John Lee Hooker
Acting
Born: 1912-08-22 · Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Died: 2001-06-21
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.
🎬 Movies (23)
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
Self (archive footage)
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020
Himself
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019
Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
Self (archive footage)
Blues at the BBC
2009
Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008
Self
Rolling With the Blues
2007
Self (archive footage)
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006
Himself
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004
Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
Himself
Feel Like Going Home
2003
Self
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
2002
himself
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
Self
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991
Self
Van Morrison: The Concert
1990
Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989
Self - Special Guest
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
1983
Himself
The Blues Brothers
1980
Street Slim
Muddy Waters at Newport
1960
