person

John Lee Hooker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-08-22

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.

Also Known For

poster

77

The Blues Brothers

Jun 16, 1980

poster

80

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Nov 29, 2009

poster

NA

Muddy Waters at Newport

Jul 03, 1960

poster

57

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

Jun 01, 2004

poster

NA

Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker

Jul 01, 2006

poster

45

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story

Jun 16, 2001

poster

NA

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

Mar 07, 2008

poster

NA

John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984

Jan 01, 2002

poster

NA

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983

poster

NA

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990

poster

NA

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

Dec 02, 1997

poster

65

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall

Nov 28, 2014

poster

60

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Nov 02, 1993

poster

NA

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

Jan 01, 2003

poster

NA

John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man

Apr 27, 2019

poster

NA

John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992

Mar 08, 1992

poster

80

John Lee Hooker - The South Bank Show

Mar 03, 1993

poster

NA

Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

Mar 16, 1991

poster

40

Van Morrison: The Concert

Jan 01, 1990

poster

82

The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live

Jul 21, 2020

poster

50

Blues at the BBC

May 01, 2009

poster

87

Feel Like Going Home

Sep 28, 2003

poster

66

Top of the Pops

Jan 01, 1964

poster

73

The Blues

Sep 28, 2003