Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 22, 1912
Died
Jun 21, 2001
Place of Birth
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Credits
28 titles
John Lee Hooker
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.
Known For
Filmography
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Self (archive footage)
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
Himself
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Self
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Self (archive footage)
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Self
NCIS: New Orleans
Main Title Theme Composer
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self (archive footage)
Blues at the BBC
Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Self
Rolling With the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
Himself
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Self
The Blues
Self (archive footage)
Feel Like Going Home
Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Himself
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
himself
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Self
John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of Blues
Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Self
Van Morrison: The Concert
Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Self - Special Guest
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
Himself
The Blues Brothers
Street Slim
Top of the Pops
Self
Muddy Waters at Newport