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John Lee Hooker

1917 - 2001

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John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues that he developed in Detroit. Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi hill country blues. He developed his own driving-rhythm boogie style, distinct from the 1930s–1940s piano-derived boogie-woogie. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Lee Hooker is the 215th most popular singer (down from 141st in 2019), the 1,481st most popular biography from United States (down from 909th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Singer.

John Lee Hooker is most famous for his blues music and his guitar playing.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, John Lee Hooker ranks 215 out of 4,381. Before him are Joan Sutherland, Tom Morello, Anna Magdalena Bach, Teresa Berganza, George Strait, and Vicky Leandros. After him are Britney Spears, Udo Jürgens, John Denver, Marian Gold, Al Jarreau, and Etta James.

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Among people born in 1917, John Lee Hooker ranks 63. Before him are Jane Wyman, Edward Norton Lorenz, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, Violeta Parra, and Leonora Carrington. After him are Thelonious Monk, Juan Rulfo, Cyrus Vance, Louis Zamperini, Manolete, and Sidney Nolan. Among people deceased in 2001, John Lee Hooker ranks 41. Before him are Douglas Adams, Mohamed Atta, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Balthus, Emilie Schindler, and Jacques Mayol. After him are Ashok Kumar, W. G. Sebald, Isaac Stern, Charles Trenet, Anna Mani, and Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Lee Hooker ranks 1,481 out of 20,380. Before him are Brooke Shields (1965), Éamon de Valera (1882), Kyle MacLachlan (1959), Davy Crockett (1786), Mary Higgins Clark (1927), and David Robinson (1965). After him are Annette Bening (1958), Alan J. Pakula (1928), Lex Barker (1919), Holland Taylor (1943), Paul Manafort (1949), and Norman Borlaug (1914).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, John Lee Hooker ranks 79. Before him are Usher (1978), Kendrick Lamar (1987), Meat Loaf (1947), Cass Elliot (1941), Tom Morello (1964), and George Strait (1952). After him are Britney Spears (1981), John Denver (1943), Al Jarreau (1940), Etta James (1938), Dr. Dre (1965), and Billie Eilish (2001).

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