John Lee Hooker was still churning out R&B-influenced electric blues with a rhythm section for Vee Jay when he recorded in April 1959 The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker, his first album packaged for the folk/traditional blues market. He plays nothing but acoustic guitar, and seems to have selected a repertoire with old-school country-blues in mind. It's unimpressive only within the context of Hooker's body of work; in comparison with other solo outings, the guitar sounds thin, and the approach restrained.
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John Lee Hooker was still churning out R&B-influenced electric blues with a rhythm section for Vee Jay when he recorded in April 1959 The Country… read more
John Lee Hooker was still churning out R&B-influenced electric blues with a rhythm section for Vee Jay when he recorded in April 1959 The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker, his first … read more
John Lee Hooker (Coahoma County, Mississippi, August 22, 1917 – Los Altos, California, June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. 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). There is some debate as to the year of John Lee Hooker's birth, 1915, 1917, 1920, and 1923 have all b… read more
John Lee Hooker (Coahoma County, Mississippi, August 22, 1917 – Los Altos, California, June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. John Lee Hoo… read more
John Lee Hooker (Coahoma County, Mississippi, August 22, 1917 – Los Altos, California, June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. John Lee Hooker could be said to embody his own unique gen… read more