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1912 – 2001John Lee HookerBlues singer and guitaristMississippi-born bluesman whose hypnotic, one-chord boogie from Detroit made him a hero to British rock bands and a star again in his seventies.
1912John Lee Hooker born near Clarksdale, MississippiCoahoma CountyLearns guitar from his stepfather Will Moore.