John Lee Hooker

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.

• "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