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John Lee Hooker

Personal Info

Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1912-08-22 00:00:00
Birth Place:Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Known For:Acting
Death Date:2001-06-21 00:00:00
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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.

Filmography (29)

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Role: Self2014
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
Role: Street Slim1980
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Role: Self (archive footage)2009
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Role: Self1993
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Role: Self - Special Guest1989
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Role: Self1997
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Role: Self (archive footage)2025
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Role: Himself2003
Rolling With the Blues
Rolling With the Blues
Role: Self (archive footage)2007
Van Morrison: The Concert
Van Morrison: The Concert
Role: Self1990
Blues at the BBC
Blues at the BBC
Role: Self2009
Feel Like Going Home
Feel Like Going Home
Role: Self2003
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Role: Self1991
No Image
Muddy Waters at Newport
actor1960
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
actor2001
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Role: Self2019
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Role: Self2004
Christmas Pen Pals
Christmas Pen Pals
main title theme composer2018
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
main title theme composer1997
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
main title theme composer2018
Naughty or Nice
Naughty or Nice
main title theme composer2012
Camp Cool Kids
Camp Cool Kids
main title theme composer2017
Adopting Terror
Adopting Terror
main title theme composer2012
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
actor1992
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Role: Self2008
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
Role: Himself2020
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
Role: Himself1983
No Image
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
Role: himself2002
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
Role: Himself2006