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About this star
- Category: Recording
- Unveiled: 11 Sep 1997
- Star rank: 1598
- Address:
7082 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
- GPS location:
34.101360, -118.344587 - Notes: On Marshfield Way as it merges into Hollywood Blvd
John Lee Hooker
Next stretch: Carroll O'Connor
Previous star: Jon Provost
Biography
John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Fact file
- Born: August 22, 1917 Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States
- Died: June 21, 2001 (aged 83) Los Altos, California, United States
- Genres: Blues, talking blues, country blues
- Occupations: Singer-songwriter, musician
- Instruments: Guitar, vocals
- Years active: 1943–2001
- Labels: Vee-Jay, Chess, Bluesway, Point Blank, Crown, Modern, Atco, King, Specialty, Polydor, Savoy, Impulse!, Ace, Atlantic, Verve
- Associated acts: Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Canned Heat
- Website: www.johnleehooker.com
Read more about John Lee Hooker at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
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Hollywood Blvd, south side, by La Brea (Marshfield Ave)
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Nearby you will also find Don Johnson, Jon Provost, and many others.