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
Rolling With the Blues
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Blues at the BBC
Top Movie Credits
The Blues Brothers
Street Slim
Feel Like Going Home
Self
Rolling With the Blues
Self (archive footage)
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Self - Special Guest
Blues at the BBC
Self