Hooker, John Lee
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Name (Latin)
Hooker, John Lee
Other forms of name
Texas Slim
Slim, Texas
Delta John
John, Delta
Birmingham Sam
Sam, Birmingham
Little Pork Chops
Boogie Man, 1917-2001
Booker, John Lee
Williams, Johnny, 1917-2001
Date of birth
1917-08-17
Date of death
2001-06-21
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Blues (Music)
Occupation
Blues musicians
Composers
Guitarists
Singers
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Blues singer
b. 1915, near Clarksdale, Miss.
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Sources of Information
- Information from 678 converted Dec. 19, 2014(Blues singer; b. 1915, near Clarksdale, Miss.)
- John Lee Hooker; born near Clarksdale, Mississippi, August 22, 1917; known to music fans around the world as the "King of the Boogie" ( (John Lee Hooker WWW site, May 24, 2017) )
- John Lee Hooker; blues singer and guitarist; he often cited August 22, 1917, as his birth date, although census records, showing the family near Tutwiler in 1920 and 1930, indicate he was several years older; he said he born between Clarksdale and Vance, but Social Security files list his birthplace as Glendora; following stays in Memphis and Cincinnati and returns to the Vance/Lambert area, Hooker settled in Detroit, where he made his first recordings in 1948; died in Los Altos, California, June 21, 2001 ( (Mississippi Blues Trail WWW site, May 24, 2017) )
- Oxford music online, May 24, 2017:Encyclopedia of popular music (Hooker, John Lee; born August 22, 1917, Clarksdale, Mississippi (dates vary between 1917 to 1920, but owing to the age of Hooker's mother when he was born, 1917 is the most likely); died June 21, 2001, Los Altos, California; blues singer and guitarist)
- Wikipedia, May 24, 2017(John Lee Hooker; born approximately August 22, 1912, Tutwiler, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi; died June 21, 2001, Los Altos, California (believed to have been 88 years old); American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist; date of birth is subject of debate; some sources give birthplace as near Clarksdale, in Coahoma County)
- The Folk-blues of John Lee Hooker. [Phonodisc] 1959?
- Herzhaft, G. John Lee Hooker, c1991:cover, p. 4 (John Lee Hooker; b. 1917)
- New Grove dic. of Am. music(Hooker, John Lee; b. 8-22-1917, Clarksdale, MS)
- His John Lee Hooker sings John Lee Hooker [SR] p1982:container (also recorded under pseudonymns Texas Slim; Delta John; Birmingham Sam; Johnny Williams; The Boogie Man; and John Lee Booker)
- His I'm John Lee Hooker [SR] p2007:insert (also recorded under pseudonymns Texas Slim; Delta John; Birmingham Sam; Little Pork Chops)
- New York Times, June 22, 2001(John Lee Hooker, 83, bluesman; d. June 21, 2001, Los Altos, Calif.; b. Aug. 17, 1917, near Clarksdale, Miss.)