John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

Born 8/22/1912 (114 yrs)
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Acting

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(24 works)

Top of the Pops poster

Top of the Pops

1964
6.7

Top of the Pops

1964

The Blues Brothers poster

The Blues Brothers

1980
7.7

The Blues Brothers

1980

The Blues poster

The Blues

2003
7.4

The Blues

2003

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue poster

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

2017
0.0

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

2017

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts poster

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

2009
7.9

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

2009

Feel Like Going Home poster

Feel Like Going Home

2003
8.5

Feel Like Going Home

2003

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music poster

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

1993
7.5

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

1993

Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges poster

Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

2008
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Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

2008

Van Morrison: One Irish Rover poster

Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

1991
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Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

1991

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall poster

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall

2014
6.5

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall

2014

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 poster

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

2003
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

2003

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey poster

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

1997
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Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

1997

John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992 poster

John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992

1992
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John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992

1992

Newport and the Great Folk Dream poster

Newport and the Great Folk Dream

2025
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Newport and the Great Folk Dream

2025

The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live poster

The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live

1989
8.2

The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live

1989

John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man poster

John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man

2019
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John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man

2019

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me poster

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

2004
6.8

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

2004

Blues at the BBC poster

Blues at the BBC

2009
7.5

Blues at the BBC

2009

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story poster

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story

2001
5.4

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story

2001

Van Morrison: The Concert poster

Van Morrison: The Concert

1990
5.7

Van Morrison: The Concert

1990

Rolling With the Blues poster

Rolling With the Blues

2007
0.0

Rolling With the Blues

2007

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990 poster

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990

2020
5.0

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990

2020

Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker poster

Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker

2006
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Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker

2006

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983 poster

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983

1983
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John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983

1983