John Lee Hooker (22 Aug 1917 - 21 Jun 2001)

Male Person - United States US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist

 Also known as (8)

Releases (433)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The Blues 1960
  2. Folk Blues 1962
  3. John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues 1962
  4. The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1962
  5. Is He the World’s Greatest Blues Singer? 1966
  6. Original Folk Blues 1967
  7. John Lee Hooker 1968
  8. No Friend Around 1969
  9. Moanin' and Stompin' Blues 1970
  10. The Real Blues 1970
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Album

  1. The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker 1959
  2. House of the Blues 1959
  3. I’m John Lee Hooker 1959
  4. Travelin’ 1960
  5. John Lee Hooker Sings Blues 1960
  6. That’s My Story (Sings the Blues) 1960
  7. Plays and Sings the Blues 1961
  8. The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker 1961
  9. Burnin’ 1962
  10. John Lee Hooker 1962
  11. Don’t Turn Me From Your Door Feb 1963
  12. The Great John Lee Hooker 1963
  13. On Campus 1963
  14. The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker 1963
  15. Burning Hell 1964
  16. It Serve You Right to Suffer Jun 1966
  17. The Real Folk Blues 1966
  18. Urban Blues 1967
  19. That's Where It's At! 1969
  20. Simply the Truth 1969
  21. I Wanna Dance All Night 1970
  22. On the Waterfront 1970
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Album - Live

  1. Concert at Newport 1964
  2. Live at the Café au Go-Go 1967
  3. Live at Sugarhill 1968
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Other - Compilation / Live

  1. Boogie Chillun 1974
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Other - Compilation

  1. This Is Hip 1980
  2. The Collection 1992
  3. 16 Original Albums & Bonus Tracks 28 Aug 2015
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Other

  1. Blues for Big Town
  2. Col. Maestros Del Jazz & Blues
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Relationships (2)

Children

  1. John Lee Hooker, Jr.
  2. Zakiya Hooker

Recordings by (1,752)

  1. Boogie Chillen’ ?:?? (03 Nov 1948)
  2. Sally Mae 3:10 (03 Nov 1948)
  3. Hobo Blues 3:02 (Mar 1949)
  4. Hoogie Boogie 2:57 (Mar 1949)
  5. Crawlin’ King Snake ?:?? (Oct 1949)
  6. Driftin’ From Door to Door ?:?? (Oct 1949)
  7. Wandering Blues ?:?? (1950)
  8. House Rent Boogie ?:?? (1950)
  9. John L's House Rent Boogie ?:?? (May 1951)
  10. Queen Bee ?:?? (May 1951)
  11. I’m in the Mood ?:?? (Sep 1951)
  12. How Can You Do It ?:?? (Sep 1951)
  13. Ground Hog Blues ?:?? (Oct 1951)
  14. Louise ?:?? (Oct 1951)
  15. Dimples 2:09 (Aug 1956)
  16. Baby Lee ?:?? (Aug 1956)
  17. Unfriendly Woman 2:48 (1958)
  18. You Can Lead Me Baby 2:42 (1958)
  19. Nightmare Blues 2:59 (1959)
  20. Moaning Blues 3:05 (1959)
  21. Don’t Go Baby 3:18 (1959)
  22. Thinking Blues 3:03 (1959)
  23. Late Last Night 3:03 (1959)
  24. Devil’s Jump 3:52 (1959)
  25. Tupelo Blues 3:24 (1959)
  26. It’s My Own Fault Darling 3:00 (1959)
  27. Walkin’ the Boogie 2:44 (1959) 1952-04-24
  28. Ramblin’ By Myself 3:20 (1959)
  29. Down at the Landing 2:56 (1959)
  30. Women and Money 2:57 (1959)
  31. Bundle Up and Go 2:15 (1959)
  32. Black Snake 3:33 (1959)
  33. How Long Blues 2:16 (1959)
  34. Wobblin’ Baby 2:52 (1959)
  35. She’s Long, She’s Tall, She Weeps Like a Willow Tree 2:49 (1959)
  36. Pea Vine Special 3:11 (1959)
  37. I’m Prison Bound 4:00 (1959)
  38. I Rowed a Little Boat 3:27 (1959)
  39. Water Boy 3:00 (1959)
  40. Church Bell Tone 3:45 (1959)
  41. Good Mornin’ Lil’ School Girl 3:41 (1959)
  42. Behind the Plow 4:22 (1959)
  43. Sugar Mama 3:15 (1959)
  44. Boogie Chillun 2:35 (1959)
  45. I’m So Excited 2:54 (1959)
  46. I Love You Honey 2:34 (1959)
  47. Little Wheel 2:36 (1959)
  48. Maudie 2:20 (1959)
  49. Every Night 2:59 (1959)
  50. Time Is Marching 3:02 (1959)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Hoogie Boogie 2:57 John Lee Hooker (Mar 1949) guitar
  2. Time Is Marching 3:02 John Lee Hooker (1959) guitar
  3. Love Blues 3:00 John Lee Hooker (1959) guitar
  4. Down at the Landing 2:56 John Lee Hooker (1959) guitar
  5. Tupelo Blues 3:24 John Lee Hooker (1959) guitar
  6. Sugar Mama 3:15 John Lee Hooker (1959) guitar
  7. High Priced Woman 2:44 John Lee Hooker (1959) guitar
  8. It’s My Own Fault Darling 3:00 John Lee Hooker (1959) guitar
  9. Union Station Blues 2:57 John Lee Hooker (1959) guitar
  10. Walkin’ the Boogie 2:44 John Lee Hooker (1959) guitar
  11. Tupolo (or Backwater Blues) 3:27 John Lee Hooker (1960) guitar
  12. Crawling King Snake 3:01 John Lee Hooker (1960) guitar
  13. Boogie Chillen 3:09 John Lee Hooker (1960) guitar
  14. Worried Life Blues 3:06 John Lee Hooker (1961) guitar
  15. Please Don’t Go 2:30 John Lee Hooker (1961) guitar
  16. Mad Man Blues 2:45 John Lee Hooker (1961) guitar
  17. Hey Baby 3:29 John Lee Hooker (1961) guitar
  18. I’m Going Upstairs 2:55 John Lee Hooker (1961) guitar
  19. I Don’t Want Your Money 3:04 John Lee Hooker (1961) guitar
  20. Apologize 3:04 John Lee Hooker (1961) guitar
  21. Boom Boom 2:31 John Lee Hooker (1962) guitar
  22. Shake It Baby 4:22 John Lee Hooker (Jun 1966) guitar
  23. Peace Lovin’ Man 3:49 John Lee Hooker (1966) guitar
  24. The Waterfront 5:21 John Lee Hooker (1966) guitar
  25. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer 3:00 John Lee Hooker (1966) guitar

Vocals

  1. Hoogie Boogie 2:57 John Lee Hooker (Mar 1949)
  2. Time Is Marching 3:02 John Lee Hooker (1959)
  3. Love Blues 3:00 John Lee Hooker (1959)
  4. Down at the Landing 2:56 John Lee Hooker (1959)
  5. High Priced Woman 2:44 John Lee Hooker (1959)
  6. Union Station Blues 2:57 John Lee Hooker (1959)
  7. Sugar Mama 3:15 John Lee Hooker (1959)
  8. It’s My Own Fault Darling 3:00 John Lee Hooker (1959)
  9. Tupelo Blues 3:24 John Lee Hooker (1959)
  10. I’m So Excited 2:54 John Lee Hooker (1959)
  11. Walkin’ the Boogie 2:44 John Lee Hooker (1959)
  12. Crawling King Snake 3:01 John Lee Hooker (1960)
  13. Boogie Chillen 3:09 John Lee Hooker (1960)
  14. Tupolo (or Backwater Blues) 3:27 John Lee Hooker (1960)
  15. I Don’t Want Your Money 3:04 John Lee Hooker (1961)
  16. Hey Baby 3:29 John Lee Hooker (1961)
  17. Mad Man Blues 2:45 John Lee Hooker (1961)
  18. Worried Life Blues 3:06 John Lee Hooker (1961)
  19. Please Don’t Go 2:30 John Lee Hooker (1961)
  20. Apologize 3:04 John Lee Hooker (1961)
  21. I’m Going Upstairs 2:55 John Lee Hooker (1961)
  22. Boom Boom 2:31 John Lee Hooker (1962)
  23. Shake It Baby 4:22 John Lee Hooker (Jun 1966)
  24. The Waterfront 5:21 John Lee Hooker (1966) lead vocals
  25. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer 3:00 John Lee Hooker (1966) lead vocals

Credited as (167)

  1. John Lee Hooker
  2. John Lee Hooker & The Groundhogs
  3. John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt
  4. John Lee Hooker & Carlos Santana
  5. Branford Marsalis and John Lee Hooker
  6. Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker
  7. Van Morrison & John Lee Hooker
  8. Booker T. Jones, Bruce Gary, John Lee Hooker, Phil Chen & Randy California
  9. Van Morrison with John Lee Hooker
  10. Van Morrison and John Lee Hooker
  11. B.B. King & John Lee Hooker
  12. John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy & Fred Below
  13. John Lee Hooker with The Robert Cray Band
  14. B.B. King feat. John Lee Hooker
  15. John Lee Hooker & John Hammond
  16. Chicago Blues Band with John Lee Hooker
  17. John Lee Hooker with Carlos Santana & The Santana Band
  18. Zucchero feat. John Lee Hooker
  19. John Lee Hooker feat. Canned Heat
  20. John Lee Hooker feat. Bonnie Raitt
  21. John Lee Hooker feat. Carlos Santana
  22. John Lee Hooker feat. Van Morrison
  23. John Lee Hooker with Bonnie Raitt
  24. Zucchero with John Lee Hooker
  25. Bob Dylan feat. John Lee Hooker
  26. John Lee Hooker & Carlos Santana & The Santana Band
  27. John Lee Hooker & Robert Cray
  28. John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat
  29. John Lee Hooker & Los Lobos
  30. John Lee Hooker & George Thorogood
  31. John Lee Hooker & Charlie Musselwhite
  32. Stick McGhee / John Lee Hooker
  33. John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana & The Santana Band
  34. John Lee Hooker feat. Roy Rogers
  35. John Lee Hooker feat. Bonnie Raitt & Roy Rogers
  36. Van Morrison feat. John Lee Hooker
  37. Santana duet with John Lee Hooker
  38. The Funk Brothers feat. John Lee Hooker
  39. John Lee Hooker with The Groundhogs
  40. John Lee Hooker feat. Robert Cray
  41. John Lee Hooker feat. Ry Cooder
  42. John Lee Hooker feat. Jimmie Vaughan
  43. John Lee Hooker feat. Charles Brown
  44. John Lee Hooker feat. Los Lobos
  45. John Lee Hooker feat. Eric Clapton
  46. John Lee Hooker feat. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite
  47. John Lee Hooker feat. Ry Cooder & Ike Turner
  48. John Lee Hooker, Booker T & Randy California
  49. AC/DC & John Lee Hooker
  50. John Lee Hooker / B.B. King
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Works (599)

Wrote

  1. Boogie Chillen’ (1948)
  2. I Feel So Good
  3. Bluebird
  4. Mambo Chillun
  5. Crawlin' Black Spider
  6. I'm So Worried Baby
  7. I See You When You're Weak
  8. Rosie Mae
  9. Little Wheel
  10. I Love You Honey
  11. Baby Lee
  12. Stop Talking
  13. Nightmare
  14. Flowers on the Hour
  15. (I Got) A Good ’Un
  16. Kick Hit 4 Hit Kix U
  17. Standin’ at the Crossroads
  18. Pots On, Gas on High
  19. We Might as Well Call It Through (I Didn’t Get Married to Your Two‐Timing Mother)
  20. Doin’ the Shout
  21. A Sheep Out on the Foam
  22. I Don’t Need No Steam Heat
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Composed

  1. When My First Wife Left Me
  2. This Land Is Nobody’s Land
  3. Deep Blue Sea
  4. House Rent Blues
  5. Nobody Knows
  6. Mustang and GTO
  7. Lead Me (You Can Lead Me Baby)
  8. Catfish Blues
  9. Pouring Down Rain
  10. Goin’ South
  11. Don’t Turn Me From Your Door
  12. Blue Monday
  13. My Baby Put Me Down
  14. Mini Skirts
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Lyrics

  1. Dimples (1956)
  2. Travellin’ Blues
  3. Boom Boom
  4. Whiskey and Wimmen
  5. I’m Going Upstairs
  6. Black Snake
  7. When My First Wife Left Me
  8. Hard Headed Woman
  9. Every Night
  10. Walkin’ the Boogie
  11. Love Blues
  12. You’re Wrong
  13. Good Rockin’ Mama
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Dedicated Works

  1. Composition No. 346
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Events (3)

Main Performer At

  1. Guinness Fleadh Festival 1998: Chicago
  2. Guinness Fleadh Festival 1998: San Francisco
  3. The 1991 Induction Ceremony

Links (35)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.johnleehooker.com/

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Lyrics Page

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Songkick

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Discogs

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Allmusic

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Imdb

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VIAF ID

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Wikidata

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Secondhandsongs

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Stream For Free

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Purchase Music For Download

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Streaming Page

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  2. https://tidal.com/artist/14835

Fan Pages

  1. http://web.telia.com/~u19104970/johnnielee.html

Picture

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  2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Lee_Hooker_two.jpg

BBC Music

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Discography Pages

  1. http://www.angelfire.com/mn/coasters/hook/hooker.htm
  2. http://jlhvinyl.com/