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
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Feel Like Going Home
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Van Morrison: The Concert
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Muddy Waters at Newport
Blues at the BBC
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Top Movie Credits
The Blues Brothers
Street Slim
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self (archive footage)
Feel Like Going Home
Self
Blues at the BBC
Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Self - Special Guest
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Self (archive footage)