John Lee Hooker. Photo Credit: BMGImmediately after closing a catalog deal with John Legend last thirty day period – and partnering with expense agency Pimco to purchase extra tunes IP – BMG has acquired the music rights of blues singer-songwriter John Lee Hooker.
Berlin-headquartered BMG declared its most recent catalog buy today, indicating that it experienced finalized the underlying arrangement with the estate of John Lee Hooker, who passed absent in 2001. The pact encompasses the entirety of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Blues Hall of Fame inductee’s publishing catalog, which BMG acquired with its “longstanding partner Fujipacific Tunes.”
Also incorporated in the multifaceted transaction are The Blues Brothers actor’s “entire recorded and overall performance royalty income” and “a variety of Hooker’s recorded catalog spanning By yourself, Vol. 1 (1980) as a result of Black Evening Is Slipping (2020).” BMG obtained the recorded-catalog range without having a contribution from Fujipacific New music (a subsidiary of Japan’s most significant media conglomerate).
Larger-ups acknowledged the “complex musical legacy” of Hooker, who released “Boogie Chillen’” again in 1948. “Some legal rights will even now continue to be with 3rd parties, but BMG will now acquire a guide position in selling Hooker’s fantastic catalog,” the getting corporation reported.
Across his decades-long profession, John Lee Hooker also wrote and recorded properly-regarded tracks these kinds of as “I’m in the Mood” (1951, afterwards rereleased with Bonnie Raitt), “Dimples” (1956), “Boom Boom” (1962), and “The Healer” (1989), to title just some. Carlos Santana, who signed a history offer with BMG very last calendar year, co-wrote and highlighted on the latter song, the namesake Grammy-winning album’s opening observe.
Addressing the catalog sale in a statement, Jeff Jampol, CEO of artist-estate administration business JAM, Inc., explained in element: “As the longtime managers of the John Lee Hooker estate, JAM, Inc. was satisfied to assistance the estate and BMG conclude this transaction.
“We are really delighted that an artist-to start with enterprise like BMG will be the stewards of this terrific legacy transferring ahead, and we are grateful to continue being in a consulting and administration function of the John Lee Hooker legacy, in partnership with BMG, going ahead,” concluded Jampol, whose company’s web site lists as consumers The Doors, Michael Jackson, The Mamas and the Papas, and Jefferson Plane.
As today’s offer between BMG and the John Lee Hooker estate underscores, the yrs-operating catalog revenue rush is displaying couple signals of slowing down. The earlier thirty day period or so has introduced agreements involving the work of Sting, Alice in Chains, Def Leppard, Murda Beatz and Bryson Tiller, Luis Fonsi, Travis Tritt, Bob Dylan, Kenny Chesney, and Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson.
