John Lee Hooker
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 

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).

Eksterne ferwizing
 De folseine diskografy fan John Lee Hooker
 Offisjele webstee

Amerikaansk muzikant
Amerikaansk bluesartyst
Amerikaansk gitarist
Amerikaansk sjonger
Grammy-winner
Amerikaansk muzikant fan Afro-Amerikaansk komôf
Persoan berne yn 1917
Persoan stoarn yn 2001