John Lee Hooker 's 1996 Concert History

John Lee Hooker (Coahoma County, Mississippi, August 22, 1917 – Los Altos, California, June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. John Lee Hooker could be said to embody his own unique genre of the blues, often incorporating the boogie-woogie piano style and a driving rhythm into his masterful and idiosyncratic blues guitar and singing. His best known songs include "Boogie Chillen" (1948) and "Boom Boom" (1962). There is some debate as to the year of John Lee Hooker's birth, 1915, 1917, 1920, and 1923 have all been cited, 1917 (the date on his grave...

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 30, 1996 –
Sep 02, 1996
Bumbershoot 1996
Beck / The Presidents of The United States of America / House of Pain / Michael Palmer / Marva Wright / Brave Combo / Combustible Edison / Trilok Gurtu's Crazy Saints / Project Bandaloop / Tad / Poi Dog Pondering / Reverend Horton Heat / ani difranco / United States of Poetry / Angélique Kidjo / The Carpetbaggers / Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys / isaac hayes / Sekou Sundiata / Mudhoney / Victoria Williams / Jai Uttal And The Pagan Love Orchestra / John Lee Hooker / luther allison / The Dandy Warhols / Seattle Men's Chorus / Nanci Griffith / Sex Pistols / catie curtis / Sir Mix-A-Lot / Spin Doctors / Tower Of Power / Gas Huffer / Kevin Welch / Phoebe Snow / James Armstrong / Southern Culture On The Skids / The Starlights / Tiny Tim / Patricia Smith / David Grisman Quintet / Rosie Flores / Super Deluxe / Dan Sullivan / Supersuckers / Milt Jackson Quartet / M.L. Liebler / Blue Rodeo / The Rankin Family / Paul Cebar And The Milwaukeeans / Gilles Malkine / Tiny Tim With Brave Combo / Goodness / Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men / Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo / Ottoman Bigwigs / Average White Band / Smash / Wailing Souls / Robert Earl Keen / August Wilson / Tito And Tarantula / the iguanas / los straitjackets / Eric Bogosian / Sweet Water / Alejandro Escovedo / Mikhail Horowitz / Indigo Girls / Vic Chesnutt / G. Love & Special Sauce / Crash Test Dummies / G. Love Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 15, 1996 –
Jun 16, 1996
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Red Hot Chili Peppers / Rage Against The Machine / Beastie Boys / The Smashing Pumpkins / The Fugees / Beck / Sonic Youth / Bjork / Skatalites / De La Soul / A Tribe Called Quest / Yoko Ono / John Lee Hooker / Foo Fighters / Biz Markie / Pavement / Cibo Matto / Richie Havens Show all bands
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Polo Field, Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
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Tibetan Freedom Concert
Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Tibetan Freedom Concert
Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Tibetan Freedom Concert
Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Tibetan Freedom Concert
Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Tibetan Freedom Concert
Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Tibetan Freedom Concert
Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Tibetan Freedom Concert
Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Tibetan Freedom Concert
Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Jun 15 - 16, 1996
 San Francisco, California, United States
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United States
Singer-Songwriter
Classic Rock
Soul
Blues
Blues Rock
Electric Blues
British Blues
Traditional Blues
Rhythm & Blues
Chicago Blues
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has John Lee Hooker had?

John Lee Hooker has had 86 concerts.

What genre is John Lee Hooker ?

John Lee Hooker is most often considered to be United States, Singer-Songwriter, Classic Rock, Soul, Blues, Blues Rock, Electric Blues, British Blues, Traditional Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Chicago Blues, Country Blues, Delta Blues, and Memphis Blues.

When was the last John Lee Hooker concert?

The last John Lee Hooker concert was on September 12, 1999 at Puyallup Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington, United States. The bands that performed were: John Lee Hooker.

What setlist does John Lee Hooker play live?

The songs that John Lee Hooker performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the June 19, 1999 concert at Suffolk Downs in Boston, Massachusetts, United States:

  1. Come Back Baby
  2. Ain't Going Down on My Knees for You
  3. It Serves You Right to Suffer
  4. Boom Boom
  5. Crawling King Snake
  6. Baby Lee
  7. Oh, Mable Come Home Tonight

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