John Lee Hooker
Known For
Acting
Born
1912-08-22 in Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Died
2001-06-21
Biography
John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi Hill country blues.
Most Known For
Top of the Pops
as Self
The Blues Brothers
as Street Slim
The Blues
as Self (archive footage)
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
Feel Like Going Home
as Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
as Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
as Self
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
as Self
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
as Self
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
as Self
Van Morrison: The Concert
as Self
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Himself
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
as Himself
Muddy Waters at Newport
Rolling With the Blues
as Self (archive footage)