John Lee Hooker
Known for
Acting
Born
August 22, 1912
Birthplace
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Died
June 21, 2001 (aged 88)
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.
Best known work
The Blues Brothers
1980
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
Top of the Pops
1964
The Blues
2003
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
The South Bank Show
1978
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
Van Morrison: The Concert
1990Filmography
2025
Newport and the Great Folk Dreamas Self (archive footage)
2020
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990as Himself
2019
2017
2014
2014
2009
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concertsas Self (archive footage)
2009
Blues at the BBCas Self
2008
2007
Rolling With the Bluesas Self (archive footage)
2006
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hookeras Himself
2004
2003
Feel Like Going Homeas Self
2003
2003
2002
2001
1997
1995
1993
1992
1991
1990
Van Morrison: The Concertas Self
1989
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Liveas Self - Special Guest
1983
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983as Himself