Veteran bluesman John Lee Hooker, whose foot stompin' and gravelly voice electrified audiences and inspired generations of musicians, died on Thursday at his Los Altos home, near San Francisco. He was 83.
According to his agent, Mike Kappus, he died in his sleep at his home of natural causes, with friends and family near.
During a career spanning six-decades, the veteran blues singer from the Mississippi Delta estimated he recorded more than 100 albums. Some of his better...
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