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• John Lee Hooker was a legendary Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter whose simple, droning blues patterns and half-spoken singing style helped to influence a new generation of blues musicians. Despite being raised poor and illiterate, Hooker began performing in Detroit-area clubs and was soon cutting records for some of the most prominent studios of the day. Over his career, Hooker released over 100 albums and influenced a generation of young Blues performers, including Keith Richards and Bonnie Raitt. Hooker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: August 22, 1917
  2. Died: June 21, 2001
  3. Origin: Clarksdale, Mississippi
  4. Youngest of eleven children
  5. Sometimes used the pseudonyms "John Lee Booker", "Johnny Hooker", or "John Cooker"
  6. Appeared in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers

• Quotes

  • "I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks." - John lee Hooker
  • "Women are like wet bars of soap. Hold on to em too hard and they pop outta your hands." - John Lee Hooker
  • "It don't take me no three days to record no album." - John Lee Hooker

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