John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker (* woarscheins am 22. August 1917 z Clarksdale, Mississippi; † 21. Juni 2001 z Los Altos, Kalifornien, USA) wor oana vo de bedeitadstn Bluesmusikantn vo oin Zeidn.

John Lee Hooker ban Long Beach Blues Festival (1997)

Musi

Da John Lee hod an oanzigoartign Stui entwicklt, wo midn Delta Blues no am ehestn z doa hod und inspiriad vom Boogie-Woogie Piano-Stui. Dazua wor sei Marknzoachn a Oart vo Sprech-Blues (talking blues). Ea hod sei oagnas Blues-Genre gschoffa und damit bis heit an groussn Eihfluss auf nochfoigade Musikantngenerationa. Wia ban friaan Delta-Blues worn seine Text moast ohne Reim.

Seine bekanntastn Liadln san "Boogie Chillen'" (1948), "Crawling King Snake" (1949), "I'm in the Mood" (1951), "Dimples" (1956), "Boom Boom" (1962) und "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (1966). "Boogie Chillen'" (1948), "I'm in the Mood" worn Numma oans in de Billboard-Charts (R & B).

Seine Liadln san oft nochgspuit woan. Coverversiona gibts z. B. vo Cream, AC/DC, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, The Yardbirds, The Animals, The Doors und vo da The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

Ruhmeshoin vom Blues

1980 is a in de Blues Hall of Fame afgnumma worn, 2009 is sei Liad "Boom Boom" dazuakema.

Diskografie (Auszug)

A voistendige Diskografie vom Hooker gibts woarscheins gor ned. Easchtns is a unta vaschiedanan Nam afdredn, wia beispuisweis Texas Slim, Delta John, John Lee Booker, zwoatns hod a gleizeidi fia zig vaschiedane Blottnafiamen afgnumma und drittns is a Doal vo seim Weak ban Universal Brand 2008 zastead worn.

2007 . Chill out (Remaster)
2005 . Blues is the Healer 10CD
2003 . Face to face
2003 . John Lee Hooker 2CD Luxury Edition
2001 . John Lee Hooker 2CD Deluxe Edition; Dejavu Retro Gold Collection
2000 . The Golden Collection John Lee Hooker 2CD
1998 · The Best Of Friends
1997 · Don't Look Back (zwoa Grammys)
1996 · Hooker & The Hogs (1965)
1996 · Jealous (1986) (Grammy)
1995 · Alternative Boogie: Early Studio Recordings 1948-1952
1995 · Chill Out (Grammy)
1995 · Whiskey & Wimmen
1994 · Legendary Modern Recordings (1948-1954)
1994 · The Healer (1989) (Grammy, Wiedervaeffentlichung vom Remaster-Label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) ois 24 Karat Gold-CD)
1993 · Everybody's Blues (1950-1954)
1993 · Urban Blues (1967-69)
1992 · Boom Boom (Grammy-Nominierung)
1992 · The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (1959)
1992 · Graveyard Blues (1949-1950)
1991 · The Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions (1966)
1991 · Introducing John Lee Hooker (1951-1971)
1991 · Mr. Lucky (Grammy)
1991 · More Real Folk Blues / The Missing Album (1966)
1991 · The Ultimate Collection (1948-1990)
1990 · Live At Sugarhill vol.1&2 (1962)
1989 · The Healer (Grammy)
1989 · John Lee Hooker - Alone
1988 · Get Back Home (1969)
1979 · Sad And Lonesome (1961)
1979 · That´s Where It´s At! (1969)
1978 · The Cream
1974 · Free Beer and Chicken
1973 · Mad Man Blues
1972 · Boogie Chillun
1972 · Detroit Special
1972 · Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
1971 · Coast To Coast Blues Band
1971 · Hooker 'n' Heat
1970 · Endless Boogie
1970 · Moanin' And Stompin' The Blues
1968 · Simply The Truth
1967 · Live At The Cafe Au Go-Go
1967 . Urban Blues
1966 · The Real Folk Blue
1966 · It Serves You Right To Suffer
1964 · Concert At Newport
1963 · The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
1963 · On Campus
1963 · Solid Sender
1962 · Burnin'
1962 · Don't Turn Me From Your Door
1961 · The Folklore of John Lee Hooker
1961 · John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues
1960 · House Of The Blues
1960 · That's My Story
1960 · Travelin'
1959 · Burning Hell
1959 · The Folk Blues of John Lee Hooker
1959 · I'm John Lee Hooker
1952 . Boogie Man
1951 · How Long Blues
1949 · Original Folk Blues (1948-1954)
1947 . No Shoes

Auszeichnunga

Blues Hall of Fame in 1980
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991

Grammy Awards

Best Traditional Blues Recording, 1990 for I'm in the Mood (with Bonnie Raitt)
Best Traditional Blues Recording, 1998 for Don't Look Back
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, 1998, fia Don't Look Back (mit Van Morrison)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000

Boogie Chille is in de Songs of the Century gwejd worn.

Fuim

The Blues Brothers on Maxwell Street (Chicago) outside the Aretha Franklin's restaurant (1980)
John Lee Hooker & Furry Lewis DVD (1995)
John Lee Hooker Rare Performances 1960 - 1984 DVD (2002)
John Lee Hooker - Bits and pieces about ... DVD + CD (2006)
John Lee Hooker & Friends 1984-92 (1996)

Bibliographien

Boogie Man: Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American 20th Century, by Charles Shaar Murray, ISBN 0-14-016890-7.
Lee Hooker - That's my story, Documentary by Jörg Bundschuh
The Guinness Who's Who of Blues Edited by Colin Larkin. Second Edition 1995. Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0-85112-673.

Im Netz

Hoamseitn (englisch)
John Lee Hooker Resource Page The World's Greatest Blues Singer (with Session Discography and Year-by-Year Recap)
John Lee Hooker 1980 Blues Foundation Induction into Hall of Fame
Dokumentarfuim iwan John Lee Hooker
The Boom Boom Room San Francisco nightclub founded by Hooker
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer af Youtube