Biography of John Lee Hooker
By the time blues singer and guitarist John Lee Hooker made his recording debut in 1948 and had a national hit with "Boogie Chillen," he was already an anachronism. Except for his thunderous electric guitar, Hooker's one- and two-chord modal stylings sounded much like those of a Delta blues artist from the '20s. This was not surprising, since Delta legend Charley Patton was Hooker's childhood inspiration. But Hooker's music was altogether more fierce and rhythmic, solo for the most part, coupled with his dark, hypnotic voice on one end and his relentless foot-stomping on the other. Over the years he recorded with full band support, though he never really found one to keep up with his odd approach to meter and his violent bursts of solo guitar. Recording right up to the present time for seemingly every large and small blues label that's ever existed (and with little to no variation in his approach), Hooker's music is raw, riveting, doom-laden Mississippi blues which demands much from the listener. One of the great emotional listening experiences in the blues, John Lee Hooker stands alone as a true creative original, often imitated but never equaled. ~ Cub Koda
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