Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 22, 1912
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 - Movies
The Blues Brothers
as Street Slim
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
Feel Like Going Home
as Self
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
as Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
as Self
Blues at the BBC
as Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
as Self
