Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1912-08-22
Day of Death
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.
Filmography (23)
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Himself
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
⭐ 7.9
Role:
Self (archive footage)
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Self
Blues at the BBC
2009
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Rolling With the Blues
2007
⭐ 0
Role:
Himself
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Self
Feel Like Going Home
2003
⭐ 0
Role:
Himself
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
himself
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
2002
⭐ 5.4
Role:
Unknown
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
