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
Feel Like Going Home
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Rolling With the Blues
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Blues at the BBC
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Top Movie Credits
The Blues Brothers
Street Slim
Feel Like Going Home
Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self (archive footage)
Rolling With the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Blues at the BBC
Self