Pop Chronicles Interviews #55 - John Lee Hooker
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- Explaining blues to people who never heard of the blues; music transcending language barriers on tour of Europe; question difference between early rock 'n' roll and rhythm & blues 0:02:57
- Hooker responds; second speaker (possibly a drummer); broad international appeal of the blues; enduring appeal of the blues as artists come and go 0:03:33
- International appeal of the blues; Big Bill Broonzy; continuous features of the blues despite changes; trademark sounds; thoughts on Ray Charles from both Hooker and other speaker 0:04:52
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Pop Chronicles Interviews #55 - John Lee Hooker, audio recording, February 24, 1968; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1692088/: accessed April 2, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.