John Lee Hooker discography
| John Lee Hooker discography | |
|---|---|
John Lee Hooker performing with his guitar on stage while smiling, taken in 1978. | |
| Studio albums | 27 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 26+ |
John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer and guitarist who recorded from 1948 to 2001. His discography includes recordings issued by various record companies in different formats.
Hooker's music blended elements of Delta blues, talking blues and early North Mississippi hill country blues. His early recordings, like "Boogie Chillen'" (1948) and "Crawling King Snake" (1949), featured Hooker alone on electric guitar.
In February 2022, it was announced that BMG had acquired Hooker's music interests from his estate. The agreement included his entire publishing catalog in addition to his recorded and performance royalty income, as well as a selection of Hooker's recorded catalog spanning Alone, Vol. 1 (1980) through to Black Night Is Falling (2019).