John Lee Hooker
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
August 22, 1912Deathday
June 21, 2001Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
21Place of birth
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Cast credits
The Blues Brothers
Street Slim
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self (archive footage)
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Self
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Himself
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
himself
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
John Lee Hooker - The South Bank Show
vocals, guitar
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Self
Van Morrison: The Concert
Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Self - Special Guest
Blues at the BBC
Self
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
Himself
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
Himself
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
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