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8 unusual facts about John Lee Hooker


Gene Deitch

He was also an amateur sound recordist, who made tape recordings of artists like John Lee Hooker and Pete Seeger.

John Hooker

John Lee Hooker, (1912 – 2001), American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Lee Hooker, Jr.

Born in Detroit, Hooker was performing live on local radio stations by the time he was 8 years old, and toured with his father as a teenager.

Kelly Sullivan

Other well-known works include depictions of musical icons including Dave Matthews Band, B.B. King, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Rogers, Pete Seeger, Koko Taylor, Clarence Clemons, John Lee Hooker.

Montreal International Jazz Festival

The Montreal Jazz Festival was conceived by Alain Simard, who had spent much of the 1970s working with Productions Kosmos bringing artists such as Chick Corea, Dave Brubeck, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker and others to Montreal to perform.

The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two

#"Don't Look Back" (John Lee Hooker) - 3:20

But also included were a 1960s Them cover of John Lee Hooker's "Don't Look Back" and "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" a Bob Dylan cover.

Tupelo Soul

The newly formed quartet hesitates between several names before finally choosing Tupelo Soul, referring to Presley brothers and to a John Lee Hooker song, covered by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.


Alan Haynes

Alan has been playing professionally since the 1970s and has performed with a variety of Blues legends that include Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Albert Collins, Albert King, The Fabulous Thunderbirds (1980's version with Jimmie Vaughan), Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, and Otis Rush among others.

Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects

Hastings Street was most famously referenced in the John Lee Hooker song, "Boogie Chillen'".

Camlin Hotel

In the ensuing years, the Cloud Room hosted numerous famous faces, among them Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, and Elvis Costello.

Dan Brodie

The album was engineered by Oz Fritz (Tom Waits) and produced by John Wooler (Iggy Pop, John Lee Hooker) 2002 also saw Brodie sign with French label, "Last Call Records" and tour extensively throughout France in the same year.

Duke Jupiter

After the release of their first album Sweet Cheeks in 1978, Duke started touring with national acts, including, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Bowie, Bob Seger, Robert Palmer, B. B. King, Toto, Sea Level, Huey Lewis and the News, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Blue Öyster Cult, The Charlie Daniels Band, Outlaws and John Lee Hooker.

Gabriel Rosati

After academic studies he has performed since 1986 with greats such as Fred Bongusto, Pino Daniele, Vinicio Capossela, Billy Preston, Santana, Malo, Os Originais do Samba, John Lee Hooker, Oreste Vilatos, John Handy, Bob Mintzer, the Checkmates, Rique Pantoja, etc..

Joel Rafael

As a solo performer and with his band, he opened shows throughout the southwestern United States for artists including Crosby, Stills and Nash, Sheryl Crow, Laura Nyro, Taj Mahal, Iris DeMent, Emmylou Harris and the legendary John Lee Hooker.

L.A. Woman

It allowed Jim Morrison to express his 'old blues man' personality as it gave him the freedom to sing the Blues music that he was influenced by as a child, including musicians such as Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker.

Leather Nun

Inspired by such groups and artists like John Lee Hooker, The Mothers of Invention, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Rory Gallagher and Mick Ronson, The Leather Nun released their debut EP, Slow Death, in November 1979, featuring a recording of "Death Threats" from 1978 and three newly recorded tracks.

Maxwell Street

The scene opens with John Lee Hooker playing his song Boom Boom with Big Walter Horton playing harmonica, on the street before the film's stars, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, enter a restaurant owned and operated by Aretha Franklin looking for Matt "Guitar" Murphy and "Blue" Lou Marini.

Mick Glossop

Glossop was initially known for recording and producing new wave and punk bands such as Magazine, Public Image Ltd, The Ruts, The Skids and Penetration, but also had success working with many other artists, including Kevin Coyne, The Waterboys, Furniture, The Wonder Stuff, Frank Zappa, Paul Brady, Ian Gillan,RiTA, John Lee Hooker and Lloyd Cole.

Sweetwater Saloon

Sweetwater was a bar located in Mill Valley, California with a 30 year history of live musical performances by the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Jerry Garcia, The String Cheese Incident, John Lee Hooker and Carlos Santana.

Tavastia Club

During this time a few popular foreign acts played in the club as well, including Tom Waits, John Lee Hooker and Dr. Feelgood.

Terraplane Blues

"Terraplane Blues" has been recorded by a variety of artists, including Mickey Baker, Rory Block, Canned Heat, Eric Clapton, Foghat, Peter Green, John Hammond, Jr., John Lee Hooker, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Tony McPhee, Elliott Murphy, Lonnie Pitchford, Paul Pena, and Roy Rogers.

The Exchange, Bristol

A regular Tuesday night club called The Bristol Chinese R'n'B and Jazz Club was also established which attracted American Blues singers including John Lee Hooker, Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter.

Tony Glover

He has also authored liner notes for John Hammond, Sonny Terry, John Lee Hooker, Michael Lessac, Sonny & Brownie, Willie & The Bees, The Jayhawks, and The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert.

Vivian Carter

During the 1950s and early 1960s Vee-Jay grew to become a major independent record label with acts including The Spaniels, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, The Four Seasons and, for a time, The Beatles.


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Hoodoo Rhythm Devils

The Hoodoos toured extensively that year playing with Savoy Brown, The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, Graham Central Station, Tower of Power, Mott the Hoople, Bloodrock, and The Tubes.

Luther Tucker

For several years he worked with John Lee Hooker's band, Grayson Street, L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson, and as a house musician at Clifford Antone's club in Austin, Texas.