
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1912-08-22
Deathday
2001-06-21
Place of Birth
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
John Lee Hooker
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

The Blues Brothers
as Street Slim

Top of the Pops
as Self

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)

The Blues
as Self (archive footage)

The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self

Van Morrison: The Concert
as Self

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self