Tag: John Lee Hooker

  • Back to basics: The blues with Ali Farka Touré

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    “The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.” ~John Lee Hooker Ali Farka Touré was born near Timbuktu in Mali, West Africa in 1939. He’s known for his electric guitar style which was his own unique blend of Malian folk styles and American blues. He had a hypnotic droning style…