issued by Modern Records in early 1949. It reached #1 on the national rhythm & blues charts, sandwiched between instrumental hits by saxophonists Big Jay McNeely (“Deacon’s Hop”) and Paul Williams (“The Hucklebuck”). Hooker’s record sounded nothing like their jazzy, swinging small-band R&B: Billed to “John Lee Hooker and His Guitar,” it was a simple, incessant slice of solo stomp – “the boogie” – wrought by the musician’s hypnotic guitar and amplified tapping... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
- Genre:
- Blues, Delta Blues
- Birthdate:
- 08/22/1917
- Death date:
- 06/21/2001
