John Lee Hooker

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Born

1912-08-22

Place of Birth

Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
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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.

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Acting History

2025
Newport and the Great Folk Dream as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live as Self - Special Guest
2020
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990 as Himself
2019
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man as Self
2014
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall as Self
2009
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self (archive footage)
2009
Blues at the BBC as Self
2008
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges as Self
2006
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker as Himself
2004
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me as Self
2003
Feel Like Going Home as Self
2003
The Blues as Self (archive footage)
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 as Himself
2002
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984 as himself
2001
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
1997
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey as Self
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as Self
1992
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1991
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover as Self
1990
Van Morrison: The Concert as Self
1983
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983 as Himself
1980
The Blues Brothers as Street Slim
1964
Top of the Pops as Self
1960
Muddy Waters at Newport