John Lee Hooker
Birthday
1912/08/22
Day of death
2001/06/21 (88 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(1980) The Blues Brothers
as Street Slim
(2009) The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
(1960) Muddy Waters at Newport
as ---
(2004) John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
as ---
(2006) Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
as Himself
(2001) John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
as ---
(2008) Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
as Self
(2002) John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
as himself
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
as Himself
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
as Himself
(1997) Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
as Self
(2014) Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
(1993) Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
(2003) The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Himself
(2019) John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
as himself
(1992) John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
as ---
(1993) John Lee Hooker - The South Bank Show
as vocals, guitar
(1991) Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
as Self
(1990) Van Morrison: The Concert
as Self
(2020) The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
(2009) Blues at the BBC
as Self
(1964) Top of the Pops
as Self
(2003) The Blues
as Self (archive footage)