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Hooker, John Lee

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Hooker, John Lee

[Blues singer;] [b. 1915, near Clarksdale, Miss.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81033547
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Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Name Authority File
Collection Membership(s)
- Names Collection - Authorized Headings
- LC Names Collection - General Collection
Variants
- Texas Slim
- Slim, Texas
- Delta John
- John, Delta
- Birmingham Sam
- Sam, Birmingham
- Little Pork Chops
- Boogie Man, 1917-2001
- Booker, John Lee
- Williams, Johnny, 1917-2001
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn+81033547#skos:Concept
Sources
- found: The Folk-blues of John Lee Hooker. [Phonodisc] 1959?
- found: Herzhaft, G. John Lee Hooker, c1991: cover, p. 4 (John Lee Hooker; b. 1917)
- found: New Grove dic. of Am. music (Hooker, John Lee; b. 8-22-1917, Clarksdale, MS)
- found: His John Lee Hooker sings John Lee Hooker [SR] p1982: container (also recorded under pseudonymns Texas Slim; Delta John; Birmingham Sam; Johnny Williams; The Boogie Man; and John Lee Booker)
- found: His I'm John Lee Hooker [SR] p2007: insert (also recorded under pseudonymns Texas Slim; Delta John; Birmingham Sam; Little Pork Chops)
- found: New York Times, June 22, 2001 (John Lee Hooker, 83, bluesman; d. June 21, 2001, Los Altos, Calif.; b. Aug. 17, 1917, near Clarksdale, Miss.)
General Notes
- [Blues singer;] [b. 1915, near Clarksdale, Miss.]
Change Notes
- 1981-06-04: new
- 2009-09-21: revised

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