John Lee Hooker
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1912-08-22
Place of birth:Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:0
Date of death2001-06-21
88Biography
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.
Filmography
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- Newport and the Great Folk DreamSelf (archive footage)2025-09-050.00
- John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990Himself2020-01-015.01
- John Lee Hooker: The Boogie ManSelf2019-04-270.00
- Play It Loud: The Story of MarshallSelf2014-11-286.52
- The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ConcertsSelf (archive footage)2009-11-297.918
- Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the StoogesSelf2008-03-070.00
- Rolling With the BluesSelf (archive footage)2007-02-050.00
- Bits and Pieces About... John Lee HookerHimself2006-07-010.00
- John Lee Hooker: Come and See About MeSelf2004-06-016.84
- Feel Like Going HomeSelf2003-09-288.54
- The BluesSelf (archive footage)2003-09-287.419
- The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1Himself2003-01-010.00
- John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984himself2002-01-010.00
- John Lee Hooker - That's My Story2001-06-165.44
- Wired for Sound: A Guitar OdysseySelf1997-12-020.00
- Bluesland: A Portrait in American MusicSelf1993-11-027.52
- John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-19921992-03-080.00
- Van Morrison: One Irish RoverSelf1991-03-160.00
- Van Morrison: The ConcertSelf1990-01-015.73
- The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels LiveSelf - Special Guest1989-12-178.25
- John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983Himself1983-01-010.00
- The Blues BrothersStreet Slim1980-06-167.74,578
- Muddy Waters at Newport1960-07-030.00