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Baptist preacher, and Minnie Ramsey (born c. 1880, date of death unknown). In the 1920 federal census, William and Minnie were recorded as being 48 and 39 years old, respectively, which implies that Minnie was born about 1880, not 1875. She was said to have been a "decade or so younger" than her
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His early solo songs were recorded by Bernie Besman. Hooker rarely played with a standard beat, opting instead to adjust the tempo to fit the needs of the song. This often made it difficult to use backing musicians, who were not accustomed to Hooker's musical vagaries. As a result, Besman recorded
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279:singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a
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1607:"1980 Hall of Fame Inductees: John Lee Hooker"
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2728:The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend
2367:John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues
2209:Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee
956:John Lee Hooker Rare Performances 1960ā1984
27:American blues musician (1912 or 1917ā2001)
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1571:"John Lee Hooker, Bluesman, Is Dead at 83"
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1786:Dahl, Bill (1996). "John Lee Hooker". In
1697:"Inductees: Rhythm and Blues (R & B)"
751:Recording Industry Association of America
562:, Long Beach, California, August 31, 1997
3014:African-American male singer-songwriters
1827:Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013).
1637:"NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1983"
1080:"Rolling Stones 100 greatest guitarists"
970:John Lee Hooker: Bits and Pieces About ā¦
819:National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame
30:For other people named John Hooker, see
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2057:The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker
1733:. Rockhall.com. 1995. Archived from
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3169:Singer-songwriters from California
3159:20th-century American male singers
2201:Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
1701:Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame
863:Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
800:Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
740:Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame
617:Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
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3144:People from Los Altos, California
3139:People from Tutwiler, Mississippi
3119:Singer-songwriters from Tennessee
3034:American blues singer-songwriters
2616:One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
2434:The Hot Spot: Original Soundtrack
1499:Uncanned! The Best of Canned Heat
813:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
732:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
635:Hooker appeared in the 1980 film
530:. In Hooker's later sessions for
333:One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
3149:Black & Blue Records artists
3039:Blues musicians from Mississippi
3019:American male singer-songwriters
2999:20th-century American guitarists
2081:The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker
950:John Lee Hooker: That's My Story
789:Best Traditional Blues Recording
767:Best Traditional Blues Recording
2097:The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
2001:1960 interview with Paul Oliver
1857:. Record Information Services.
738:. He is also inducted into the
728:National Endowment for the Arts
673:(1997) with Morrison, Santana,
515:in 1951ā1952), Johnny Lee (for
3044:Blues musicians from Tennessee
2602:Good Mornin', Lil' School Girl
1957:. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin:
1569:Pareles, Jon (June 22, 2001).
1472:"Groundhogs: Artist Biography"
734:in 2000 and has a star on the
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1955:Top R&B Singles 1942ā1988
1831:. Santa Barbara, California:
1543:Finz, Stacy (July 28, 1998).
2651:Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
2383:Don't Turn Me from Your Door
2129:It Serve You Right to Suffer
1829:Blues: A Regional Experience
1805:All Music Guide to the Blues
1667:"Lifetime Achievement Award"
1376:Leadbitter & Slaven 1987
780:Best Traditional Blues Album
724:National Heritage Fellowship
568:American Folk Blues Festival
295:and early North Mississippi
32:John Hooker (disambiguation)
3129:Guitarists from Mississippi
3009:African-American guitarists
2161:If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im
1156:"40th Annual GRAMMY Awards"
1138:"38th Annual GRAMMY Awards"
1120:"32nd Annual GRAMMY Awards"
1066:"John Lee Hooker Biography"
1008:"John Lee Hooker biography"
832:John Lee Hooker discography
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2775:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1731:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1502:(CD compilation booklet).
1443:"John Lee Hooker: Singles"
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747:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
720:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
303:. Hooker was ranked 35 in
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3134:Guitarists from Tennessee
3109:Specialty Records artists
3024:American blues guitarists
2105:John Lee Hooker on Campus
1605:Blues Foundation (1980).
560:Long Beach Blues Festival
558:Hooker performing at the
492:in Detroit. The single, "
407:The Hooker children were
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3074:Electric blues musicians
3029:American male guitarists
995:Eagle & LeBlanc 2013
505:traditional blues lyrics
449:, where he performed on
3114:Vee-Jay Records artists
3069:Detroit blues musicians
3064:Country blues musicians
3049:Blues revival musicians
2415:The Ultimate Collection
1853:; Slaven, Neil (1987).
620:(1972), which included
87:Clarksdale, Mississippi
80:August 22, 1912 or 1917
18:I Wanna Dance All Night
3104:Brylen Records artists
3094:Modern Records artists
3054:Charly Records artists
2665:I Cover the Waterfront
2316:Live at Soledad Prison
1757:"Songs of the Century"
1673:. 2000. Archived from
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736:Hollywood Walk of Fame
710:Awards and recognition
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430:Another influence was
65:Background information
3079:Flair Records artists
3059:Chess Records artists
2934:(Ahmet Ertegun Award)
2893:Ike & Tina Turner
2637:Meet Me in the Bottom
2630:I Can't Quit You Baby
2528:Baby, Please Don't Go
2407:Goin' Down Highway 51
2399:That's Where It's At!
2308:Live at Cafe Au Go Go
2225:Sittin' Here Thinkin'
2217:Free Beer and Chicken
1873:Murray, Charles Shaar
1647:on September 20, 2020
1343:detroithistorical.org
1276:Wogan, Terry (1984).
1100:. Classical-music.com
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455:the New Daisy Theatre
421:Shreveport, Louisiana
382:Tutwiler, Mississippi
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100:Los Altos, California
83:Tutwiler, Mississippi
3089:Kent Records artists
2959:Lifetime achievement
2711:Eddie "Guitar" Burns
2609:Smokestack Lightnin'
1810:Miller Freeman Books
1617:on December 18, 2015
1496:Russo, Greg (1994).
1279:Shoes Off the Record
1098:"Best blues singers"
1086:. December 18, 2015.
1068:. johnleehooker.com.
937:'s restaurant (1980)
755:Songs of the Century
2733:John Lee Hooker Jr.
2479:Crawling King Snake
2391:Original Folk Blues
2359:I'm John Lee Hooker
2137:The Real Folk Blues
2121:...And Seven Nights
1794:; Woodstra, Chris;
1468:Unterberger, Richie
1197:, pp. 242ā243.
1162:. January 15, 2013.
1144:. January 15, 2013.
1126:. January 15, 2013.
908:The Best of Friends
436:Crawlin' King Snake
389:Tallahatchie County
321:Crawling King Snake
2872:The Lennon Sisters
2722:The Blues Brothers
2623:Bottle Up & Go
2535:Key to the Highway
2521:Worried Life Blues
2351:House of the Blues
2300:Live at Sugar Hill
2292:Concert at Newport
1792:Bogdanov, Vladimir
1576:The New York Times
1378:, pp. 579ā95.
1178:Detroit Free Press
922:The Blues Brothers
839:House of the Blues
716:Blues Hall of Fame
638:The Blues Brothers
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466:Ford Motor Company
447:Memphis, Tennessee
297:hill country blues
3004:Age controversies
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1905:. New York City:
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1864:978-0-907872-07-8
1808:. San Francisco:
1788:Erlewine, Michael
1282:. New York City:
1012:Johnleehooker.com
963:Come See About Me
718:in 1980, and the
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572:UK Singles Charts
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2284:Live albums
2145:Urban Blues
1711:November 5,
1590:February 9,
1504:Canned Heat
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977:References
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704:Long Beach
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361:The Healer
338:The Healer
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159:1930sā2001
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2542:I'm Ready
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2265:Chill Out
2257:Mr. Lucky
2065:Travelin'
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