Member Since: 20/08/2007
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Sept 17 2008 Oakland, CA 10:30pm-2am Bench & Bar :
Sept 26 2008 San Francisco, CA 12 Noon - 1:30 Just Herman Plaza :
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Justin Herman Plaza. Across from the Ferry Building.
Featuring: A Tribute to John Lee Hooker: Presenting the Coast to Coast Blues Band with Deacon Jones, Rich Kirch, Ron Perry, Lizz Fischer and Bryant Mills. Plus special guests Zakiya Hooker, Kathi McDonald and Archie Lee Hooker.
Tribute to John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker was one of the greatest figures in blues history, recording over 75 albums in his lifetime. Born in 1920 in Mississippi, he had his first huge recording hit in 1948 – the million selling "Boogie Chillen," which defined his guitar playing technique unique to the blues as a droning, hypnotic, one-chord electric, timeless sound that would eventually become famous the world over. Hooker moved to the Bay Area in the late 1970s and it remained his home until his death in 2001. This tribute will feature members of his long-standing San Francisco group, the famed Coast to Coast Band, who will perform material from the Hooker songbook. This momentous event will also feature guest appearances by John Lee Hooker’s daughter, Zakiya Hooker, his nephew, Archie Lee Hooker, and singer Kathi McDonald. "Nothing but the best. Later for the rest."
Type of Label: Major