Person

John Lee Hooker

Acting · 1912–2001 · Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA

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

Filmography

2025Newport and the Great Folk DreamSelf (archive footage)
2020John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990Himself
2019John Lee Hooker: The Boogie ManSelf
2017Monochrome: Black, White & BlueSelf (archive footage)
2014Play It Loud: The Story of MarshallSelf
2014NCIS: New OrleansMain Title Theme Composer
2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ConcertsSelf (archive footage)
2009Blues at the BBCSelf
2008Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the StoogesSelf
2007Rolling With the BluesSelf (archive footage)
2006Bits and Pieces About... John Lee HookerHimself
2004John Lee Hooker: Come and See About MeSelf
2003Feel Like Going HomeSelf
2003The BluesSelf (archive footage)
2003The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1Himself
2002John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984himself
2001John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
1997Wired for Sound: A Guitar OdysseySelf
1995John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of BluesSelf
1993Bluesland: A Portrait in American MusicSelf
1992John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1991Van Morrison: One Irish RoverSelf
1990Van Morrison: The ConcertSelf
1989The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels LiveSelf - Special Guest
1983John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983Himself
1980The Blues BrothersStreet Slim
1964Top of the PopsSelf
1960Muddy Waters at Newport

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