Tribute to John Lee Hooker, "Mr. Lucky," Painting by Rob Gonzo

Acrylic and Collage on Canvas, all approx. 30 x 40 inches.

Gonzo paints in the tradition of the late George Hunt, who for years was Gonzo's mentor.

John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 - June 21, 2001) 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. 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.

Formerly from the National Blues Music Art Museum

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