John Lee Hooker

1917
Naşterea lui John Lee Hooker 

John Lee Hooker este un chitarist de blues şi cântăreţ  american, nascut pe 22 august 1917, lângă Clarksdale, Mississippi. Printre cele mai cunoscute melodii se numără " Boogie Chillen "(1948) şi" Boom Boom "(1962).Stilul său unic şi autentic,  a făcut din el unul dintre cei mai importanţi artişti din această muzică şi influenţa acesteia asupra Blues si Rock a lungul secolului XX este considerabilă. El a murit pe 21 iunie 2001.

Recunoaşterea

• A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991
• Inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2007.
• 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, "Don't Look Back" (with Van Morrison)
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000
• Two of his songs, "Boogie Chillen" and "Boom Boom" were named to the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. "Boogie Chillen" was included as one of the Songs of the Century.

Born	August 22, 1917Coahoma County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	June 21, 2001 (aged 83)Los Altos, California, U.S.
Genres	Talking blues, Electric blues, Delta blues
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, Musician
Instruments	Guitar, Vocals
Years active	1948-2001