John Lee Hooker

Personal Info

Birthday: 1912-08-22

Age: 112

Place of Birth: Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA

Known For: Acting

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.

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Filmography

The Blues Brothers

Street Slim

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Self (archive footage)

Muddy Waters at Newport

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker

Himself

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story

Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

Self

John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984

himself

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