John Lee Hooker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

24

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-08-22

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

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

    Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

  • The Blues Brothers

    The Blues Brothers

  • Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall

    Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall

  • Feel Like Going Home

    Feel Like Going Home

  • The Blues

    The Blues

  • John Lee Hooker - That's My Story

    John Lee Hooker - That's My Story

  • Newport and the Great Folk Dream

    Newport and the Great Folk Dream

  • Blues at the BBC

    Blues at the BBC

  • Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

    Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

  • John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992

    John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992

  • Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

    Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

  • John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

    John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

  • The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

    The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

  • The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

  • Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

    Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

  • The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live

    The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live

  • John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983

    John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983

  • Van Morrison: The Concert

    Van Morrison: The Concert

  • John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984

    John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984

  • Muddy Waters at Newport

    Muddy Waters at Newport

  • John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990

    John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990

  • John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man

    John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man

  • Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker

    Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker