John Lee Hooker
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-08-22
Day of Death
2001-06-21 (88 years old)
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
Acting
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
as Himself
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
as Himself
(2020)
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
(2019)
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
as himself
(2014)
(2009)
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
Blues at the BBC
as Self
(2008)
(2006)
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
as Himself
(2004)
(2003)
(2002)
(2001)
(1997)
(1993)
(1993)
John Lee Hooker - The South Bank Show
as vocals, guitar
(1992)
(1991)
(1990)
Van Morrison: The Concert
as Self
(1980)
The Blues Brothers
as Street Slim
(1960)