John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker, Long Beach Müzik Festivali'nde, 31 Ağustos 1997
Genel bilgiler
Doğum	John Lee Hooker 22 Ağustos 1917 Coahoma County, Mississippi, ABD
Ölüm	21 Haziran 2001 (83 yaşında) Los Altos, Kaliforniya, ABD
Başladığı yer
Tarzlar	Blues
Meslekler	Şarkıcı, söz yazarı, gitarist
Etkin yıllar	1943–2001
Müzik şirketi	Vee-Jay, Chess, Bluesway, Point Blank, Crown, Modern, Atco, King, Specialty, Polydor, Savoy, Impulse!, Ace, Atlantic, Verve
İlişkili hareketler	Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Canned Heat
Resmî site	[1]

John Lee Hooker, (22 Ağustos 1917 – 21 Haziran 2001), Amerikalı blues şarkıcısı, söz yazarı ve gitarist.

• Hollywood Walk of Fame'de yıldız hazırlandı.
• Blues Hall of Fame'e 1980'de alındı.
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame'e 1991'de alındı.
• Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame'e 2007'de alındı.

Grammy Ödülleri:

• Best Traditional Blues Recording, 1990'da I'm in the Mood (Bonnie Raitt ile birlikte)
• Best Traditional Blues Recording, 1998'de Don't Look Back
• Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, 1998'de "Don't Look Back" (Van Morrison ile birlikte)
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000'de
• "Boogie Chillen" ve "Boom Boom" adlı iki şarkısı The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll içinde yer aldı. "Boogie Chillen" adlı şarkısı Songs of the Century içinde yer aldı.

Hooker çok sayıda tekli hazırladı, yüze yakınını 1960'larda yayınladı.^[1]
Burada erken dönem klasik kayıtları listelenmiştir.:

• Detroit Eylül 1948 - Boogie Chillen' - Modern 627 (11/48) R&B #1 (Crown LP "The Blues")
• Detroit Eylül 1948 - Hobo Blues - Modern 663 (3/49) R&B #5 (Crown LP "The Blues")
• Detroit Eylül 1948 - Crawling King Snake - Modern 714 (10/49) R&B #6 (Crown LP "The Blues")
• Detroit 7 Ağustos 1951 - I'm In the Mood - Modern 835 (9/51) R&B #1 (Crown LP "The Blues")
• Detroit 1955 başları - The Syndicator b/w Hug And Squeeze - Modern 966 (8/55) (Crown LP "Sings The Blues")
• Chicago 17 Mart 1956 - Dimples - Vee-Jay 205 (8/56) (VJ LP "I'm John Lee Hooker")
• Chicago 10 Haziran 1958 - I Love You Honey - Vee-Jay 293 (9/58) R&B #29 (VJ LP "I'm John Lee Hooker")
• Chicago 1 Mart 1960 - No Shoes - Vee-Jay 349 (4/60) R&B#21 (VJ LP "Travelin'")
• Chicago 1961 sonları - Boom Boom - Vee-Jay 438 (4/62) R&B #16 (VJ LP "Burnin'")
• Chicago 1964 ortaları - It Serves You Right (To Suffer) - Vee-Jay 708 (11/65) (VJ/Dynasty LP "In Person")

DETROIT YILLARI (1948-1955 arasındaki kayıtlar)

• 1959 - House Of The Blues (Chess)
• 1960 - The Blues (Crown) erken dönem Modern parçalar
• 1961 - Sings The Blues (Crown) - Modern parçalar
• 1961 - Plays And Sings The Blues (Chess) 1950-52 parçaları
• 1961 - Sings Blues (King)- yeniden yayım "Moanin' and Stompin'" ve "Don't You Remember Me", Texas Slim 1948-50 parçaları
• 1962 - Folk Blues (Crown) - Modern parçalar
• 1963 - The Great John Lee Hooker (Crown) - Modern parçalar
• 1963 - Don't Turn Me from Your Door (Atco) 1953 ve 1961 kayıtları
• 1963 - John Lee Hooker & Big Maceo Merriweather (Fortune)
• 1964 - Original Folk Blues (Kent)
• 1966 - John Lee Hooker & his Guitar (Advent)
• 1969 - No Friend Around (Advent/Red Lightnin')
• 1970 - Alone (Specialty)
• 1971 - Goin' Down Highway 51 (Specialty)
• 1971 - Coast to Coast Blues Band (United Artists)
• 1972 - Johnny Lee (GreeneBottle 2-LP)
• 1973 - John Lee Hooker's Detroit (United Artists 3-LP)
• 1973 - Mad Man Blues (Chess 2-LP toplama)
• 1973 - Hooker, Hopkins, Hogg (Specialty-Sonet)
• 1973 - Slim's Stomp (Polydor) - King parçaları
• 1979 - Southern Blues (Savoy)
• 1981 - Blues For Big Town (Chess) - v.a. 1950'lerin başları, toplama
• 1987 - Gotham Golden Classics - Rare Recordings (Collectables)
• 1987 - Detroit Blues (Krazy Kat)
• 1989 - 40th Anniversary Album (DCC) - yeniden yayım Detroit Lion
• 1990 - Boogie Awhile (Krazy Kat 2-LP)
• 1999 - Savoy Blues Legends, 1948-1949 (SavoyJazz/Atlantic) - yeniden yayım Savoy
• 2000 - The Unknown John Lee Hooker (Krazy Kat) - 1951 parçaları, yeniden yayım "Jack 0'Diamonds" (Eagle, 2004)

CHICAGO YILLARI

• 1959 - I'm John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay)
• 1960 - Travelin (Vee-Jay)
• 1961 - The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay)
• 1962 - Burnin' (Vee-Jay)
• 1962 - The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker (Vee Jay)
• 1962 - The Best of John Lee Hooker (Vee Jay) - toplama
• 1963 - John Lee Hooker On Campus (Vee Jay) - ("I Want To Shout The Blues" on European Stateside) - yeniden yayım "Big Band Blues" (Buddah Records)
• 1965 - ... And Seven Nights (Verve-Folkways) British recordings, 1964 (yeniden yayım "On The Waterfront") - sonraları birçok değişik versiyonu yayınlandı.
• 1965 - Is He The World's Greatest Blues Singer? (Vee Jay) compilation - reissued on Exodus
• 1974 - Gold (Vee Jay) - topalam, "I'm John Lee Hooker" ve "The Big Soul of" parçalarıyla birlikte
• 1974 - In Person (VeeJay/Dynasty) geç dönem Vee-Jay parçaları
• 1989 - The Hook - 20 Years of Hits & Hot Boogie (Chameleon) Vee-Jay lisansıyla toplama
• 1993 - John Lee Hooker on Vee-Jay 1955-1958 (VeeJay) toplama

FOLK YILLARI (1959-1963 arasındaki kayıtlar)

• 1959 - The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (Riverside) - yeniden yayım "How Long Blues" (Battle, 1963)
• 1960 - That's My Story - JLH Sings the Blues (Riverside) - yeniden yayım "The Blues Man" (Battle, 1963)
• 1962 - John Lee Hooker (Galaxy) - yeniden yayım "The King of Folk Blues" (America)
• 1963 - Live At Sugar Hill (Galaxy)
• 1964 - Burning Hell (Riverside) 1959'da kaydedildi
• 1964 - Concert At Newport (Vee Jay) - yeniden yayım "Live At Newport" (Fantasy) adlı şarkı bonus parçası
• 1966 - Teachin' The Blues (Konuk yıldız) 1961 kaydı
• 1969 - That's Where It's At! (Stax) 1961 kaydı
• 1971 - Detroit Special (Atlantic) toplama ("Don't Turn Me From Your Door" adlı şarkı bonus parçası)
• 1972 - Boogie Chillun (Fantasy) ("Live at Sugar Hill" plus bonus tracks) - yeniden yayım, "Live at Sugar Hill Vol. 1 & 2"
• 1972 - Black Snake (Fantasy 2-set) - yeniden yayım "The Country Blues" ve "That's My Story"
• 1979 - Sittin' Here Thinkin (Muse) - yeniden yayım "Sad And Lonesome" (Savoy 1961 kaydı)
• 2002 - Live At Sugar Hill, Vol. 2 (Fantasy) 1961 kaydı

ABC YILLARI (1965-1974 arasındaki kayıtlar)

• 1966 - It Serves You Right to Suffer (Impulse! Records)
• 1966 - The Real Folk Blues (Chess) Chicago kayıtları
• 1967 - Live at the Café Au Go-Go (Bluesway)
• 1967 - Urban Blues (Bluesway)
• 1968 - On The Waterfront (Wand) (... And Seven Nights")
• 1969 - Simply The Truth (Bluesway)
• 1969 - If You Miss 'Im ... I Got 'Im (Bluesway)
• 1970 - I Wanna Dance All Night (America) Avrupa kaydı - yeniden yayım "Black Rhythm 'n' Blues" (Festival)
• 1970 - I Feel Good (Carson) Avrupa kaydı - yeniden yayım Jewel (1972)
• 1971 - Get Back Home In The USA (Black & Blue) Avrupa kaydı - yeniden yayım "Get Back Home"
• 1971 - Hooker 'n Heat (Liberty) - yeniden yayım "Infinite Boogie" (Rhino)
• 1971 - Endless Boogie (ABC)
• 1972 - Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (ABC)
• 1972 - Live at Kabuki Wuki (Bluesway)
• 1973 - Live At Soledad Prison (ABC)
• 1973 - Born In Mississippi, Raised Up In Tennessee (ABC)
• 1974 - Free Beer And Chicken (ABC)
• 1991 - More Real Folk Blues - The Missing Album (Chess) - yeniden yayım "The Real Folk Blues", "The Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions"

ROSEBUD YILLARI (1975-2001 arasındaki kayıtlar)

• 1976 - Alone Vol 1 (Labor) canlı - yeniden yayım Tomato
• 1976 - Alone - Live in New York Vol 2 (MMG) - yeniden yayım Tomato
• 1978 - Live + Well (Ornament)
• 1978 - The Cream (Tomato) canlı - yeniden yayım Charly
• 1979 - Live in 1978 (Lunar)
• 1981 - Hooker 'n' Heat Recorded Live at the Fox Venice Theatre (Rhino, değişik sanatçılarla)
• 1986 - Jealous (Pulsa) - yeniden yayım Pointblank 1996 - ve Shout!Factory + bonus parçalar
• 1989 - The Healer (Chameleon)
• 1990 - The Hot Spot (Miles Davis'le birlikte)
• 1991 - Mr. Lucky (Pointblank)
• 1992 - Boom Boom (Pointblank) - yeniden yayım Shout!Factory + bonus parçalar
• 1995 - Chill Out (Pointblank) - yeniden yayım Shout!Factory + bonus parçalar
• 1997 - Don't Look Back (Pointblank/Virgin) - yeniden yayım Shout!Factory + bonus parçalar
• 1998 - The Best of Friends (Pointblank) toplama 1986-1998 + 1 yeni şarkı - Shout!Factory + bonus parçalar
• 2003 - Face to Face (Eagle) new recordings

• 1990 - That's My Story/The Folk Blues of (Ace) - iki orijinal Riverside LP ile birlikte
• 1990 - That's Where It's At (Stax) yeniden yayım Florida 1961 kayıtları
• 1991 - The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 (Rhino 2CDbox)
• 1991 - Half A Stranger (Mainstream) Modern parçalar 1948-1955
• 1991 - Free Beer And Chicken (BeatGoesOn/MCA) 1974 kaydı
• 1991 - Don't Turn Me From Your Door (Atlantic/Atco) 1953 ve 1961 + bonus parçalar
• 1992 - Graveyard Blues (Specialty/Ace) 1948-1950 Besman/Sensation parçalar
• 1992 - The Best of John Lee Hooker 1965 to 1974 (Universal) Impulse and ABC/Bluesway recordings
• 1993 - Everybody's Blues (Specialty/Ace) Besman tracks of 1950-51 plus two 1954 sessions direct for Specialty
• 1993 - The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954 (Flair/Ace) orijinal tekliler
• 1994 - The Boogie Man (Charly DIG 5) anthology box featuring 1948-1966 (Modern)
• 1995 - Alternative Boogie - Early Studio Recordings, 1948-1952 (Capitol 3CD) Besman alternates
• 1995 - The Gold Collection - 40 Classic Performances (Retro) 2 CD set Made in Italy by Phonocomp
• 1996 - Live at the Café Au Go-Go (and Soledad Prison) (Universal) 1966 with Muddy Waters' band and 1972
• 1998 - The Complete 50's Chess Recordings (Chess 2CD) anthology featuring the tracks from "House of the Blues" and "Plays and Sings the Blues" (1951–52) plus several bonus tracks from Fortune 1954 incl "Blues For Big Town"
• 2000 - The Complete 1964 recordings (RPM) last Vee-Jay session 1964 plus British London recordings - the British tracks reissued with brass overdubs as "The London 1965 Sessions" on Sequel
• 2000 - I'm John Lee Hooker (Charly -with bonus tracks) his very first LP, 1955-1959 recordings - reissued on SNAP in 2003 and without bonus tracks on Shout!Factory in 2007
• 2000 - Travelin' (Charly -with bonus tracks) the great LP session of 1960- reissued on SNAP in 2003
• 2000 - The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (Charly -with bonus tracks) his third VJ LP - reissued on SNAP in 2003
• 2000 - Burnin' (Charly -with bonus tracks) the fourth VJ LP, 1962 - reissued on SNAP in 2003
• 2000 - The Complete - Vol. 1 1948-49 [Body & Soul 2CD]
• 2000 - The Complete - Vol. 2 1949 [Body & Soul 2CD]
• 2001 - The Complete - Vol. 3 1949-50 [Body & Soul 2CD]
• 2001 - House Rent Boogie (Ace) Modern compilation of rare early 1950s recordings
• 2001 - Testament - 3CDbox featuring some of the very best Vee-Jay recordings (Charly/Snapper)
• 2002 - The Complete - Vol. 4 1950-51 [Body & Soul 2CD]
• 2002 - The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues (Chess) 1966 recordings; reissue of the 1991 CD "The Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions"
• 2002 - Giant of Blues (FruitTree 2CD) Charly license featuring 20 of the "Testament" tracks
• 2003 - Boogie Chillen' (Audio Fidelity) 1949 - 1952 Besman and Siracuse (engineer) compilation
• 2003 - Blues Kingpins - Blues Immortal (Virgin) 1948-1955 Modern anthology
• 2004 - Early Years - The Classic Savoy Sessions (Metro Doubles 2CD) recorded 1948 and 1961 - comprising the tracks from "Savoy Blues Legends" (Savoy in 1999 and 2003) and the 1961 Savoy recordings from "Sittin' Here Thinkin'" (32Blues in 2004 with the bonus track)
• 2004 - I'm A Boogie Man (Varése Sarabande) Vintage 1948 - 1953 Texas Slim and John Lee Booker (King/De Luxe tracks featuring all the King singles)
• 2004 - The Complete - Vol. 5 1951-53 [Body & Soul 2CD]
• 2005 - The Complete - Vol. 6 1953-54 [Body & Soul 2CD]
• 2005 - Blues Is The Healer (Membran), 149 songs from the early years in a German 10 CD box set
• 2006 - Hooker (4 disc chronological anthology covering his entire career) (Shout!Factory)
• 2006 - The Boogie Man 1948 - 1955 (Charly 4 CDBox) - not identical to Charly's rare CD DIG 5 (but this time also featuring Modern recordings)
• 2007 - Gold (Hip-O Select 2CD) 1948-2001 chronological anthology
• 2009 - John Lee Hooker Anthology: 50 Years (Shout! Factory 2CD) 1948-1998 chronological anthology
• 2009 - From Detroit to Chicago 1954-1958 (SagaBues46) Modern, Battle, and early Vee-Jay singles
• 2010 - At His Very Best (MetroUnionSquare 2CD) Vee-Jay compilation and some live recordings
• 2010 - Blues In Transition (Jasmine 2CD) Vee-Jay 1956-1959 plus the two Riverside sessions 1959 (50 parça)

• The Blues Brothers, Maxwell Street (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)

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