John Lee Hooker Jr. & Band: Love, Peace & Gospel Tour 2024

In the organizer's words:

Line-Up:

John Lee Hooker, Jr. - vocals , Jeffrey James Horan - guitar and vocals, Di Carlo - drums, Ramani Krishna - bass and vocals , Carly Quiroz - keyboards and vocals.

drums, Ramani Krishna - bass and vocals , Carly Quiroz - keyboards and vocals

About the person:

John Lee Hooker Jr. comes from a highly talented musical community in Detroit, ranging from his legendary grandfather Will Moore and famous father John Lee Hooker ("The Healer", "Boom Boom") to his successful siblings Zakiya and Robert and cousin Archie. He appeared on the radio at the age of eight and knew that he would follow the same path as his father. At 16, he was on stage at the Fox Theater in Detroit and barely 18 years old, his first record was released on ABC Records. He then went out into the great American world, from Alaska to New Orleans, John Jr. was celebrated at all the major US blues festivals. He played with the best of the established blues legends such as Bo Diddley, Luther Tucker, Charlie Musselwhite, Deacon Jones, Elvin Bishop and of course with his dad John Lee Hooker and the Coast To Coast Blues Band, where he was often the star.

His songs often contain a good deal of biting social criticism and are reminiscent of Johnny Guitar Watson. He had a great influence on John Junior's music, as did Big Mama Thornton, Jimmy Reed, Jimi Hendrix and the two Kings, B.B. and Albert. In order to find his own voice, he avoided imitating the great father John Lee. John Jr. describes the recipe for his music as "two parts R&B, one part jazz and one fat part down home blues". This is how he captivates his audience, who he often encourages to actively sing and dance along and for whom he also leaves the stage to dance along. His 2004 album "Blues with a Vengeance" (Kent Records) was named Best Blues Album of the Year at the California Music Awards (formerly known as the BAMMYS) and the prestigious W.C. Handy Awards, and the Bay Area Blues Society honored the musician as Best Comeback Artist of 2004. The album was also nominated twice for a Grammy (Best Blues Album and Best Blues Vocalist). His studio album "All Odds Against Me" (Steppin Stone Records / Jazzhaus Records; 2008) was nominated in the category "Best

Traditional Blues Album" category 4 years later. John Lee Hooker Jr. is currently presenting his brand new CD "Testify" with his great band. A mix of traditional blues and gospel sounds from his own pen, which once again earned the artist two nominations at the "Blues Blast Music Awards". The most important blues music magazine in North America nominated him in spring 2020 as "Best Traditional Blues Singer" and "Testify" as "Best Blues Album". The concerts are characterized by blues, gospel and soul, whereby the master has lost none of his socially critical bite in his "sermons". But getting the audience moving and dancing is of course still his top priority, just as he once learned as a young boy in his local church.

Support acts

With Abi Wallenstein , a true legend, one of the most renowned blues musicians in Europe and the undisputed best-known blues artist in Germany is coming to Lübeck in December 2024 at the Kulturwerft Gollan. On the road for over 55 years now, Abi is reaching the summit of the blues Olympus once again at an advanced age (he only turned 77 on December 8, 2022) and has celebrated outstanding success with his last three albums. Two of his CDs produced in recent years ("Step InTime" and "Blues Culture") were each awarded the German Record Critics' Award and Abi won first place in the "Best Blues Soloist/Vocalist" category at the German Blues Award four times in a row (2011 to 2014). Finally, he was awarded the prestigious Blues Louis Prize (named after Louis Armstrong) at the Lahnstein Blues Festival on September 26, 2015. At the German Blues Award in October 2021, he once again won the highest German blues award in the category "Best Blues Soloist/Vocalist" and

At the end of 2021, he released a new album, "Spirit of the Blues", with which he won the German Blues Award 2022 for the best album of the year.

On this evening, he will be accompanied on the cajón by drummer Martin Röttger. As Abi Wallenstein's accompanist, Martin established the cajón as the "smallest drum kit in the world" on the international music scene back in 2000. Today, Röttger is one of the most sought-after cajón players in Europe. Due to many inquiries about the cajón and its use following his workshops, Röttger has already written three instruction books for beginners and advanced players.