John Lee Hooker
Born: 1912-08-22
Birthplace: Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
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
Van Morrison: The Concert
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
Feel Like Going Home
Muddy Waters at Newport
Rolling With the Blues
Blues at the BBC
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Top Movie Credits
The Blues Brothers
Street Slim
Feel Like Going Home
Self
Rolling With the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Blues at the BBC
Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self (archive footage)