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 (Mr. Hooker was a Rosebud Agency booking client from 1976 until his passing. Our management relationship with Mr. Hooker ran from 1989 until 2001.)
JOHN LEE HOOKER MEMORIAL SERVICES INFORMATION VISITATION: MEMORIAL SERVICE: Please note that smoking is not allowed (indoors or outdoors) at the site of Memorial service. Flowers and correspondence may be sent to The John Lee Hooker family at the Chapel of the Chimes. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the John Lee Hooker Foundation. All funds will be directed to John Lee's favorite non-profit charities involved in music education for children and musician assistance programs. The John Lee Hooker Foundation Correspondence also may be sent to the John Lee Hooker family c/o Bates/Meyer, Inc., 714 Brookside Lane, Sierra Madre, CA 91024
John Lee Hooker passed away John Lee Hooker passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning (June 21st). There is no further information available at the moment and we will communicate any update with regard to any services that might be open to the public on our web-site, www.rosebudus.com, as soon as that information is available. John Lee Hooker, the greatest of all bluesmen passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning (June 21) at his home in the San Francisco Bay area, at the age of 83. Hooker influenced countless generations of musicians and inspired music fans around the world during his sixty year career. He was loved dearly by millions and we will all miss him greatly. Funeral and memorial arrangements will be announced shortly. We thank everyone for their kind wishes and condolences. The John Lee Hooker Family
Boogie Man, The Adventures of John Lee Hooker In The Twentieth Century, is out October 17 in the US via St. Martin's Press. Charles Shaar Murray's book is the first ever biography on Hooker. The book has already received rave reviews in the UK where it was released last Fall. Murray was previously awarded the Ralph Gleason award for Crosstown Traffic, his acclaimed study of Jimi Hendrix.
A new John Lee Hooker Documentary by award winning German film company, Kick Films, will debut in France September 30. The 90 minute piece has been developed over the past few years by Kick Films working with John Lee Hooker, his family and friends in concert and interviews. Air dates in other territories, including the United States, will be announced as soon as they are confirmed.
..."He's old enough to remember when the Dead Sea was just a little sick," joked one band member backstage. But once the music started, the music was as serious as a rattlesnake that just had its tail stepped on. Hooker sat on a chair, strummed a guitar and, with a drawl that ached of sex and pain, mumbled his way through lyrics that paved the way for rock 'n' roll four decades ago...
John Lee Hooker will be featured on CNN's Newsstand on September 5. B B King, Ben Harper, John Lee Hooker, and Robert Cray are interviewed and vintage as well as recent footage of John Lee performances and videos will be shown. The program airs at 10:00 pm on the East Coast and 7:00 Pacific and the show will repeat three hours following it's first airing.
John Lee Hooker Cancelled Dates John Lee Hooker's Doctors have discovered a vascular condition that may require surgery. Further tests are being conducted and a determination should be made soon as to whether or not an operation will be necessary. In the meantime, dates requiring extensive travel have been cancelled. These include the following: Atlanta (June 24), Montreal (July 7) and Ottawa (July (9). We will update Mr. Hooker's progress as we have more information to impart.
John Lee Hooker Dates Postponed John Lee Hooker's doctors have found a vascular condition that may require surgery and will require Mr. Hooker to cancel at least the next two months of engagements through mid - June. Mr. Hooker is otherwise doing fine and hopes to return to a healthy touring schedule this Summer.
John Lee's classic song "Boom Boom" appears in the trailer and the film, "Play It To The Bone", starring Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas.
John Lee Hooker has been chosen, along with Woody Guthrie, Harry Belafonte and Willie Nelson, to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The Grammys). The award ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on February 22 with additional acknowledgement during the Grammy Awards on February 23.
John Lee Hooker Biography Released in England The John Lee Hooker biography, "Boogie Man: John Lee Hooker In The American 20th Century," penned by noted author Charles Shaar Murray, was released October 15 in England. The first biography of the legendary bluesman, "Boogie Man", was serialized upon release in London's Daily Telegraph and featured in a seven page spread in Mojo Magazine's November issue. Watch for release in other parts of the world in early 2000.
Riding high with his current hit record, Carlos Santana joined John Lee Hooker as he closed the San Francisco Blues Festival with his signature Boogie. Santana had come empty handed but was given John Lee's guitar - the same guitar originally given to Hooker years earlier by Santana himself. Also joining Hooker for the finale was Muddy Waters alumnus and old friend, Pinetop Perkins, on piano.
Rosebud artists J J Cale, The Robert Cray Band, John Hammond & John Lee Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite (with Bob Weir), Mavis Staples and Loudon Wainwright III join Ani DiFranco, Etta James, Ruth Brown (with Duke Robillard on guitar), Tracy Nelson, Branford Marsalis & Joe Louis Walker, Keb Mo, Alvin Youngblood Hart and Roomful of Blues in contributing to Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund's "Fish, Tree, Water" Blues CD to raise awareness and funds for their campaign of the same name. Watch for a national print media campaign featuring Robert Cray to highlight the cause.
CBS Sunday Morning will air a feature on John Lee Hooker on Sunday Morning April 11. The show is scheduled to air at 9:00 am Eastern Time. Check your local listings in other time zones.
February/March 1999, Rosebud News Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt presented John Lee Hooker with a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of The Rhythm & Blues Foundation on Thursday February 26 in Los Angeles. The presentation was followed by Raitt and Hooker reprising their Grammy winning performance of Hooker's ""I'm In The Mood". The two were then joined by Eric Clapton, Maceo Parker, Keb Mo, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Larry Graham, Hubert Sumlin and others for an all star finale on Hooker's "Boogie Chillun". The show also included awards to Patti LaBelle and The Bluebelles, Isaac Hayes, Ashford & Simpson and many more.
New Song Entries into the Grammys Hall of Fame included a number of Rosebud Artists' Songs Including the following: "Boogie Chillin" by John Lee Hooker Booker T. Jones was represented as songwriter and group leader for "Got My Mojo Workin'" by the late Muddy Waters
Ken Baker who played saxophone with John Lee Hooker for the past 16 years passed away February 8, 1998. Ken also toured with Sista Monica and had previously performed with Robben Ford and Jimmy Witherspoon among many others. Loved by all who knew him, a celebration of his life was held in San Jose on February 20 attended by an overflow crowd of family, Bay Area musicians and friends.
Charles Brown was feted at a jam-packed Tribute in his honor at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco January 11 by a host of legendary friends. Charles made it out personally to watch Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, Dr. John, Maria Muldaur, Charlie Musselwhite, Charles' band and many more pay tribute and help raise funds for his ongoing medical bills.
John Lee Hooker appears with his daughter, Zakiya Hooker, on the cover of the January / February issue of Blues Revue. The issue focuses on families in the blues and carries more pictures and extensive coverage on The Hookers and other blues families inside. |
John Lee Hooker thrills Vasona crowd
John Lee Hooker Feature on CNN's Newsstand September 5
Rosebud Artists Featured on Fish, Tree, Water Blues - Environmental Project to benefit Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund 
John Lee Hooker feature on CBS Sunday Morning, April 11 
Ken Baker, Saxophonist with John Lee Hooker Passes - February 8, 1999 
Charles Brown Tribute features Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, Dr. John, Charlie Musselwhite & more 
John Lee Hooker on the cover of Blues Revue