John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker was an influential American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive electric guitar adaptation of Delta blues. Born to a sharecropper family, he gained prominence in Detroit by developing a driving-rhythm boogie style that set him apart from earlier piano-based boogie-woogie. His music often blended elements of talking blues and early North Mississippi hill country blues. Recognized for his contributions to the genre, Hooker was ranked 35th in Rolling Stone's 2015 list of the 100 greatest guitarists and is widely regarded as one of the greatest male blues vocalists in history.