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There’s nothing like the company of good friends and a Jazz Festival.

In July 1991, John Lee Hooker performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague, Netherlands, alongside the Coast to Coast Blues Band. He also shared a few laughs with fellow musicians Robert Cray and Sugar Blue.

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The perfect combo 🥃 🔥

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Blues through another artist's lens. 🎨

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In July 1961, John Lee Hooker stepped into a Miami recording studio to lay down the tracks that would become THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT! Although the sessions were recorded in 1961, the album wasn't officially released until 1969 through Stax Records.

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This month in 1990, John Lee Hooker performed at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris as part of a European tour that also brought him to London.

Fresh off the success of THE HEALER, Hooker was enjoying a late-career renaissance, bringing his legendary boogie sound to audiences across Europe.

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The Blues is a feeling. It isn't tied to one experience or one moment in life... it's something that lives in all of us.

Whether you're feeling down, riding high, happy, sad, or somewhere in between, The Blues speaks to every part of the human experience.

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A look back at Hooker’s performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival 🎶

In July 1983 and 1990, The Hook took the stage at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival, one of the world’s most celebrated and longest-running music festivals. Founded in 1967, the festival has hosted some of music’s greatest artists, and Hooker’s unforgettable performances of classics like “Boom Boom” and “Boogie Chillen’” remain part of its rich history.

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Our Top 3 John Lee Hooker albums for July ☀️

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🎶 “Ride, ride till the break of dawn” 🎶

Watch this 1992 performance of “My Father Was a Jockey” by John Lee Hooker and John Hammond from the BBC special JOHN LEE HOOKER AND FRIENDS here: https://t.co/50yzTq3kmm

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Happy fourth of July. What better day for FREE BEER AND CHICKEN? 🇺🇸

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Today we remember Jim Morrison.

More than a rock icon, Jim was a poet and a devoted follower of the Blues. Artists like John Lee Hooker helped shape his musical vision, inspiring the way he sang, wrote, and performed. That influence came full circle when The Doors recorded their own version of "Crawling King Snake."

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In July 1961, John Lee Hooker arrived in Miami to complete recordings for DON'T TURN ME FROM YOUR DOOR.

Hooker began recording it in Ohio in 1953 and finished eight years later. The album was officially released in 1963 and although the recordings sat in the vault for years before their release, the wait was well worth it.

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John Lee Hooker performing “It Serves Me Right To Suffer” on the TV Show BLACK JOURNAL, back in January 1970.

Just Hooker, his guitar, and the Blues.

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A little Blues. A little boogie. A lot of Hook.

From clothing and accessories to music and more, find your favorites in the official John Lee Hooker store.

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"Dimples” was released in 1956 and became one of John Lee Hooker’s signature songs.

The track later became Hook’s first charting single in the UK in 1964 and went on to be covered by artists including The Animals and Van Morrison.

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Need healing?... Lucky for you, we’ve got just what you need.

Hooker believed the Blues was a healer, so much so that he released an entire album centered around that idea in 1989, often regarded as his comeback album.

"There's a song called 'The Healer,’... Blues is a healer. You play that song, and it heals your mind." - John Lee Hooker

🎥: The Hook and @SantanaCarlos performing “The Healer” in 1990.

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📸: On this day in 1985, John Lee Hooker joined @SantanaCarlos at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco for the Air Lift Benefit concert.

The benefit brought together an eclectic group of artists to support humanitarian causes, with Hook and Santana treating the crowd to performances of classics like “Boom Boom” and “Boogie Chillen’.”

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Remembering John Lee Hooker.
August 22, 1917 - June 21, 2001

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Remembering the King of the Boogie, John Lee Hooker.

The Hook had a way of turning feeling into sound. Every rhythm, lyric, and note carried something real, helping shape the Blues into something entirely his own and leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire generations of artists and listeners.

“There are no superlatives to describe the profound impact John Lee left in our hearts... All of us feel enormous gratitude, respect, admiration and love for his spirit. When I was a child, he was the first circus I wanted to run away with.” - Carlos Santana

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Today, we celebrate #Juneteenth.

Back in 1979, John Lee Hooker helped mark the occasion at Texas’ Juneteenth Blues Festival, joined by fellow Blues legends including Big Mama Thornton, Mighty Joe Young, Arnett Cobb, and The Mob featuring Milton Larkin.

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