John Lee Hooker News

 
Book Review: When I Left Home: My Story by Buddy Guy
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
But he was a man who came to know and work with many of his mentors and compatriots like Magic Sam, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson II, John Lee Hooker, and Guy's longtime partner, Junior Wells. He knew the ins and outs of the ...

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Dance Your Socks Off this Memorial Day Weekend
Patch.com
Their members are top-notch session and touring musicians who've worked with artists ranging from John Lee Hooker to John Michael Montgomery. The dance floor will be open for this live music party. With a newly revamped line-up of fresh new faces, ...


 
Classic John Lee Hooker Show Coming To DVD (A Top Story)
antiMUSIC.com
On Wednesday Classic John Lee Hooker Show Coming To DVD was a top story. Here is the recap: MVD have set a June 19th DVD release date for John Lee Hooker's "Cook With The Hook: Live 1974." They sent over these details: On Saturday, July 6, 1974, ...

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Mike Bloomfield Tribute
New Yorker
May 30: As a Chicago teen-ager in the sixties, Mike Bloomfield was a fixture at South Side blues clubs, soaking up knowledge at the feet of masters like Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker. The electric guitarist made his first professional impact as a ...


 
Festival recognizes film music
Park Record
(Photo courtesy of Chesher Cat Productions) Deborah Chesher made a name for herself as a rock 'n' roll photographer, snapping pictures of everyone from the Beach Boys to John Lee Hooker to Led Zeppelin. She is coming to Park City this weekend not as a ...

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Press Herald
Making Noise: Ryan Owens cranks it loud and jumps on his box
Press Herald
"I have felt I hit the nail on the head very well calling it John Lee Hooker making a punk record," he said. "I really love and appreciate the old jazz and blues records, but I am unable to pull myself away from playing electric guitar at an obscene ...


 
City Slang: New John Lee Hooker DVD
Detroit Metro Times (blog)
By Brett Callwood A new John Lee Hooker DVD, Cook With the Hook: Live 1974, will be released on June 19. “On Saturday, July 6, 1974, Mississippi-Delta bluesman John Lee Hooker was one of the star attractions at an all-day festival attended by 6000 ...