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John Lee Hooker
Born 1912-08-22Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Newport and the Great Folk DreamSelf (archive footage)John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990HimselfJohn Lee Hooker: The Boogie ManSelfPlay It Loud: The Story of MarshallSelfThe 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ConcertsSelf (archive footage)Blues at the BBCSelfMotor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the StoogesSelfRolling With the BluesSelf (archive footage)Bits and Pieces About... John Lee HookerHimselfJohn Lee Hooker: Come and See About MeSelfFeel Like Going HomeSelfThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1HimselfJohn Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984himselfJohn Lee Hooker - That's My StoryRoleWired for Sound: A Guitar OdysseySelfJohn Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of BluesSelfBluesland: A Portrait in American MusicSelfJohn Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992RoleVan Morrison: One Irish RoverSelfVan Morrison: The ConcertSelfThe Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels LiveSelf - Special GuestJohn Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983HimselfThe Blues BrothersStreet SlimMuddy Waters at NewportRole