CLASSIC. VINYL FORMAT. Blues legend and R&R Hall of Famer John Lee Hooker (1917-2001) first introduced the world to his own style of foot-stompin' Mississippi blues in 1948 with the release of his first single, 'Boogie Chillen', a style that would be widely imitated in the following decades by everyone from Van Morrison to the Rolling Stones. The Folklore Of John Lee Hooker, like much of his most memorable material, was released in on Chicago's Vee Jay label in 1961, and features another blues legend in his own right, Jimmy Reed. 180 gram vinyl pressing.