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Baptist preacher, and Minnie Ramsey (born c. 1880, date of death unknown). In the 1920 federal census, William and Minnie were recorded as being 48 and 39 years old, respectively, which implies that Minnie was born about 1880, not 1875. She was said to have been a "decade or so younger" than her
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a series of events were held to celebrate the supposed centenary of his birth. In the 1920 federal census, John Hooker is seven years old and one of nine children living with
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1596:"1980 Hall of Fame Inductees: John Lee Hooker"
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2717:The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend
2356:John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues
2198:Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee
945:John Lee Hooker Rare Performances 1960ā1984
16:American blues musician (1912 or 1917ā2001)
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1560:"John Lee Hooker, Bluesman, Is Dead at 83"
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1775:Dahl, Bill (1996). "John Lee Hooker". In
1686:"Inductees: Rhythm and Blues (R & B)"
740:Recording Industry Association of America
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551:, Long Beach, California, August 31, 1997
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1816:Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013).
1626:"NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1983"
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1069:"Rolling Stones 100 greatest guitarists"
959:John Lee Hooker: Bits and Pieces About ā¦
808:National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame
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19:For other people named John Hooker, see
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3148:20th-century American male singers
2190:Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
1690:Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame
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852:Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
789:Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
729:Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame
606:Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
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3108:Singer-songwriters from Tennessee
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2605:One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
2423:The Hot Spot: Original Soundtrack
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1488:Uncanned! The Best of Canned Heat
802:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
721:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
624:Hooker appeared in the 1980 film
519:. In Hooker's later sessions for
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322:One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
3138:Black & Blue Records artists
3028:Blues musicians from Mississippi
3008:American male singer-songwriters
2988:20th-century American guitarists
2070:The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker
939:John Lee Hooker: That's My Story
778:Best Traditional Blues Recording
756:Best Traditional Blues Recording
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2086:The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
1990:1960 interview with Paul Oliver
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2591:Good Mornin', Lil' School Girl
1946:. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin:
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1944:Top R&B Singles 1942ā1988
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1532:Finz, Stacy (July 28, 1998).
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2372:Don't Turn Me from Your Door
2118:It Serve You Right to Suffer
1818:Blues: A Regional Experience
1794:All Music Guide to the Blues
1656:"Lifetime Achievement Award"
1365:Leadbitter & Slaven 1987
769:Best Traditional Blues Album
713:National Heritage Fellowship
557:American Folk Blues Festival
284:and early North Mississippi
21:John Hooker (disambiguation)
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3118:Guitarists from Mississippi
2998:African-American guitarists
2150:If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im
1145:"40th Annual GRAMMY Awards"
1127:"38th Annual GRAMMY Awards"
1109:"32nd Annual GRAMMY Awards"
1055:"John Lee Hooker Biography"
997:"John Lee Hooker biography"
821:John Lee Hooker discography
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2764:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1720:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1491:(CD compilation booklet).
1432:"John Lee Hooker: Singles"
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736:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
709:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
292:. Hooker was ranked 35 in
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1594:Blues Foundation (1980).
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3058:Detroit blues musicians
3053:Country blues musicians
3038:Blues revival musicians
2404:The Ultimate Collection
1842:; Slaven, Neil (1987).
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69:August 22, 1912 or 1917
3093:Brylen Records artists
3083:Modern Records artists
3043:Charly Records artists
2654:I Cover the Waterfront
2305:Live at Soledad Prison
1746:"Songs of the Century"
1662:. 2000. Archived from
930:John Lee Hooker &
725:Hollywood Walk of Fame
699:Awards and recognition
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419:Another influence was
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3068:Flair Records artists
3048:Chess Records artists
2923:(Ahmet Ertegun Award)
2882:Ike & Tina Turner
2626:Meet Me in the Bottom
2619:I Can't Quit You Baby
2517:Baby, Please Don't Go
2396:Goin' Down Highway 51
2388:That's Where It's At!
2297:Live at Cafe Au Go Go
2214:Sittin' Here Thinkin'
2206:Free Beer and Chicken
1862:Murray, Charles Shaar
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1332:detroithistorical.org
1265:Wogan, Terry (1984).
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444:the New Daisy Theatre
410:Shreveport, Louisiana
371:Tutwiler, Mississippi
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89:Los Altos, California
72:Tutwiler, Mississippi
3078:Kent Records artists
2948:Lifetime achievement
2700:Eddie "Guitar" Burns
2598:Smokestack Lightnin'
1799:Miller Freeman Books
1606:on December 18, 2015
1485:Russo, Greg (1994).
1268:Shoes Off the Record
1087:"Best blues singers"
1075:. December 18, 2015.
1057:. johnleehooker.com.
926:'s restaurant (1980)
744:Songs of the Century
2722:John Lee Hooker Jr.
2468:Crawling King Snake
2380:Original Folk Blues
2348:I'm John Lee Hooker
2126:The Real Folk Blues
2110:...And Seven Nights
1783:; Woodstra, Chris;
1457:Unterberger, Richie
1186:, pp. 242ā243.
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1133:. January 15, 2013.
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897:The Best of Friends
425:Crawlin' King Snake
378:Tallahatchie County
310:Crawling King Snake
2861:The Lennon Sisters
2711:The Blues Brothers
2612:Bottle Up & Go
2524:Key to the Highway
2510:Worried Life Blues
2340:House of the Blues
2289:Live at Sugar Hill
2281:Concert at Newport
1781:Bogdanov, Vladimir
1565:The New York Times
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1167:Detroit Free Press
911:The Blues Brothers
828:House of the Blues
705:Blues Hall of Fame
627:The Blues Brothers
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455:Ford Motor Company
436:Memphis, Tennessee
286:hill country blues
2993:Age controversies
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1797:. San Francisco:
1777:Erlewine, Michael
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1001:Johnleehooker.com
952:Come See About Me
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561:UK Singles Charts
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2134:Urban Blues
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633:The Healer
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327:The Healer
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148:1930sā2001
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2254:Chill Out
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