Boogie Chillen'

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"Boogie Chillen'" is a seminal 1948 blues song by John Lee Hooker that became his first hit and a cornerstone of electric blues and early rock and roll.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWithArtist John Lee Hooker ⓘ
associatedWithCity Detroit ⓘ
composer John Lee Hooker ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describedAs cornerstone of electric blues ⓘ
influential in early rock and roll ⓘ
seminal blues recording ⓘ
era postwar blues era ⓘ
firstHitFor John Lee Hooker ⓘ
format 78 rpm single ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
boogie ⓘ
early rock and roll ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ
guitarist John Lee Hooker ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn boogie rock ⓘ
later blues-rock guitar styles ⓘ
hasInstrumentation electric guitar ⓘ
foot stomps ⓘ
hasLegacy considered a blues standard ⓘ
recognized as a classic of postwar blues ⓘ
widely covered by other artists ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature driving guitar boogie riff ⓘ
minimalist accompaniment ⓘ
spoken-style vocal delivery ⓘ
hasRhythmStyle boogie rhythm ⓘ
hasStructure riff-based one-chord blues ⓘ
hasTheme dance and nightlife ⓘ
urban African-American life ⓘ
influencedGenre electric blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist John Lee Hooker ⓘ
notableFor becoming John Lee Hooker's first major hit ⓘ
helping define the electric Detroit blues sound ⓘ
performer John Lee Hooker ⓘ
recordingDate 1948 ⓘ
recordLabel Modern Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1948 ⓘ
title Boogie Chillen' ⓘ
vocalist John Lee Hooker ⓘ

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John Lee Hooker → notableWork → Boogie Chillen' ⓘ
John Lee Hooker → notableWork → Boogie Chillen' ⓘ
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Boogie Chillen' → title → Boogie Chillen' ⓘ