John Lee Hooker

Personal Info

Birthday

August 22, 1912

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

The Blues Brothers

John Lee Hooker - The South Bank Show

Filmography

2020
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
as Himself
2019
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
as himself
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)
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
2003
Feel Like Going Home
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Himself
2002
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
as himself
1997
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
as Self
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
John Lee Hooker - The South Bank Show
as vocals, guitar
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