JOHN LEE HOOKER

John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: August 22, 1912
Deathday: June 21, 2001
Place of Birth: Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA

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.

Notable work

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Filmography

Starring

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

Production

2014·
NCIS: New Orleans
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