Episode 2: Zakiya Hooker

Authors

Zakiya Hooker
Rev. Shawn Amos

Document Type

Audio

Publication Date

6-16-2021

Disclaimer

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Abstract

Zakiya is the daughter of John Lee Hooker, King of the Boogie. She tells The Rev about her father’s little-seen humorous side, how he shielded her from racism as a child, and the first time she realized her father was an icon.

Interview date: 5 April 2021
Podcast first aired: 16 June 2021

Relational Format

audio recording

Recommended Citation

Hooker, Zakiya and Amos, Rev. Shawn, "Episode 2: Zakiya Hooker" (2021). Reverend Shawn Amos Podcast. 2.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/amos_podcast/2