Interview: Zakiya Hooker discusses the legacy and music of her father, the late John Lee Hooker, and their collaboration

From: Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR) | Date: November 21, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

JENNIFER LUDDEN
Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR)
11-21-2004
Interview: Zakiya Hooker discusses the legacy and music of her father, the late John Lee Hooker, and their collaboration

Host: JENNIFER LUDDEN
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM

Mr. JOHN LEE HOOKER: All right.

(Soundbite of "Mad Man Blues")

Mr. HOOKER: Well, that'll do it, man.

JENNIFER LUDDEN, host:

When legendary bluesman John Lee Hooker died on June 21st, 2001, he was working on music for what would be his last recording, "Face to Face." "Mad Man Blues" is one of the tunes on that album.

(Soundbite of "Mad Man Blues")

Mr. HOOKER: (Singing) I done ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

John Lee Hooker's 'Diamonds': A Rare Gem
; John Lee Hooker melded the raw intimacy of acoustic Delta...inferior material. Fortunately the John Lee Hooker Estate, managed by his daughter Zakiya...overseas release in 1999 as "The Unknown John Lee Hooker" on the small British label Flyright, with...
John Lee Hooker can still set the mood for that boogie thing
; ...of boogie bluesman John Lee Hooker. The tidy streets of the hilly subdivision in which Hooker lives are lined with homes...but for the 72-year-old Hooker, it's been a real long...here. When you pull into Hooker's driveway, the first thing...
Hooker boogies on // With roots firmly planted, those feet keep jumping
; John Lee Hooker has perfected the art of the phone interview...rest." That's the price of celebrity. John Lee Hooker has come a long way from his Clarksdale...have contributed to that patented John Lee Hooker stomp, one of the primary sounds of the...
Comment: Monday Book - Woke up with those mean old 20th-century blues Boogie Man: The adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century by Charles Shaar Murray (Viking, pounds 17.99)
; THE JOHN Lee Hooker story is, it seems, the triumph of age...on the front porch. The blues, and John Lee Hooker's buttered-gravel voice and spark-struck...indeed triumphed over experience. John Lee Hooker lives the musical adventure of 20th-century...
JOHN LEE HOOKER'S MOJO STILL WORKING AFTER 50 YEARS.(Entertainment)
; ...from venerable bluesman John Lee Hooker boasts an all-star cast of...ere's one notable absence from Hooker's wish list of friends on...Bluesbreakers. Mayall's band backed Hooker on a 1964 tour of England...Walking Into Clarksdale.'' And Hooker recently performed on a track for Mayall's ...
Obituary: John Lee Hooker
; ...and powerful blues of John Lee Hooker came as a welcome shock to...plangent electric guitar (Hooker was never one to trouble...Collins. This, recorded when Hooker was in his seventies, gave Hooker the record for the oldest...The music encyclopedias and Hooker's passport give a date ...
Artist still has mojo working: John Lee Hooker still singing the blues after 81 years
; ...from venerable bluesman John Lee Hooker boasts an all-star cast of...ere's one notable absence from Hooker's wish list of friends on...Walking into Clarksdale." And Hooker recently performed on a track for Mayall's upcoming album. Hooker's touring continued over...who take a little bit of ...
Profile: Blues man John Lee Hooker dies at the age of 83
; 00-00-0000 Profile: Blues man John Lee Hooker dies at the age of 83 Host: BOB EDWARDS...AM (Soundbite of music) Mr. JOHN LEE HOOKER: (Singing) Ow, ow, ow, ow. Whoa. BOB EDWARDS, host: John Lee Hooker, who carried on the Mississippi Delta...
True bluesman; John Lee Hooker has been king of the one-chord, 12- bar blues for 50 years and, writes Barry Didcock, a new Best Of album cements his reputation
; ...more than 50 years now. But as John Lee Hooker barrelled through his opening song...in a new release, The Best Of John Lee Hooker. In common with most Best Of collections...depending who you believe, John Lee Hooker grew up in a poor sharecropping family...
Hooker boogies with his `chillun' // Blues master gets hand from rockers in show for BBC
; ...VALLEY, Calif. Blues legend John Lee Hooker put out the call. And his friends...the special later this year. Hooker, one of the last living links...every blues performer draws on Hooker in some way. Many of the musicians...Sweetwater concert also performed on Hooker's recent album, "The ...