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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 22, 1912
Died
June 21, 2001
Place of Birth
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
John Lee Hooker
0.4 Popularity
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
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Self (archive footage)
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
8.2
Self - Special Guest
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
2020
5.0
Himself
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020
0.0
Self
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019
6.5
Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
7.9
Self (archive footage)
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
5.0
Self
Blues at the BBC
2009
0.0
Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008
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Himself
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006
5.7
Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004
Credits
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
as Self (archive footage)
2025
0.0
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
2020
8.2
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
as Himself
2020
5.0
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
as Self
2019
0.0
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
2014
6.5
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
2009
7.9
Blues at the BBC
as Self
2009
5.0
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
as Self
2008
0.0
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
as Himself
2006
0.0
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
as Self
2004
5.7
The Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003
7.2
Feel Like Going Home
as Self
2003
8.5
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Himself
2003
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🎬
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
as himself
2002
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John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
4.5
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
as Self
1997
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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
1993
6.0
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992
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Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
as Self
1991
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Van Morrison: The Concert
as Self
1990
4.0
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
as Himself
1983
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The Blues Brothers
as Street Slim
1980
7.7
Top of the Pops
as Self
1964
6.6
🎬
Muddy Waters at Newport
1960
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