John Lee Hooker
blues musician
Born: 8/22/1917
Birthplace: Clarksdale, Miss.
legendary blues musician whose somber lyrics and endless one-chord guitar riffs helped to define boogie blues. He has influenced bands ra.ging from the Rolling Stones to Carlos Santana to ZZ Top. Hooker won a Grammy Award for “I'm in the Mood,” a 1989 duet with Bonnie Raitt, and two more in 1997 for the album Don't Look Back. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
Died: Los Altos, Calif., 6/21/2001 See also:
