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Aka "The Boogie Man"
Given Name: John Lee Hooker
Born: August 17, 1920 Clarksdale, MS
Died: June 21st. 2001 in his sleep at age 83
Hit Songs: "Boom Boom", "Sally Mae", "Boogie Chillin", "Baby Lee", "Dimples"...
The Blues Hall of Fame ® Email from "Norman Bishop, UK" 3/21/02, Possibly the Greatest Delta Bluesman to have played to the current generation of blues fans. Who can have failed to be moved by his feeling for the blues. The original Boogie Man who never let structure get in the way of putting the Blues across. Every Artist that has backed this musician has been proud and privileged to do so. He was already called a veteran of the Blues in the early fifties and he gave us forty more years.
The Blues Hall of Fame ® is honored to have John Lee Hooker listed as a Legendary Blues Artist.
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John Lee Hooker Exhibit in The Blues Hall of Fame ®