Essays Tagged: "John Lee Hooker"

A Brief History of the Blues.

s like Chicago and Detroit, during the later forties and early fifties, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, and Elmore James among others, played what was basically Mississippi ... of these blues-based bands like the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Canned Heat, and Fleetwood Mac, brought the blues to young white ...

(10 pages) 121 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Ben Harper - His life and career

Harper has built a strong rapport with other artists, playing guest spots on records by Beth Orton, John Lee Hooker and Government Mule. He played 1997's and 1999's Tibetan Freedom Concerts, and opene ...

(2 pages) 62 2 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Ccarlos Santana

year-old Carlos picked up the guitar and began emulating the sounds of B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and John Lee Hooker. Carlos began playing with local bands like the "T.J.'s," adding his own flair ...

(2 pages) 1246 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers