The duo John Lee Hooker, and Santana causes always goosebumps. Although Hooker only sings here, a melodic blues licks by Santana create an unusual atmosphere. The song comes from the album “Chill out”, which is excellent to cool off on a hot afternoon or recall the heat of summer when the winter is outside.
John Lee Hooker
Hooker was born in 1917. A boogie genius, a great blues star. His expressive style has gained a large group of admirers since his record debut in 1959.
During the late seventies and eighties, John Lee toured the United States and Europe regularly. His appearance in the iconic movie “Blues Brothers” once again took his charts, and at the age of 72, John Lee Hooker released the biggest album of his career, “The Healer”. He picked up the Grammy for it in 1989 and has sold over a million copies.
He played various types of blues, his work is a lot of fascinating musical journeys. Several songs were commercially successful in the charts, incl. “Boom, Boom” or “Chill Out”. John Lee Hooker died in 2001.
Santana
Carlos Santana – legendary musician, guitar virtuoso. He was born in Mexico, Autlan de Navarro, on July 20, 1947. In the early 1960s, he came to the USA and settled in San Francisco. A few years later, in 1966, the musician founded a band called Santana Blues Band, which still exists today as Santana, creates rock music inspired by Latin American folklore and blues.
In the course of over 30 years of career, with his band, he has released more than 20 albums and recorded 7 solo albums sold in a total of over 50 million copies, the band also played concerts for over 30 million fans. The musician has won countless awards and distinctions, including in 1998 he was inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Fame (Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame).
