John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues is an album, which was issued by Chess Records in 1961 (LP 1454). It compiles songs recorded in 1951 and 1952, some of which were originally released as singles. Read more on Last.fm.
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John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues is an album, which was issued by Chess Records in 1961 (LP 1454). It compiles songs recorded in 1951 and 1952, some of which were originally released as singles. Read more on Last.fm.
John Lee Hooker (Coahoma County, Mississippi, August 22, 1917 – Los Altos, California, June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter.
John Lee Hooker could be said to embody his own unique genre of the blues, often incorporating the boogie-woogie piano style and a driving rhythm into his masterful and idiosyncratic blues guitar and singing. His best known songs include "Boogie Chillen" (1948) and "Boom Boom" (1962). Read more on Last.fm
