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John Lee Hooker's Song 'Boom'
"Boom Boom" is a blues song written by John Lee Hooker and recorded in 1961. The song was a hit in the US in 1962 and in the UK 1992. "Boom Boom" has been recorded by numerous blues and other artists, including a 1965 Pop hit by The Animals. John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" has been acknowledged by the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"Boom Boom" is an uptempo stop-time blues song that does not follow a typical twelve-bar blues pattern. "Hooker's sense of timing was his and his alone, demanding big-eared sidemen".[2] Backing John Lee Hooker (vocal and guitar) are members of the Funk Brothers (Joe Hunter (piano), James Jamerson (bass), and Benny Benjamin (drums)); plus Larry Veeder (guitar), Hank Cosby (tenor
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