Blues musician
John Lee Hooker
Played in a one-chord boogie of his own that other musicians found almost impossible to follow, and recorded for sixty years.
John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues that he developed in Detroit. Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi hill country blues. He developed his own driving-rhythm boogie style, distinct from the 1930s-1940s piano-derived boogie-woogie. Hooker was ranked 35 in Rolling Stone's 2015 list of 100 greatest guitarists, and has been cited as one of the greatest male blues vocalists of all time.
- Born
- 1917-08-22, Tutwiler, Mississippi, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 2001-06-21, Los Altos, California, USAA Thursday, aged 83
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1917-08-22, Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 29°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 23°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 26°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 0°17′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 16°51′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 9°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 7°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 21°26′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 5°32′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 5°09′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2001-06-21, Los Altos, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 0°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 4°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 22°44′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 15°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 20°09′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 25°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 7°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 24°37′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 8°20′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 13°27′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Lee Hooker was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.