John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an African-American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark. Though similar to the early Delta blues, his music was metrically free. John Lee Hooker could be said to embody his own unique genre of the blues, often incorporating the boogie-woogie piano style and a driving rhythm into his masterful and idiosyncratic blues guitar and singing. His best known songs include "Boogie Chillen" (1948) and "Boom Boom" (1962).



TrackList

01. Mad Man Blues

02. Hey Boogie

03. Just Me And My Telephone

04. I Don't Want Your Money

05. Hey Baby

06. The Journey

07. Bluebird

08. Apologize

09. Lonely Boy Boogie

10. Please Don't Go

11. Worried Life Blues

12. Blues For Big Town

13. Big Fine Woman

14. Blues For Christmas