John Lee Hooker Jr.’s Debut CD "Blues with A Vengeance" Soars onto iTunes Charts in its Debut Week.

February 28, 2005 (Press Release) -- February 25, 2005 (Los Angeles, CA) – Son of blues legend, singer John Lee Hooker, Jr., still reeling from his Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album and his W.C. Handy nomination in the Best New Artist Debut category, had another jolt of exciting news last week when the digital debut of his “Blues with a Vengeance” CD rocketed onto the iTunes charts.

In addition to being the only Blues CD in the Top 100 at the time, “Blues with a Vengeance” climbed to #57 on the Mainstream Album chart, making it one of the highest ranking blues records in iTunes history within that mainstream field. Also, noteworthy is that ten of the CD’s total twelve tracks simultaneously ranked within the Top 100 on the Blues chart, with four tracks in the Top 20, and two in the Top 10 as the singles “Boom Boom” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer” respectively climbed to Number One and Number Two.

Of course, the late great John Lee Hooker, Sr’s music has been a constant on the Blues Charts, and so having his own music charting alongside his father’s was a very special moment for John Lee Hooker, Jr.

John Lee Hooker, Jr. continues to tour with his band in support of "Blues with a Vengeance" and is about to embark on a European and Australian tour in March. More information and a complete list of tour dates can be found at www.johnleehookerjr.com.

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