Birth Name: John Lee Hooker
Occupation: Guitarist
Place Of Birth: Clarksdale
Date Of Birth: August 22, 1917
Date Of Death: June 21, 2001
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Black
Nationality: American
John Lee Hooker was born on the 22nd of August, 1917. He was known for being a Guitarist. Blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter who has won multiple Grammy Awards, including for Best Traditional Blues Recording in 1990 and 1998.
John Lee Hooker was born in Clarksdale. He was only allowed to listen to gospel music until he met his stepfather; William Moore, his mother’s second husband, showed him how to play guitar and introduced him to blues music. He was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 1991 for his contributions to blues music.
John Lee Hooker was a Leo and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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John Lee Hooker was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
John Lee Hooker is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
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John Lee Hooker was born in the Year of the Serpent.
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| REAL NAME: | John Lee Hooker |
| NICKNAME: | John |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Leo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Zodiac Sign: John Lee Hooker was a Leo. People of this zodiac sign like to be admired, expensive things, bright colors, and dislike being ignored, facing difficulties, not being treated specially. The strengths of this sign are being creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy and inflexible. The greatest overall compatibility with Leo is Aquarius, Gemini.
Chinese Zodiac: John Lee Hooker was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are often seen as humorous and gifted in literature and art. However, the snake can be overly suspicious, which makes them a bit paranoid.
Ruling Planet: John Lee Hooker had a ruling planet of Sun and has a ruling planet of Sun and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Sun. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. People who are born with the Sun as the ruling planet are courageous, self-expressive and bold.
John Lee Hooker’s birth sign is Leo and he had a ruling planet of Sun.
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