Hooker performing at the Long Beach Blues Festival, Long Beach, California, August 31, 1997 | |
Background information | |
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Born | August 22, 1917[1][2][3][4][5] Tutwiler, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | June 21, 2001 (aged 83) Los Altos, California |
Genres | Blues |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | |
Years active | 1942–2001[4] |
Labels | |
Website | http://www.johnleehooker.com |
Year | Title A-side / B-side | Label | Peak chart position | ||
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US 100 [37] | US R&B [37] | UK Singles [24] | |||
1948 | 'Boogie Chillen' / 'Sally May' | Modern627 | -- | 1 | -- |
1949 | 'Hobo Blues' / 'Hoogie Boogie' | Modern 663 | -- | 5 / 9 | -- |
'Crawlin' King Snake' / 'Drifting from Door to Door' | Modern 714 | -- | 6 | -- | |
1950 | 'Huckle Up Baby' / 'Canal Street Blues' | Sensation 26 | -- | 15 | -- |
1951 | 'I'm in the Mood' / 'How Can You Do It' | Modern 835 | 30 | 1 | -- |
1958 | 'I Love You Honey' / 'You've Taken My Woman' | Vee-Jay293 | -- | 29 | -- |
1960 | 'No Shoes' / 'Solid Sender' | Vee-Jay 349 | -- | 21 | -- |
1962 | 'Boom Boom' / 'Drug Store Woman' | Vee-Jay 483 | 60 | 14 | -- |
1964 | 'Dimples' / 'I'm Leaving' | $tatesideSS 297 | -- | -- | 23 |
1992 | 'Boom Boom' / 'Homework' | Point Blank/ VirginPOB 3 | -- | -- | 16 |
1993 | 'Boogie at Russian Hill' / 'The Blues Will Never Die' | Point Blank/ Virgin POB 4 | -- | -- | 53 |
'Gloria' (remake)[38] / 'It Must Be You' | Exile VANS 11 | -- | -- | 31 | |
1995 | 'Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)' / 'Tupelo' (remake) | Point Blank/ Virgin POB 10 | -- | -- | 45 |
1998 | 'Baby Lee' (remake)[39] / 'Cuttin' Out' (remake)[40] / 'No Substitute' | SilvertoneORE CD 21 | -- | -- | 65 |
'—' denotes a release that did not chart |
Year | Title | Label | Peak chart position | ||
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US 200 [41] | US Blues [41] | UK Albums [42] | |||
1967 | House of the Blues | Marble ArchMAL 663 | -- | -- | 34 |
1971 | Hooker 'n Heat | LibertyLST-35002 | 73 | -- | -- |
Endless Boogie | ABCABCD-720 | 126 | 38[43] | -- | |
1972 | Never Get Out of These Blues Alive | ABC ABCX-736 | 130 | -- | -- |
1989 | The Healer | ChameleonD2-74808 | 62 | -- | 63 |
1991 | Mr. Lucky | Point Blank/ Virgin91724-2 | 101 | -- | 3 |
1995 | Chill Out | Point Blank/ Virgin 7243 8 40107 2 0 | 136 | 3 | 25 |
1997 | Don't Look Back | Point Blank/ Virgin 7243 8 42771 2 3 | 163 | 3 | 63 |
1998 | The Best of Friends | Point Blank/ Virgin 7243 8 46424 2 6 | -- | 4 | -- |
2002 | Winning Combinations: John Lee Hooker & Muddy Waters | Universal008811264628 | -- | 6 | -- |
2004 | Face to Face | EagleER 20023-2 | -- | 3 | -- |
2007 | Hooker (box set) | Shout! Factory826663-10198 | -- | 14 | -- |
2015 | Two Sides of John Lee Hooker | Concord888072375970 | -- | 12 | -- |
'—' denotes a release that did not chart |
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