John Lee Hooker, born August 22, 1917, near Clarksdale, Mississippi, was a seminal American blues singer and guitarist renowned for his distinctive electric guitar adaptation of Delta blues. Influenced early on by his stepfather, blues musician William Moore, Hooker developed a unique style characterized by rhythmic boogie patterns and emotive vocals. After moving to Detroit in the 1940s, he gained prominence with hits like "Boogie Chillen'" and "Crawling King Snake." His enduring impact on music earned him multiple Grammy Awards and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Lee-Hooker?utm_source=openai))