John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker: Boogie Chillen

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Our series begins with John Lee Hooker’s breakthrough song “Boogie Chillen”. Blues veteran Charlie Musselwhite and writer Peter Guralnick explain how Hooker’s 1948 song left its mark …

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Boogie Chillen

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