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| Senior Member | John Lee Hooker , A Long Productive Life ![]() All Forums Existing on the Web , concerning Blues music , isn't enough to give the right idea about the Godfather of approximatly all Artists , involved in the Blues Mania since 1930 . John Lee Hooker was not only the bluesman coming from Mississippi & raised in Tennessee , but his long life from 1917 till 2001 , gave him the chance to witness two world wars , Vietnam & Korea , and the Cold War . His Method of Guitar playing influenced generations of guitarists ,as the blues was still dominating from 1930 till 1966 as the favourite American style of music . The list of contaminated guitarists will never end , but still , as a rock collector , i can list some Giants = Hendrix , Clapton , Trower , Alvin Lee , Stevie Ray Vaughn , Roy Buchanan , John Mclaughlin , David Edwards , Robert Cray , Jonny Lang , Steve Vai , Eric Johnson , Joe Walsh , Doyle Bramhall II , Johnny Winter , Robert Randolph , Willie Nilson , Jeff Beck , Jimmy Page , Ritchie Blackmore , Larry Carlton , J.J Cale , Carlos Santana , James Taylor , Mark Knopfler , Peter Frampton , and the list will never end . Also John's discography was full of excellent releases since the 1948 , so many awards , and so many participations & performances , in & outside America , But between 1954 & 1974 he created all the major works , Detroit , Chicago , Frisco , and from Coast to Coast are the most essential stations in his biography . The boxet of 5 cd's includes the best blues songs from John Lee Hooker . So enjoy the real Blues in best stages . ( the Ultimate Collection ) ![]() |
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