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A blues guitarist, Hooker developed his unique primal style in his teens, setting an unforgettable raw mood in songs like Boom Boom, Boogie Chillen, and in over 100 albums, some recorded under different names. In 2000 he won his fourth Grammy -- for Lifetime Achievement. "All you need to hear from John Lee Hooker is a growl," remembers Alex Andreas, manager of the John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom club in San Francisco. "One 'Hey! Hey!' One raspy, gritty growl from John Lee Hooker, and it's enough to turn a crowd inside out." Hooker died June 21 at home in California. He was 80. From This is True for 17 June 2001 Suggestions for further reading:
 By: John Lee Hooker List Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $15.56 Editorial Review: A classic collection of 20 songs from this legendary blues guitarist, including: Boom Boom * It Serves Me Right to Suffer * Louise * One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer * and many more. Wonder, Love, and Praise: A Supplement to the Hymnal 1982 By: John Lee Hooker List Price: $45.00 Amazon Price: $45.00 John Lee Hooker - Guitar Signature Licks (cd/pkg) By: John Lee Hooker List Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $13.57  By: Charles Shaar Murray List Price: $17.95 Amazon Price: $17.95 Editorial Review: With John Lee Hooker’s death in June 2001 the world lost one of the last great Mississippi Delta bluesmen. Acclaimed writer Charles Schaar Murray’s Boogie Man is the authorized and authoritative biography of this musician whose extraordinary career spanned over fifty years and included over one-hundred albums and five Grammy Awards. Murray was given unparalleled access to Hooker, and lets him tell his own story in his own words, from life in the Deep South to San Francisco, from the 1948 blues anthem “Boogie Chillen” to the Grammy-winning album The Healer nearly a half-century later. Boogie Man is far more than merely a brilliant biography of one man; it also gives the story of the music that inspired him. “When I die,” Hooker said, they’ll bury the blues with me. But the blues will never die.” Here is the book that does him and his music full justice.  By: Timothy Kennedy List Price: $40.00 Amazon Price: $40.00 Editorial Review: This signed, limited edition, hardcover is a showcase for 16 photographs Tim Kennedy took in the 1970s of blues legend John Lee Hooker. Hooker was performing at a Summer Solstice celebration in Alaska and invited Tim to come up on stage with him during the concert. The intimate photos Tim took capture the energy and personality of the singer. |
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