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John Lee Hooker
Real Name: John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Born: August 22, 1912 in Tutwiler, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA.
Died: June 21, 2001 in Los Altos, California, USA.
Some of his best known songs include "Boogie Chillen'" (1948), "Crawling King Snake" (1949), "Dimples" (1956), "Boom Boom" (1962), and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (1966). Several of his later albums, including The Healer (1989), Mr. Lucky (1991), Chill Out (1995), and Don't Look Back (1997), were album chart successes in the U.S. and UK.
Father of John Lee Hooker, Jr. (b. 1952 in Detroit, Michigan). Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 (Performer).
