Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/22/1912
Place of Birth
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
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
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
as Self
The Blues Brothers
as Street Slim
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
Unknown Role
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
as Self
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Unknown Role
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
as Self (archive footage)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Himself
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
as Himself
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
as Himself
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
as Self
Feel Like Going Home
as Self
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
as Self
Blues at the BBC
as Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
as Self
Van Morrison: The Concert
as Self
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
as Himself