John Lee Hooker, the Unsurpassed Boogie Man

From: The Washington Post | Date: June 23, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

If there were a way to patent a vibe, John Lee Hooker would have died a billionaire.

His invention -- the blues boogie, slowed to a lurid crawl -- became part of pop's hard-wiring, a beat and mood that gave rock its roadhouse atmosphere and insinuating growl. Dressed impeccably and blessed with a voice as silty as a Mississippi bog, he taught listeners how to despair, mumble and flirt in style. Without him, the music of artists like Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, ZZ Top and a few dozen others would have lacked raunch and a lot of spine.

Hooker, who died on Thursday at the age of 83, was the ...

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