ARCHIE LEE HOOKER
Iniciamos aquí la serie de cinco artistas que entresacamos de la selección que nos ofrece Ciudad Criolla . Lo hacemos con el sobrino de John Lee Hooker : ARCHIE LEE HOOKER :
Archie Lee's songs are strongly influenced by his life ! Born in Mississippi Archie later moved to Memphis, Tennessee. The bright lights and unique sounds of the city captured his imagination. As a teenager, Archie formed the gospel group, The Marvelous Five performing in and around Memphis, as well as in New Orleans.
The next important step in Archie Lee's career was when he moved to California to join his uncle, the legendary John Lee Hooker. John Lee became Archie's mentor and thought him all about the Blues. Both could often be seen performing together on stage and in the studio.
It was in 1995 when Archie Lee first toured Europe with Carl Wyatt and the Rhythm Kings, during this tour Archie and Carl hit the studio to record their first CD « Suicide Blues ». To date Archie released another 4 albums with various artists, each of which gained great success.
In winter of 2011 Archie Lee decided to form a new band with Fred Barretto (Brazil) on lead guitar, Nicolas Fageot (France) on bass and Yves Ditsch (Luxembourg) on Drums. Many Festival and club gigs later this new Project « Archie Lee Hooker & the Coast to Coast Blues Band » will record Archie's 6th Album in 2015.
The coast to coast Blues band is currently available for bookings all over Europe !
Archie Lee Hooker was John Lee Hooker’s nephew and became his foster child when he was a teenager. Today he is telling through songs the saga of the famous bluesman. A perfect gift for the fans of John Lee Hooker who will discover little known aspects of his life. « I left the plantations of Mississippi at thirteen years of age and headed up north on highway 49 to the bright lights and big city of Memphis Tennessee. But singing the Blues finally came about in December of ‘89 when I moved in with my uncle John Lee, the Boogieman himself… »
Rolling Stone Magazine N°106
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Stars
«GARDANT DE SON TONTON LE SENS DU BOOGIE, IL LE MÈNE SUR LES TERRES D’UN BLUES VIVACE, MAIS AVEC UNE VOIX POSÉE, LOIN DES RUGISSEMENT DE SON ONCLE. ARCHIE ÉGRÈNE SON HISTOIRE, CELLE D’UN DES DERNIERS VRAIS BLUESMEN, ET PONCTUE CES 17 TITRES [...]
ET DONT LE DERNIER, NE LAISSE PLANER AUCUN DOUTE SUR L’AUTHENTICITÉ QUI A FORGÉ CET ALBUM»
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Blues Shoes from the album "Chilling", which was released on April 6th 2018 by Dixiefrog / Borderline Blues and is available on CD, Vinyl and digital download.
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Archie Lee Hooker & The Coast to Coast Blues Band are:
Archie Lee Hooker - Vocals
Fred Barreto - Guitar
Matt Santos - Keys
Nicolas Fageot - Bass
Yves "Deville" Ditsch - Drums
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Filmed at Rocas Bar Luxembourg
Directed by Matheus Vilela and Yves Ditsch
Produced by Yves Ditsch and Vilela Arts
Co-produced by Dirk Kraewinkels
Film concept by Yves Ditsch
Filmed by Dirk Kraewinkels and Matheus Vilela
Editing by Matheus Vilela
Album Cover photo by Albert Brixko
Band photo by Benedikt Papenkordt
Album recorded by Yves Ditsch at GAM Studio
Mixed at Studio D by Yves Ditsch
Mastering by Tim Debney at Fluid Mastering
Album Artwork by Vilela Arts
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Special Thanks to David Rocas, Dirk Kraewinkels, Murielle Weber, David Isaac and Philippe Langlois
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