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HEAR TODAY A DAUGHTER REMEMBERS JOHN LEE HOOKER.(U)
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Byline: Fred Shuster Music Critic
John Lee Hooker, master bluesman and undisputed father of boogie, recorded for more than 30 labels over 50 years, but never had a definitive career box set.
That changes today with the release of ``Hooker'' (Shout! Factory; $59.98), an 84-track, four-CD set that culls material from all eras of his lengthy career, produced in conjunction with his estate to serve as the definitive tribute.
The material ranges from a primitive 1948 recording of ``Boogie Chillen' '' to a version of the same song recorded exactly 50 years later in 1998 ...
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