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BornAugust 22, 1912
DiedJune 21, 2001 (age 88)
Place of birthTutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Film credits24
John Lee Hooker
DeceasedKnown 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.
Filmography
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
as Self (archive footage)
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020
as Himself
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019
as Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
as Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Blues at the BBC
2009
as Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008
as Self
Rolling With the Blues
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006
as Himself
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004
as Self
Feel Like Going Home
2003
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
as Himself
- No poster
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
2002
as himself
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
as Self
- No poster
John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of Blues
1995
as Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
as Self
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991
as Self
Van Morrison: The Concert
1990
as Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989
as Self - Special Guest
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
1983
as Himself
The Blues Brothers
1980
as Street Slim
- No poster
Muddy Waters at Newport
1960