Background
He is the son of influential blues singer John Lee Hooker (1917–2001). Born in Detroit, Hooker was performing live on local radio stations by the time he was 8 years old, and toured with his father as a teenager.
He is the son of influential blues singer John Lee Hooker (1917–2001). Born in Detroit, Hooker was performing live on local radio stations by the time he was 8 years old, and toured with his father as a teenager.
The younger Hooker"s musical style is markedly modernized, featuring contemporary arrangements. He struggled with drugs and alcohol for several years before reviving his career with his debut solo album, Blues with a Vengeance, in 2004. The album was nominated for a Grammy.
A follow-up album, Cold as Ice, was released in 2006.
Hooker"s third album, All Odds Against Maine, was released on August 19, 2008. Marking a clear departure from his father"s style of music, the album was nominated for a Grammy that year in the Best Traditional Blues Civil Defense category.
Hooker"s 2008 touring band included of George Lacson (Bass), Jeff Horan (Guitar), Mike Rogers (Drums), and Gig Anderson (Keys). John Lee, now an ordained minister is now reaching out to those in prisons (some of which where he was an inmate during his drug abuse years) and is currently raising funds through his Kickstarter webpage in order to finish his recording and eventual release of his first contemporary soul gospel album using almost the same blues and funk elements he incorporated in his blues releases and concerts.
That video clip can be found on YouTube.
