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John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

Acting · Born 1912-08-22 · Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA

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

movie 7.7 The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
1980
tv 6.6 Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
1964
tv 7.4 The Blues
The Blues
2003
movie 7.9 The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
movie 8.2 The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989
movie 8.5 Feel Like Going Home
Feel Like Going Home
2003
movie 5.4 John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
movie 6.8 John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004
movie 5.7 Van Morrison: The Concert
Van Morrison: The Concert
1990
movie 7.5 Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
movie 6.5 Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
movie 7.5 Blues at the BBC
Blues at the BBC
2009
movie 6.5
John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of Blues
1995
movie 5.0 John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020
tv Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
movie Rolling With the Blues
Rolling With the Blues
2007
movie Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
movie Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025