Born 1912 (age 88) · Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Appears in 27 titles

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

The Blues Brothers
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980
as Street Slim
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
8.2
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989
as Self - Special Guest
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Feel Like Going Home
8.5
Feel Like Going Home
2003
as Self
Van Morrison: The Concert
5.7
Van Morrison: The Concert
1990
as Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
Blues at the BBC
5.0
Blues at the BBC
2009
as Self
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man