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John Lee Hooker

Inducted at: The 1991 Induction Ceremony
Official Site: http://www.johnleehooker.com/

Induction category: Performer

Biography

John Lee Hooker is a giant of the blues and the father of the boogie. Beginning in 1948 with his first single, “Boogie Chillen,” he introduced the world to the persistent, chugging rhythm of boogie music, a form of country ...

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Selected Discography

- Boogie Chillun
  
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- Burning Hell
  
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- Concert at Newport
  
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- Endless Boogie
  
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- Graveyard Blues
  
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- Hooker'n Heat disc 1
  
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- Hooker'n Heat disc 2
  
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- House of the Blues
  
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- More Real Folk Blues The Mississippi Album
  
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- I'm John Lee Hooker
  
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- On Campus
  
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- Plays and Sings the Blues
  
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- Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
  
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- Mr. Lucky
  
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- That's My Story
  
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- That's Where It's At
  
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- The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
  
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- The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker
  
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- The Cream
  
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- The Early Years
  
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- The Folklore of John Lee Hooker Travelin'
  
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- The Gold Collection
  
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- The Real Folk Blues
  
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- Urban Blues
  
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