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BB King, John Lee Hooker, W. Dixon
This photograph of B.B. King, John Lee hooker and Willie Dixon was taken by fine art photographer Paul Natkin in Los Angeles, CA 1987. Benson and hedges Blues Festival.
B. B. King (born Riley B. King, September 16, 1925) is an American
blues guitarist and
singer-songwriter. Critical acclaim and widespread
popularity have cemented his reputation as one of the most respected and
successful blues musicians. Rolling
Stone magazine named him the third-greatest guitarist of "the 100 greatest
guitarists of all time".
John Lee Hooker was an influential American
post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter
born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. John Lee Hooker
could be said to embody his own unique genre of the blues, often incorporating
the boogie-woogie
piano style and a driving rhythm into his masterful and idiosyncratic blues
guitar and singing.
William James "Willie" Dixon was a well-known American
blues bassist, singer, songwriter,
arranger and
record
producer. His songs,
including influenced a worldwide generation of musicians. Next to Muddy Waters, he was the most
influential person in shaping the post-World War II sound of the Chicago
blues.
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