John Lee Hooker
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1912
- Died
- June 21, 2001 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
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 Blues Brothers
NCIS: New Orleans
Top of the Pops
The Blues
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Van Morrison: The Concert
Feel Like Going Home
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Photos
Filmography
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
Movie · as Himself
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Movie · as Self
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 3 eps
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Movie · as Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Blues at the BBC
Movie · as Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Movie · as Self
Rolling With the Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
Movie · as Himself
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Movie · as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Movie · as Himself
Feel Like Going Home
Movie · as Self
The Blues
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
Movie · as himself
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Movie
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Movie · as Self
John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of Blues
Movie · as Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Movie · as Self
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
Movie
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Movie · as Self
Van Morrison: The Concert
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Movie · as Self - Special Guest
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
Movie · as Himself
The Blues Brothers
Movie · as Street Slim
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Muddy Waters at Newport
Movie