Collection on John Lee Hooker (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Collection), 1955-1965

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Collection on John Lee Hooker (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Collection), 1955-1965

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The Collection on John Lee Hooker spans the years 1956 to 1965, and contains various papers related to Hooker's recording career, including contracts, correspondence, invoices, production reports, royalty statements, studio session sheets, tape identification data, and telegrams. The Collection provides rich documentation on Hooker's career, as well as an in-depth look at the recording processes of the era.

0.21 linear feet.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8208396

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives

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Hooker, John Lee

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John Lee Hooker (1917-2001) 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. 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. He also recorded under pseudonymns Texas Slim, Delta John, Birmingham Sam, Jo...

Heritage Auction Galleries (Dallas, Tex.)

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Universal Recording Corporation (Chicago, Ill.)

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

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Vee-Jay Records

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