John Lee Hooker (22 augustus 1917, Clarksdale - Los Altos (Kalifornje), 21 juny 2001) wie in ynfloedrike en tige produktive Amearikaanske bluessjonger en -gitarist, berne yn Clarksdale yn de steat Mississippy.
Biografy
Syn opname-karriêre, dy't mear as 50 jier beslein hat, begûn yn 1948 doe't er in jukebox-hit hie mei syn single "Boogie Chillen", mei in sjongparty yn in heal-sprutsen styl, dy't syn hannelsmerk wurde soe. Ritmysk sjoen wie syn muzyk tige frij, in eigenskip dy't mien wie yn de betide Delta blues. Syn fokale frasearring wie ek minder bûn oan de spesifike maat-yndieling as by oare bluesspilers. Alhoewol beynfloedde troch elektroanysk fersterke Chicago blues, hold Hooker as solo-artyst syn eigen betide styl yn eare.
Lykas safolle bluesspilers, waard ek Hooker yn de 60-er jierren omearme troch de folk-leafhawwers út dy tiid, en krige sa in grut 'wyt' publyk. Hy wie it dy't de noch jonge Bob Dylan in kâns joech om namme te meitsjen. In oar hichtepunt út syn karriêre kaam yn 1989 doe't Hooker mei in tal "gast-stjerren", wêrûnder Keith Richards en Carlos Santana it album "The Healer" opnaam, dat in Grammy award opsmite.
John Lee Hooker hat meiïnoar mear as 1.000 opnames makke, dy't op mear as 100 offisjele albums te hearren binne. Dêrneist binne der tsientallen yllegale platen en CD's op 'e merke brocht. Yn syn muzikale jierren hat Hooker wat lûddragers oanbelanget de ûntwikkeling fan de 78-toere-plaat nei de LP, de CD en de earste DVD's meimakke.
De lêste jierren fan syn libben brocht Hooker troch yn San Fransisco, dêr't er in nachtclub hie mei de namme "Boom Boom Boom", nei ien fan syn hits.
Diskografy
Albums
Foto: Jean-Luc Ourlin
- 1959 - Folk Blues
- 1959 - House Of The Blues
- 1959 - The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker
- 1960 - Blues Man
- 1960 - I'm John Lee Hooker
- 1960 - That's My Story
- 1960 - Travelin'
- 1961 - John Lee Hooker Sing The Blues
- 1961 - Plays And Sings The Blues
- 1961 - The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker
- 1962 - Burnin'
- 1962 - Drifting the Blues
- 1962 - The Blues
- 1962 - Tupelo Blues
- 1963 - Don't Turn Me from Your Door: John Lee Hooker Sings His Blues
- 1964 - Burning Hell
- 1964 - Great Blues Sounds
- 1964 - I Want to Shout the Blues
- 1964 - The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
- 1964 - The Great John Lee Hooker (Japan only)
- 1965 - Hooker & The Hogs
- 1966 - It Serves You Right to Suffer
- 1966 - The Real Folk Blues
- 1967 - Live at Cafè Au Go-Go
- 1968 - Hooked on Blues
- 1969 - Get Back Home
- 1969 - If You Miss'Im I Got'Im
- 1969 - Simply The Truth
- 1969 - That's Where It's At!
- 1969 - Get Back Home (First Issue)
- 1970 - If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im
- 1970 - John Lee Hooker on the Waterfront
- 1970 - Moanin' and Stompin' Blues
- 1971 - Endless Boogie
- 1971 - Goin' Down Highway 51
- 1971 - Half A Stranger
- 1971 - Hooker'n'Heat/Infinite boogie
- 1971 - I Feel Good
- 1971 - Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
- 1972 - Detroit Special
- 1972 - Live At Soledad Prison
- 1974 - Free Beer And Chicken
- 1974 - Mad Man Blues
- 1976 - Alone
- 1976 - In Person
- 1977 - Black Snake
- 1977 - Dusty Road
- 1978 - The Cream
- 1979 - Sad And Lonesome
- 1980 - Everybody Rockin'
- 1980 - Sittin' Here Thinkin'
- 1981 - Hooker 'n' Heat (Recorded Live at the Fox Venice Theatre)
- 1987 - Jealous
- 1988 - Trouble Blues
- 1989 - Highway Of Blues
- 1989 - John Lee Hooker's 40th Anniversary Album
- 1989 - The Detroit Lion
- 1989 - The Healer
- 1990 - Don't You Remember Me
- 1991 - More Real Folk Blues: The Missing Album
- 1991 - Mr. Lucky
- 1992 - Boom Boom
- 1992 - This Is Hip
- 1992 - Urban Blues
- 1993 - Nothing But The Blues
- 1994 - King of the Boogie
- 1994 - Original Folk Blues...Plus
- 1994 - Dimples (Classic Blues)
- 1995 - Alternative Boogie: Early Studio Recordings, 1948-1952
- 1995 - Chill Out
- 1996 - Moanin' the Blues (Eclipse)
- 1996 - Alone: The First Concert
- 1997 - Don't Look Back
- 1997 - Alone: The Second Concert
- 1998 - Black Man Blues
- 2000 - On Campus
- 2001 - Concert at Newport
- 2001 - The Cream (Re-issue)
- 2001 - The Real Blues: Live in Houston 1979
- 2002 - Live At Newport
- 2003 - Face to Face
- 2003 - Burning Hell (Our World)
- 2003 - Rock With Me
- 2004 - Jack O' Diamonds
Kompilaasjes
- 1974 - Mad Man Blues (Chess 1951-1966)
- 1989 - The Hook: 20 Years of Hits
- 1991 - Hobo Blues
- 1991 - The Chess Masters
- 1991 - The Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions
- 1991 - The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990
- 1992 - Best Of:1965-1974
- 1992 - The Ultimate Collection (Universal)
- 1992 - The Vee-Jay Years, 1955 - 1964
- 1993 - Boom Boom (UK only)
- 1993 - The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954
- 1994 - Blues Collection
- 1994 - John Lee Hooker (LaserLight)
- 1994 - The Early Years
- 1994 - Wandering Blues
- 1995 - The Very Best Of
- 1996 - Blues Legend
- 1996 - Live at Cafe au Go-Go (and Soledad Prison)
- 1997 - His Best Chess Sides
- 1997 - Live In Concert
- 1997 - The Essential Collection
- 1998 - The Best of Friends
- 1998 - The Complete 50's Chess Recordings
- 1999 - Best of John Lee Hooker: 20th Century Masters
- 1999 - This Is Hip [The Best Of]
- 2000 - The Definitive Collection
- 2001 - Born With The Blues
- 2001 - Gold Collection
- 2001 - Legendary Blues Recordings: John Lee Hooker
- 2002 - Blues Before Sunrise
- 2002 - The Complete - Vol. 1 [Body & Soul]
- 2002 - The Complete - Vol. 2 [Body & Soul]
- 2002 - The Complete - Vol. 3 [Body & Soul]
- 2002 - The Complete - Vol. 4 [Body & Soul]
- 2002 - The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues
- 2002 - Timeless Collection
- 2003 - Blues Kingpins
- 2003 - Boogie Man
- 2003 - Final Recordings, Vol. 1: Face to Face
- 2003 - The Collection 1948-52
- 2004 - Don't Look Back: Complete Blues
- 2004 - The Complete - Vol. 5 [Body & Soul]
- 2005 - The Complete - Vol. 6 [Body & Soul]
Filmography
Hooker ferskynde en song yn The Blues Brothers (1980).