John Lee Hooker (17 August 1917 - 21 June 2001), a master of the blues, has passed away at the age of 83. John Lee Hooker was born in Mississippi in 1917. He was one of the most influential blues singers ever to play guitar. He wrote and performed songs that blended traditional Delta blues and Chicago urban soul styles. His music, a combination of traditional blues forms and modern electric guitar solos, propelled Hooker to international fame. He recorded dozens of albums and singles over the course of his career, spanning the 1940s to the 1990s. These albums helped to define a generation of blues music, particularly in the United Kingdom. Hit singles such as "Boom Boom", "Dimples" and "I'm in the Mood" have remained standards of blues and rock music that have been covered by musicians from all disciplines. John Lee Hooker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, and he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991. He was honored by the United Nations in 1997 with the Peace Medal of the Third World. Hooker's work influenced generations of musicians such as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, in addition to countless other singers and songwriters. John Lee Hooker is remembered for the indelible mark that he left on the music world, and he will be deeply missed.