John Lee Hooker
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday22 August 1912
Died21 June 2001 (age 88)
Place of birthTutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Known credits28
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.
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025 · Self (archive footage)
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020 · Himself
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019 · Self
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014 · Self
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 · Main Title Theme Composer
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Blues at the BBC
2009 · Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008 · Self
Rolling With the Blues
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006 · Himself
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004 · Self
Feel Like Going Home
2003 · Self
The Blues
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003 · Himself
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
2002 · himself
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997 · Self
John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of Blues
1995 · Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 · Self
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991 · Self
Van Morrison: The Concert
1990 · Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989 · Self - Special Guest
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
1983 · Himself
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Street Slim
Top of the Pops
1964 · Self
Muddy Waters at Newport
1960
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