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HOOKER John Lee
(voc,g)

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Born:	22.08.1917	(Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA)
Died:	20.06.2001	(natural causes)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Boogie Chillen	1948
2.	I'm In The Mood	1951
3.	The Folk Blues Of John Lee Hooker	1959	Battle
4.	The Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker	1/1960	Soul Jam
5.	House Of The Blues	1960	Chess		34
6.	That's My Story	1960	Battle
7.	Travelin'	1960	Vee Jay
8.	Folklore Of John Lee Hooker	1962	Vee Jay
9.	John Lee Hooker	1963
10.	The Big Soul Of John Lee Hooker	1963	Stateside
11.	John Lee Hooker Plays And Sings The Blues	1964	Ember
12.	Preaching The Blues	1964	Vee Jay
13.	I Want To Shout The Blues	1964	Vee Jay
14.	Blue	11/1965	Fontana
15.	Seven Days And Seven Nights	1966
16.	It Serves You Right To Suffer	2/1966	Impulse
17.	Live At Cafe Au Go Go	7/1966	Bluesway
18.	Real Folk Blues	1/1967	Chess
19.	Urban Blues	1968	Bluesway
20.	I'm John Lee Hooker	1968	Vee Jay
21.	Burnin'	1968	Bluesway
22.	Concert At Newport	1969	Vee Jay
23.	If You Miss 'Im ... I Get 'Im	1969	Bluesway
24.	Simply The Truth	1969	Probe
25.	In Person	1969	Vee Jay
26.	The Best Of John Lee Hooker	1969	Vee Jay
27.	Tupelo Blues	1969	Riverside
28.	That's Where It's At!	1960	Fantasy
29.	No Friend Around	1970
30.	Driftin' Thru The Blues	1970
31.	The Blues	1970
32.	Great Blues Sounds	1970
33.	In The Moods	1970
34.	Is He Realy The Worlds Great	1970
35.	The Very Best Of John Lee Hooker	1971
36.	Big Red Blues	1971
37.	Going Down Highway 51	1971
38.	Burnin' Hell	1971
39.	Hooker On Blues	1971
40.	Blues Man	1971
41.	How Long Blues	1971
42.	John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues	1971
43.	Coast To Coast	1971	United Artists
44.	Anywhere Any Time Any Place	1971
45.	Whiskey & Wimmen	1971
46.	Boogie Chillun (2LP)	1971	Fantasy
47.	Alone	1971	Speciality
48.	Endless Boogie (2LP)	3/1971	ABC
49.	Hooker'n Heat & Canned Heat (2LP)	3/1971	Liberty			73
50.	Detroit Special	1972	Atco
51.	Slim's Stomp	1972	Polydor
52.	I Feel Good	1972
53.	John Lee Hooker	1972	New World
54.	Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive featuring: Robert Hooker (kb), Luther Tucker (g), Elvin Bishop (kb), Don Sugarcane Harris (kb), Charlie Musselwhite (hca), Van Morrison	3/1972	ABC
55.	I'll Play The Blues For You & Albert King produced by: Kevin Eggers	10/1972	Stax
56.	Live At Soledad Prison	12/1972	ABC
57.	Dusty Road	1973	2LP
58.	Don't Want Nobody	1973
59.	Kabuki Wuki	1973
60.	Born In Mississippi, Raised Up In Tennessee	1973	ABC
61.	Johnny Lee Vol. 1	2/1973	Greene Bottle
62.	Hooker Hopkins Hogg & Sam Lightning Hopkins & Smokey Hogg	2/1973	Specialty
63.	Mad Man Blues	7/1973	Checker
64.	Live At Sugarhill	1974
65.	I Wanna Dance All Night	1974
66.	Living With The Blues	1974
67.	King Of Folk Blues	1974
68.	John Lee Hooker's Detroit (3LP)	2/1974	United Artists
69.	Free Beer And Chicken produced by: Ed Michel	11/1974	ABC
70.	Black Rhythm & Blues	1975	Code
71.	Big Maceo Merriweather	1975
72.	Don't Turn Me From Your Door	4/1975	Atlantic
73.	L'Adventure Du Jazz	1/1976	Code
74.	Blues Before Sunrise	7/1976	Bulldog
75.	Black Snake	1977	Fantasy
76.	Dimples (2LP)	2/1977	DJM
77.	Live & Well	1978
78.	Hooker'n'Heat Vol. 2 & Canned Heat	2/1978	Rhino
79.	The Cream (2LP)	3/1979	Tomato
80.	No Friend Around	8/1979	Charly
81.	I Feel Good	9/1979	Jewel
82.	Moanin' And Stony Blues (2LP)	10/1979	Gusto
83.	This Is Hip	2/1981	Charly
84.	Bluesville	1981
85.	Everybody Rockin'	3/1981	Charly
86.	Sittin' Here Thinkin'	4/1981	Muse
87.	Moaning The Blues	11/1981	Charly
88.	Still Alone Live In New York	1982
89.	Anthologie Du Blues Vol 4	1982
90.	Chess Masters	4/1982	Chess
91.	Tantalizing With The Blues	5/1982	MCA
92.	The Original Folk Blues	1983
93.	Lonesome Mood	1983	MCA
94.	Do The Boogie	7/1984	Bulldog
95.	Solid Sender	7/1984	Charly
96.	The Collection: 20 Blues Greats	8/1985	Deja Vu
97.	House Rent Boogie	2/1987	Charly
98.	Jealous	5/1987	Shout! Factory
99.	Detroit Blues (1950-51)	11/1987	Krazy Kat
100.	Greatest Hits	5/1988	Blues City
101.	Live	5/1988	Tomato
102.	Infinite Boogie	6/1988	Rhino
103.	The Bluesway Sessions	10/1988	Charly
104.	Let's Make It	3/1989	Charly
105.	The Boogie Man	8/1989	Instant
106.	The Healer	10/1989	Silvertone/Ariola		63	62
107.	The Detroit Lion	2/1990	Demon
108.	The Hot Spot	1991	BMG
109.	Sad And Lonesome	4/1991	Muse
110.	Nuthin' But The Blues	4/1991	Magnum Force
111.	The Best Of John Lee Hooker	5/1991	Music Club
112.	Half A Stranger	6/1991	Mainstream
113.	Mr. Lucky featuring: Steve Eherman (bg), Scott Matthews (ds), Carlos Santana, Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Van Morrison, Keith Richards, Booker T. Jones, Ry Cooder	8/1991	Charisma		3	101
114.	Introducing ...	8/1991	MCA
115.	The Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions	10/1991	MCA
116.	Graveyard Blues	10/1992	Ace
117.	Boom Boom	26.10.1992	Point Blank		15
118.	Nothing But the Blues	1993	Gonzo
119.	Blues For Big Town	2/1993	Charly
120.	The Vee Jay Years 1955-1964	2/1993	Charly
121.	Burning Hell	3/1993	O.B.C.
122.	The Gold Collection	4/1993	Deja Vu
123.	16 Greatest Hits	4/1993	Sixteen
124.	The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1965-1974	5/1993	MCA/BMG
125.	The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954	5/1993	Ace
126.	Boom Boom	6/1993	Mainstream
127.	I'm In The Mood	6/1993	Mainstream
128.	Everybody's Blues	7/1993	Ace
129.	Shake It Baby	7/1993	Mainstream
130.	John Lee Hooker on Vee-Jay, 1955-1958	7/1993	VeeJay
131.	Original Folk Blues Of John Lee Hooker	3/1994	Ace
132.	The Rising Sun Collection	4/1994	Just A Memory
133.	Boom Boom	5/1994	Laserlight
134.	Two On One & Muddy Waters	5/1994	Charly
135.	The EP Collection ... Plus	7/1994	See For Miles
136.	Whiskey & Wimmen	8/1994	Charly
137.	The Boss	12/1994	Marble Arch
138.	The Collection	2/1995	Castle
139.	Chill Out (Things Are Gonna Change)	21.02.1995	Point Blank		23	136
140.	The Boogie Man (4CD box set)	4/1995	Charly
141.	The Very Best Of John Lee Hooker	7/1995	Charly
142.	John Lee Hooker	9/1995	Best
143.	The Collection (3CD box set)	11/1995	The Collection
144.	Crawling Kingsnake 1948-52	12/1995	Opal
145.	The Great John Lee Hooker	18.06.1996	Redeye Music Distribution
146.	Don't Look Back produced by: Van Morrison	04.03.1997	Virgin			163
147.	Back 2 Back & B.B. King	1998	Excelsior
148.	Best Friends (89-98)	10/1998
149.	Blues & Groundhogs	16.02.1999
150.	Vee Jay Box	23.02.1999
151.	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of John Lee Hooker	20.04.1999	MCA
152.	John Lee Hooker	11.05.1999
153.	Great (in Australia)	29.06.1999
154.	Boom Boom: The Best of John Lee Hooker	01.10.1999	AP Music
155.	Detroit 1948	11.07.2000	Savoy
156.	Burnin' And The Soul Of John Lee Hooker (2CD)	25.07.2000	Collectables
157.	The Best Of John Lee Hooker	3/2001	Music Club
158.	15 Classic Tracks	17.04.2001	Big Eye
159.	The Definitive	6/2001	Metro
160.	Boogie Chilen: The Essential Recordings of John Lee Hooker	10.07.2001	Hepcat
161.	Is Hip: His Greatest Hits	10.07.2001	Music Club
162.	The Essential Collection	07.08.2001	Universal
163.	The Legend, The Man	25.09.2001	Collectables
164.	Testament 3	27.11.2001	Artistry/MPS
165.	Blue On Blues & Lightnin' Hopkins	29.01.2002	Varese
166.	Live At Newport	02.04.2002	Vanguard
167.	Shake, Holler And Run	16.04.2002	Delta
168.	Too Much Boogie	16.04.2002	Delta
169.	I'm Ready	16.04.2002	Delta
170.	The Complete, Vol. 4 - Detroit 1950-51 (2CD)	5/2002	Wagram-Body & Soul
171.	Classic Early Years 1948-51	11.06.2002	JSP
172.	Blues Twinpack	11.06.2002	Dressed To Kill
173.	Detroit: 1948-1949	25.06.2002	Savoy Jazz
174.	John Lee Hooker	16.07.2002	Legend
175.	Blues Young And Wild	30.07.2002	Fremeaux & Associes
176.	Live At Sugar Hill, Vol. 2	20.08.2002	Fantasy
177.	John Lee Hooker	20.08.2002	Members Edition
178.	Giant Of Blues	10.09.2002	Fruit Time
179.	Blues Brother	01.01.2003	Ace
180.	Hooker And The Hogs	04.02.2003	Sanctuary
181.	Blues Masters: John Lee Hooker	04.03.2003	Delta
182.	Sittin' Here Thinkin'	06.05.2003	Savoy Jazz
183.	Early Years, Vol. 1	10.06.2003	Tomato Music
184.	Blues Kingpins	05.08.2003	Virgin
185.	Early Years, Vol. 2	09.09.2003	Tomato Music
186.	Best Of John Lee Hooker	23.09.2003	Tomato Music
187.	Alone, Vol. 2	21.10.2003	Fat Possum
188.	Face To Face (unreleased tracks) produced by: Zakiya Hooker/Ollan Christopher	28.10.2003	Eagle
189.	Final Recordings, Vol. 1	28.10.2003	Eagle
190.	Rock With Me	23.12.2003	Acrobat-Hepcat
191.	Complete, Vol. 5	09.03.2004	Body & Soul
192.	Low Down Midnight Boogie	20.04.2004	Savoy Jazz
193.	Blues With a Vengence	20.04.2004	Kent Music
194.	Jack O'Diamonds (1949 Recordings)	18.05.2004	Eagle Rock Entertainment
195.	I'm the Boogie Man	08.06.2004	Collectables
196.	Down Home Blues	15.06.2004	Universe
197.	Best of John Lee Hooker, Vol. 1	22.06.2004	Liquid 8
198.	Black Night Is Falling	22.06.2004	Just A Memory
199.	Back 2 Back: The Ultimate Collection & B.B. King	06.07.2004	Double Play
200.	I'm a Boogie Man: The Essential Masters 1948-1	21.09.2004	Varese
201.	John Lee Hooker	28.09.2004	Platinum Disc
202.	John Lee Hooker	12.10.2004	Kala
203.	Plays the Blues	23.11.2004	Universe
204.	Best of John Lee Hooker	14.12.2004	St. Clair
205.	Hooker & The Hogs & The Groundhogs, kompilace	15.02.2005
206.	Complete, Vol. 6	17.05.2005	Body&Soul
207.	Bluesman: Collector's Edition	28.06.2005	Fuel 2000
208.	I'm in the Mood	19.07.2005	Pazzazz
209.	Old Time Shimmy	23.08.2005	Fruit Tree
210.	My Dusty Roads	20.09.2005	Fruit Tree
211.	26 Blues Masterpieces	01.11.2005	Solid Gold
212.	John Lee Hooker Collection	27.12.2005
213.	Blues Biography	21.02.2006	United Multi Consign
214.	Don't Turn Me from Your Door: John Lee Hooker	25.04.2006	Collectables
215.	Story Songs and Voices of the Blues	25.04.2006	Direct Source
216.	Definitive Collection	23.05.2006	Hip-O
217.	King of the Boogie	11.07.2006	Music Avenue
218.	Crawling Kingsnake 1948-1952	15.08.2006	Dynamic
219.	Specialty Profiles	29.08.2006	Specialty
220.	Mastercuts	19.09.2006	Mastercuts
221.	Hooker (4CD box set)	31.10.2006	Shout! Factory
222.	Best of Friends	03.04.2007	Shout! Factory
223.	Gold	03.04.2007	Hip-O
224.	Down Child	17.04.2007	Primo
225.	18 Greatest	31.07.2007	Direct Source
226.	Family Matters & Earl Hooker	23.10.2007	Fuel 2000
227.	Very Best of John Lee Hooker	29.01.2008	Rhino
228.	Best of John Lee Hooker	29.07.2008	Collectables
229.	Only the Best of John Lee Hooker	30.09.2008	Collectables
230.	The Very Best of John Lee Hooker	09.02.2009	Not Now Music
231.	Anthology: 50 Years	17.02.2009	Shout! Factory
232.	Driving Blues	18.08.2009	Topcat
233.	At His Very Best: John Lee Hooker (2CD)	26.02.2010	Metro
234.	Icon	19.07.2011	Geffen
235.	Anthology	29.08.2011	Not Now Music
236.	The Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Birth Of A Legend	14.11.2011	World Music Network
237.	Cook with the Hook: Live 1974	19.06.2012
238.	Electric Blues	11.09.2012	Cleopatra
239.	Blues Legends & Lightnin' Hopkins & B.B. King & Odetta	14.05.2013	Pepper/ZYX
240.	That's My Story: John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues	16.05.2013	Ace
241.	On Campus	25.07.2013	Vee Jay
242.	Big Box of John Lee Hooker	26.11.2013	Floating World
243.	Boom Boom: At His Best	25.03.2014	Vinyl Passion
244.	8 Classic Albums	22.04.2014
245.	The Blues	12.08.2014	One & Only Blues
246.	Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker / Folk Blues	07.10.2014	Hoo Doo
247.	I'm Going Home	13.10.2014	The Devil's Tunes
248.	Blues Masterworks	14.10.2014	Allegro Corporation
249.	Boogie With John Lee Hooker	24.11.2014	Ace
250.	Carnegie Hall 1971 & Canned Heat	14.04.2015	Cleopatra
251.	16 Original Albums & Bonus Tracks	04.09.2015
252.	Two Sides of John Lee Hooker	04.12.2015	Concord
253.	Simply John Lee Hooker	05.02.2016	Simply
254.	Newport Folk Festival 1989 & Laura Nyro & B.B. King & John Hiatt & John Prine	25.03.2016	Silver Dollar Music
255.	The Blues Magician: Live on Stage 1992	10.06.2016	Collector's Dream
256.	Four Classic Albums	05.08.2016	Avid Roots
257.	The Modern, Chess & VeeJay Singles Collection 1949-62	05.08.2016	Acrobat
258.	Various TV Shows, Live 1970	23.09.2016	DOL
259.	Classic Years - John Lee Hooker	07.10.2016	Stargrove
260.	Blues Heroes & Howlin' Wolf & Little Walter & Muddy Waters	11.11.2016	One Louder
261.	Gotta Boogie, Gotta Sing	24.03.2017	Jasmine
262.	Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker's Finest	31.03.2017	Vee-Jay

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Boogie Chillun (Boogie Children) / Sally Mae (There's A Day Comin' Baby)	1/1949	Modern
2.	Helpless Blues / Goin' Mad Blues credited to: Delta John	1949	Regent
3.	Low Down Midnite Boogie / Landing Blues credited to: Birmingham Sam & His Magic Guitar	1949	Savoy
4.	Hobo Blues / Hoogie Boogie	1949	Modern
5.	Weeping Willow (Boogie) / Whistlin' And Moanin' Blues (Hummin' The Blues)	1949	Modern
6.	Crawling King Snake / Drifting From Door To Door	1949	Modern
7.	Miss Rosie Mae / Highway Blues credited to: Johnny Williams	1949	Prize
8.	Do The Boogie / Morning Blues credited to: The Boogie Man	1949	Acorn
9.	Miss Lorraine / Talkin' Boogie credited to: John Lee Booker	1949	Chance
10.	Graveyard Blues / I Love To Boogie credited to: John Lee Booker	1949	Chance
11.	609 Boogie / Road Trouble credited to: John Lee Booker	1949	Chance
12.	Black Man Blues / Stomp Boogie (Flub) credited to: Texas Slim	3/1949	King
13.	The Numbers / Devil's Jump credited to: Texas Slim	1950	King
14.	I'm Gonna Kill That Woman / Nightmare Blues credited to: Texas Slim	1950	King
15.	Heart Trouble Blues / Slim's Stomp (instrumental) credited to: Texas Slim	1950	King
16.	Don't Go Baby / Wandering Blues credited to: Texas Slim	1950	King
17.	Never Satisfied (Just Like A Woman) / Notoriety Woman (No Place To Stay)	1950	Regal
18.	Mad Man Blues / Boogie Now (Hey Boogie) credited to: John Lee Booker	1950	Gone/Chess
19.	Queen Bee / John L's House Rent Boogie (Out The Door I Went)	1950	Modern
20.	House Rent Boogie / Wandering Blues credited to: Johnny Williams	1950	Staff
21.	Prison Bound / Bumble Bee Blues credited to: Johnny Williams	1950	Staff
22.	Miss Sadie Mae / Burnin' Hell	3/1950	Sensation
23.	Canal Street Blues / Huckle Up Baby	4/1950	Sensation
24.	Playin' The Races (Dream A Number)	4/1950	Modern
25.	Goin' On Highway 51 (Goin' Down Highway 51) / Let Your Daddy Ride (Slow Down Your Chatter Baby)	5/1950	Sensation
26.	No Friend Around (T.B.'s Killing Me) / Wednesday Evening (She Left Me - On My Bended Knee)	5/1950	Modern
27.	My Baby's Got Somethin' / Decoration Day Blues (Lord Taketh My Baby Away)	6/1950	Sensation
28.	Gimme Your Phone Number (It's A Crime And A Shame) / Rock'n'Roll (I Cried The Whole Night Long)	6/1950	Modern
29.	Boogie Chillen 2 (I Gotta Be Comin' Back) / Miss Eloise (Miss Eloise, Miss Eloise)	7/1950	Sensation
30.	One More Time (Let's Talk It Over) / Let Your Daddy Ride	7/1950	Modern
31.	Moaning Blues / Stomp Boogie (Flub) credited to: John Lee Cooker	8/1950	Sensation
32.	Late Last Night / Don't You Remember Me credited to: Texas Slim	10/1950	King
33.	Moaning Blues / Thinking Blues credited to: Texas Slim	11/1950	King
34.	Real Gone Gal / Questionnaire Blues credited to: Johnny Williams	1951	Gotham
35.	Little Boy Blue / My Daddy Was A Jockey credited to: Johnny Williams	1951	Gotham
36.	Catfish / Mean Old Train credited to: John Lee	1951	Gotham
37.	Leave My Wife Alone / Ramblin' By Myself credited to: John Lee Booker	6/1951	Chess
38.	Ground Hog Blues / Louise credited to: John Lee Booker	7/1951	Chess
39.	High Priced Woman / Union Station Blues credited to: John Lee Booker	8/1951	Chess
40.	(Four) Women In My Life / Tease Me Baby (Tease Your Daddy)	9/1951	Modern
41.	I'm In The Mood / How Can You Do It	11/1951	Modern
42.	Turn Over A New Leaf / Anybody Seen My Baby (Johnny Says Come Back)	12/1951	Modern
43.	Ground Hog Blues / Louise	1/1952	Modern
44.	Rock Me Mama (Good Rockin' Mama) / Cold Chills (All Over Me)	2/1952	Modern
45.	Walkin' The Boogie / Sugar Mama	7/1952	Chess
46.	It Hurts Me So / I Got Eyes For You & Little Eddie Kirkland	9/1952	Modern
47.	Key To The Highway / Bluebird Blues & Little Eddie Kirkland	11/1952	Modern
48.	Boogie Rambler / No More Doggin'	1953	JVB
49.	It's Been A Long Time Baby / Rock House Boogie	2/1953	Modern
50.	Ride 'Til I Die / It's Stormin' And Rainin'	4/1953	Modern
51.	It's My Own Fault (Baby, I Prove My Love To You) / Women And Money	6/1953	Chess
52.	Please Take Me Back / Love Money Can't Buy	7/1953	Modern
53.	Need Somebody / Too Much Boogie	8/1953	Modern
54.	I Wonder (Little Darling) / Jump Me (One More Time)	9/1953	Modern
55.	Blue Monday (I Ain't Got Nobody) / Lovin' Guitar Man credited to: John Lee Booker	9/1953	DeLuxe
56.	My Baby Don't Love You / Real Real Gone credited to: John Lee Booker	10/1953	DeLuxe
57.	Blue Monday (I Ain't Got Nobody) / Lovin' Guitar Man credited to: John Lee Booker	10/1953	Rockin'
58.	Stutterin' Blues / Pouring Down Rain (Wobblin' Baby) credited to: John Lee Booker	11/1953	Rockin'
59.	I'm A Boogie Man / I Came To See My Baby credited to: Johnny Lee	12/1953	DeLuxe
60.	Goin' South / Wobblin' Baby	1954	Chart
61.	Blue Monday (I Ain't Got Nobody) / Misbelieving Baby (My Baby Put You Down)	1954	Chart
62.	Down Child / Gotta Boogie (Gonna Boogie)	1954	Modern
63.	Let's Talk It Over / I Tried Hard	1954	Modern
64.	Bad Boy / Cool Little Car	1954	Modern
65.	Shake, Holler And Run / Half A Stranger	1954	Modern
66.	Taxi Driver / You Receive Me	1955	Modern
67.	Hug And Squeeze (You) / The Syndicator (Syndicate)	1955	Modern
68.	Lookin' For A Woman / I'm Ready	1955	Modern
69.	Mambo Chillun / Time Is Marching	12/1955	Vee Jay
70.	Trouble Blues / Every Night	4/1956	Vee Jay
71.	Dimples / Baby Lee	6/1956	Vee Jay
72.	I'm So Worried Baby / The Road Is So Rough	9/1956	Vee Jay
73.	I'm So Excited / I See You When You're Weak	4/1957	Vee Jay
74.	Little Wheel / Rosie Mae	8/1957	Vee Jay
75.	You Can Lead Me Baby / Unfriendly Woman	9/1957	Vee Jay
76.	I Love You Honey / You've Taken My Woman	7/1958	Vee Jay
77.	609 Boogie / (Miss Sadie Mae) Curl My Baby's Hair	1959	Fortune
78.	Big Fine Woman / Blues For Christmas	1959	Hi-Q/Elmor
79.	I'm In The Mood / Maudie	2/1959	Vee Jay
80.	Boogie Chillun / Tennessee Blues	4/1959	Vee Jay
81.	Crawlin' Kingsnake / Hobo Blues	6/1959	Vee Jay
82.	Cry Baby / Love You Baby	1960	Fortune
83.	Crazy About That Walk / We're All God's Chillun	1960	Fortune
84.	Ballad To Abraham Lincoln (He Got Assassinated) / Mojo Hand (Risin' Sun)	1960	Hi-Q/Elmor
85.	I Lost My Job (Tell You A Story) / Deep Down In My Heart (How Long Can This Go On)	1960	Hi-Q/Elmor
86.	Shake It Up (Johnny Lee & The Thing) / (I) Lost My Job (Tell You A Story)	1960	Hi-Q/Elmor
87.	Solid Sender / No Shoes	4/1960	Vee Jay
88.	Tupelo (Backwater Blues) / Dusty Road	7/1960	Vee Jay
89.	I'm Mad Again / I'm Going Upstairs	2/1961	Vee Jay
90.	Want Ad Blues / Take Me As I Am	4/1961	Vee Jay
91.	Boom Boom / Drug Store Woman	2/1962	Vee Jay		60
92.	She's Mine (Keep Your Hands To Yourself) / A New Leaf	4/1962	Vee Jay
93.	Frisco Blues / Take A Look At Yourself	11/1962	Vee Jay
94.	I'm Leaving / Birmingham Blues	1963	Vee Jay
95.	Don't Look Back / Send Me Your Pillow	1963	Vee Jay
96.	Boom Boom / Frisco Blues (v GB)	7/1963	Stateside
97.	Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine / Big Legs, Tight Shirt	1964	Vee Jay
98.	It Serves Me Right (To Suffer) / Flowers On The Hour	1964	Vee Jay
99.	Shake It Baby / Let's Make It Baby	1964	Vee Jay
100.	Dimples / I'm Leaving	5/1964	Vee Jay	23
101.	High Priced Woman / Sugar Mama	8/1964	Chess
102.	I Love You Honey / Send Me Your Pillow	9/1964	Vee Jay
103.	Love Blues EP	11/1964	Chess
104.	I'm In The Mood / Boogie Chillun (v GB)	6/1965	Sue
105.	Bottle Up And Go / Money	1/1966	Impulse
106.	I'll Never Fall In Love Again / Over You Baby (John Lee's Groundhogs)	1/1966	Planet
107.	Mai Lee / Don't Be Messing With My Bread	5/1966	Planet
108.	Let's Go Out Tonight / I'm In The Mood	19.07.1966	Chess
109.	The Real Folk Blues Vol. 3 EP	21.10.1966	Chess
110.	Want Ad Blues / The Motor City Is Burning	1/1968	Bluesway
111.	Cry Before I Go / Mr. Lucky	3/1968	Bluesway
112.	Think Twice Before You Go / Backbiters And Syndicater	6/1968	Bluesway
113.	Mean Mean Woman / I Don't Wanna Go To Vietnam	2/1969	Bluesway
114.	Slow And Easy / Grinder Man	1970	Stax
115.	Let's Make It / Whiskey And Wimmen & Canned Heat	3/1971	United Artists
116.	Kick Hit 4 Hit Kix U / Doin' The Shout	5/1971	ABC
117.	Boogie With The Hook / Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive	4/1972	ABC
118.	Dimples / Boom Boom / Onions	7/1980	Charly
119.	Shake, Holler & Run	1981	Ace
120.	The Healer / Rockin' Chair CD + No Substitute	1/1990	Chameleon
121.	I'm In The Mood / My Dream CD + That's Alright & Bonnie Raitt	5/1990	Chameleon
122.	Baby Lee / Cuttin' Out	10/1990	Silvertone
123.	Mr. Lucky	8/1991	Charisma
124.	Boom Boom (1992) / Homework CD + The Blues Will Never Die / Thought I Heard	19.10.1992	Pointblank/Virgin	16
125.	Boogie At Russian Hill / The Blues Will Never Die CD + I'm Bad Like Jesse James / Driftin' Blues	1/1993	Pointblank	53
126.	Gloria & Van Morrison	26.04.1993	Exile/London	31
127.	Chill Out (Things Are Gonna Change) / Tupelo CD1 + Boom Boom CD2 + Up And Down / Though I Heard	30.01.1995	Pointblank	45
128.	Baby Lee & Robert Cray	15.04.1996	Silvertone	65
129.	Ali D'Oro & Zucchero	8/2002
130.	Baby Baby / Roll & Tumble	19.06.2012	Jewel
131.	Dazie Mae / Hard Working Hanna & Jimmy Reed	19.06.2012	Jewel
132.	Shake It Up & Go / Twistin' At The Pit & Herb Big Daddy Zane	19.04.2013	Outta Sight
133.	Boom Boom / Boogie Chillun	26.06.2013	Collectables
134.	Dimples / Boom Boom / She's Mine	07.10.2015	Outta Sight

Videos:

1. Come & See About Me - The Definitive DVD - 18.5.2004, Eagle Rock

Movies:

1. The Blues Brothers (1980, starring, directed by John Landis)

Awards:

1989 Grammy Awards - Best Traditional Blues Recording (track "I'm In The Mood", & Bonnie Raitt)
1990 Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
1995 Grammy Awards - Best Traditional Blues Album ("Chill Out")
1997 Grammy Awards

- Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (track "Don't Look Back", & Van Morrison)
- Best Traditional Blues Album ("Don't Look Back")

1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Boogie Chillin')
1999 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
2001 Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame
2016 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Boom Boom", 1962)

WWW Links:

http://www.boomboomblues.com/history.html
http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/jlhlane.html
http://www.heavensmiles.com/john_lee_hooker_gallery.htm

Various:

recordings till 1955 only on 78 rpm and only in the USA
recorded under lot of pseudonyms (see Singles Discography)

on the LP "Chill Out" (2/95) appeared:

Roy Rogers (slide g), Charles Brown (p), Danny Caron (g), Ruth Davis (bg), Jim Gyett (bg), Gaylord Birch (ds), Bowen Brown (ds), Carlos Santana, Van Morrison, Booker T. Jones, Chester Thompson (2)

appeared on the LP:

Pete Townshend: The Iron Man (6/89, Virgin)
John Mayall: Padlock On The Blues (8.6.99, Eagle)

Press References:

Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1997	12	27.03.1997	26	Forum kritikum	album review
1998	43	03.12.1998	27	Forum kritikum	album review
2000	22	23.11.2000	8	Infokus
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	11		341	Melodie ze světa - Montreux Jazz Festiv	gig review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	03.04.1971	25	Choice	album review
1973	34	25.08.1973	22	Blues - Albums	album review
1975	13	29.03.1975	48	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	21	24.05.1975	34	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	35	28.08.1976	21	Soul/Folk/Blues Albu	album review
1977	8	19.02.1977	28	Blues/Folk Albums	album review
1977	51	17.12.1977	26	Albums Of The Year
1981	9	28.02.1981	22	Albums	album review
1993	18	01.05.1993	31	Singles	single review
1996	16	20.04.1996	34	Singles	single review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	18.11.1972	46	Blues
1973	0	21.07.1973	39	Albums	album review
1974	0	07.12.1974	25	Platters	album review
1975	0	03.05.1975	15	Platters	album review
1976	0	04.12.1976	28		interview
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1991	2	31.01.1991	19	Profily	profile
1992	9	04.05.1992	15	Čarostřelci	profile
1993	23	01.12.1993	29	Recenze	album review
1994	21	25.10.1994	7	Galerie
1997	5		47		profile
1997	5		100	Recenze	album review
1998	12		12	Pelmel - Venku
1999	2		111	Recenze - Atd.	album review
2000	6		11	Rock & Top
2000	7		116	Recenze - Blues Bar	album review
2001	7		6	Rock & Top
2002	6		86	Blues Bar	album review