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John Lee Hooker (1917–2001)

Author of The Healer

192+ Works 513 Members 9 Reviews 1 Favorited

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Works by John Lee Hooker

The Healer (1997) 29 copies
Boom Boom (1997) 26 copies
Mr Lucky (1991) 23 copies, 1 review
Don't Look Back (1997) 19 copies
The Best of John Lee Hooker 1965 - 1974 (1992) 13 copies, 1 review
Chill Out (2007) 12 copies
The Best Of John Lee Hooker (1998) 10 copies
John Lee Hooker (1994) 10 copies
The Best of Friends (2017) 10 copies
Boogie Chillun (2013) 9 copies, 1 review
House of the Blues (2015) 9 copies
Hooker 'N Heat (1991) 6 copies
I'm in the Mood (1993) 6 copies
Boogie Man 6 copies
I'm John Lee Hooker (2007) 6 copies
More Real Folk Blues (1991) 5 copies
The Real Folk Blues (1989) 5 copies
Graveyard Blues (1992) 4 copies
Healer (2010) 4 copies
The best of (2007) 4 copies
Burnin' (2023) 4 copies
Wandering Blues 3 copies
Travelin (2003) 3 copies
Jealous (2007) 3 copies
Definitive (2000) 3 copies
That's Where It's At! (1990) 3 copies
... Alone (2014) 3 copies
Endless Boogie (1991) 3 copies
Trouble Blues (1996) 3 copies
Burning Hell (1993) 3 copies
Blues 2 copies
Trilogy Box Set 2 copies
On the Waterfront (2012) 2 copies
The Definitive Collection (2006) 2 copies
For Sale 2 copies
That's My Story (1991) 2 copies
The Blues 2 copies
The Healer 2 copies
Blues Legend (1996) 2 copies
Urban blues 2 copies
Face to Face (2003) 2 copies
Mr. Lucky 1 copy
Burnin Hell 1 copy
World of Blues (2004) 1 copy
Very Best Of (2014) 1 copy
Boogie Awhile (2000) 1 copy
Hobo blues 1 copy
Dusty Road 1 copy
You're So Fine 1 copy, 1 review
Burnin' [rm] 1 copy
Very Best Of 1 copy
Burning Hell 1 copy
Tupelo Blues (1962) 1 copy, 1 review
The Collection (2007) 1 copy
Blues Man 1 copy
Gold (2005) 1 copy
The Boss (2000) 1 copy
Essential Collection (2001) 1 copy
In Memorium 1 copy
This Is Hip (1999) 1 copy
Anthology 1 copy
Burnin' Hell 1 copy
The Healer 1 copy
ICON (2011) 1 copy
Live at Sugar Hill 2 (2002) 1 copy
Live At Newport (2002) 1 copy
Boogie Chillen Man (1989) 1 copy
Travelin' 1 copy
One Bourbon One Scotch (2008) 1 copy

Associated Works

State of the Blues: The Living Legacy of the Delta (1999) — Preface — 39 copies
Too Long in Exile (1994) — Contributor — 22 copies
A Night in San Francisco (1994) — Contributor — 20 copies
Deep South: The Story of the Blues (2013) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Birthdate
1917-08-22
Date of death
2001-06-21
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Place of death
Los Altos, California, USA
Occupations
musician
singer
songwriter
Short biography
Farouche individualiste de l'expression profane afro-américaine, John Lee Hooker en est l'une des plus fascinantes personnalités. Né dans le Delta du Mississippi en 1917, il est plongé dès son enfance dans la tradition, essentielle et féconde qui, partie de la terre, engendra les formes citadines de blues moderne les plus dures, les plus exigeantes. Sa forme d'expression musicale, quasi-répétitive, qui ignore volontairement harmonies occidentales et adaptations formelles, sa façon de tirer des riffs obsédants de sa guitare, de s'en servir presque comme d'un instrument de percussions, sa manière de chanter de sa voix sombre, chaude, magnifique, de crier ou de murmurer, sont autant d’éléments qui, placés dans le contexte urbain de la civilisation industrielle, en font l’un des créateurs irréductibles de la vie musicale américaine. (Guide Akaï du disque 1983 : Disques Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock, p. 259)

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By 1963, I was working as a junior commercial artist at an advertising agency in London. My immediate boss, Ian, a groovy modernist with Gerry Mulligan–style short crop haircut and Chelsea boots, was very encouraging about my passion for music, something he and I both shared and used to send me on errands to Dobell’s Jazz record shop on Charing Cross Road knowing I’d be there for most of the morning till well after lunch break. It was there, in the “bins,” that I found Bob show more Dylan’s first album. Ian had sent me there to get him a John Lee Hooker release and advised me to pick up a copy for myself, as it was so wonderful. Within weeks my pal George Underwood and I had changed the name of our little R&B outfit to the Hooker Brothers and had included both Hooker’s “Tupelo” and Dylan’s version of “House of the Rising Sun” in our set. We added drums to “House,” thinking we’d made some kind of musical breakthrough, and were understandably gutted when the Animals released the song to stupendous reaction. Mind you, we had played our version live only twice, in tiny clubs south of the river Thames, in front of 40 or so people, not one of whom was an Animal. No nicking, then! show less
John Lee Hooker With Johnnie Johnson– I Want To Hug You
Bass – Steve Ehrmann
Drums – Scott Mathews
Guitar – Michael Osborn*
Piano – Johnnie Johnson
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
Words By, Music By – John Lee Hooker
2:52
2 John Lee Hooker With Robert Cray– Mr. Lucky
Bass – Richard Cousins
Drums – Kevin Hayes (2)
Guitar – Tim Kaihatsu
Organ – Jimmy Pugh
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray
Words By, Music By – Al Smith, John Lee Hooker
4:38
3 John Lee Hooker With Albert show more Collins– Backstabbers
Bass – Jim Keltner
Drums – Bowen Brown
Guitar – Albert Collins
Organ – Deacon Jones
Saxophone – Ken Baker
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
Words By, Music By – Al Smith, John Lee Hooker
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4 John Lee Hooker With Ry Cooder– This Is Hip
Bass – Nick Lowe
Drums – Jim Keltner
Guitar – Ry Cooder
Piano – Johnnie Johnson
Vocals – Bobby King, Terry Evans, Willie Greene*
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
Words By, Music By – John Lee Hooker
3:23
5 John Lee Hooker With Van Morrison & Booker T. Jones– I Cover The Waterfront
Bass – Maurice Cridlin
Drums – Scott Mathews
Organ – Booker T. Jones
Vocals – John Lee Hooker
Vocals, Guitar – Van Morrison
Words By, Music By – John Lee Hooker
6:39
6 John Lee Hooker With John Hammond*– Highway 13
Bass – Steve Ehrmann
Drums – Scott Mathews
Slide Guitar, Harmonica – John Hammond*
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
Words By, Music By – John Lee Hooker
6:32
7 John Lee Hooker With Carlos Santana– Stripped Me Naked
Bass – Benny Rietveld
Congas – Raul Rikow*
Drums – Gaylord Birch
Guitar – Carlos Santana
Keyboards – Chester Thompson (2)
Music By – Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson (2)
Timbales – Karl Perazzo
Vocals – John Lee Hooker
Words By – John Lee Hooker
4:18
8 John Lee Hooker With Johnny Winter– Susie
Bass – Jeffrey Ganz*
Drums – Tom Compton
Guitar – Johnny Winter
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
Words By, Music By – John Lee Hooker
4:23
9 John Lee Hooker With Keith Richards– Crawlin' Kingsnake
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Scott Mathews
Guitar – Keith Richards
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
Words By, Music By – John Lee Hooker
3:20
10 John Lee Hooker With John Hammond*– Father Was A Jockey
Bass – Steve Ehrmann
Drums – Scott Mathews
Guitar, Harmonica – John Hammond*
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
Words By, Music By – John Lee Hooker
4:58
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1 John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana & The Santana Band*– The Healer
Co-producer – Carlos Santana, Jim Gaines, Roy Rogers (2)
Congas – Armando Peraza
Drums – Ndugu Chancler*
Guitar – Carlos Santana
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Chester Thompson (2)
Timbales – Chepito Areas*
Vocals – John Lee Hooker
Written-By – C. Santana*, C. Thompson*, J.L. Hooker*, R. Rodgers*
5:36
2 John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt– I'm In The Mood
Drums – Scott Matthews*
Guitar – Roy Rogers (2)
Vocals, Guitar – John show more Lee Hooker
Vocals, Guitar [Slide] – Bonnie Raitt
4:30
3 John Lee Hooker & Robert Cray– Baby Lee
Bass – Richard Cousins
Drums – Scott Matthews*
Guitar – Robert Cray
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
3:43
4 John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat– Cuttin Out
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Fito de la Parra
Guitar – Henry Vestine
Guitar [Slide] – Roy Rogers (2)
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
4:35
5 John Lee Hooker & Los Lobos– Think Twice Before You Go
Bass – Conrad Lozano
Drums – Louie Perez
Guitar – Cesar Rosas
Guitar, Accordion – David Hidalgo
Saxophone – Steve Berlin
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
2:58
6 John Lee Hooker & George Thorogood– Sally Mae
Guitar – George Thorogood
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
3:15
7 John Lee Hooker & Charlie Musselwhite– That's Alright
Bass – Steve Ehrmann
Drums – Scott Matthews*
Guitar – Roy Rogers (2)
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
4:23
8 John Lee Hooker– Rockin Chair
Vocals, Steel Guitar [National Steel] – John Lee Hooker
4:09
9 John Lee Hooker– My Dream
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Fito de la Parra
Vocals, Guitar – John Lee Hooker
4:02
10 John Lee Hooker– No Substitute
Vocals, Guitar [12-string] – John Lee Hooker
4:07
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Other Title John Lee Hooker and Coast to Coast Blues Band Live Well
Recorded At – Aula Universität Köln (Released 1978)
Bass – Roger Brouse
Drums – Ken Swank
Guitar – Jim Kahr, John Lee Hooker

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