This article originally appeared in the April 1986 issue of SPIN. It is the only SPIN article to win ASCAP’s Deems Taylor Award, which honors books, articles and recording liner notes on the subject ...

“The rhythm was a John Lee Hooker riff that we sort of straightened out. It wasn’t copied, it was inspired. You only get in ...

The agreement covers the entire publishing catalog of Hooker, who died on June 21, 2001, including song “Boom Boom,” “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,” and “Boogie Chillen’,” Hooker’s recorded and ...

This 1964 performance sees the bluesman get a crowd on its feet with his “I’m Leaving.” He takes on the solid blues tune with effortless precision, thumbing away on his guitar and passionately wailing ...

Buddy Guy talks about meeting his idol John Lee Hooker in this exclusive clip from the upcoming documentary Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away, which premieres July 27th as part of PBS’ ...

Detroit’s dean of the blues is set to be honored with a special summer tribute, including a posthumous key to the city. The late bluesman John Lee Hooker will be celebrated by local and visiting ...

In the decade before his death last June, John Lee Hooker’s vast catalog of electric blues and signature boogies was rerecorded, redone and covered by countless contemporaries. While those albums won ...

Sam Phillips of Sun Records fame had an ear for musicians who stood out. He liked artists who were different, and he recognized the earth-shaking potential of John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen,'" an ...

From his first R & B hit, 1948's "Boogie Chillun," a hypnotic one-chord ostinato, John Lee Hooker would forever be known as King Of The Boogie. Although he was accompanied in the studio by an ...

Boogie Chillen Bourbon honors the legacy of blues legend John Lee Hooker. Created by his grandson, Glenn Thomas, it embodies the spirit of the blues.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – John Lee Hooker Jr., son of the blues legend John Lee Hooker, has transformed his life from one of addiction and imprisonment to redemption and faith. After spending 30 years in ...