Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1912-08-22
Deathday
2001-06-21
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
as Street Slim
Top of the Pops
as Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
The Blues
as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
Van Morrison: The Concert
as Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self