John Lee Hooker

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: Acting

Born: Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA, 1912-08-22

Died: 2001-06-21

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1960	Muddy Waters at Newport		0
2	1980	The Blues Brothers	Street Slim	77
3	1990	Van Morrison: The Concert	Self	40
4	1991	Van Morrison: One Irish Rover	Self	0
5	1992	John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992		0
6	1993	John Lee Hooker - The South Bank Show	vocals, guitar	80
7	1993	Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music	Self	60
8	1997	Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey	Self	0
9	2001	John Lee Hooker - That's My Story		45
10	2002	John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984	himself	0
11	2003	The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1	Himself	0
12	2004	John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me		57
13	2006	Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker	Himself	0
14	2008	Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges	Self	0
15	2009	The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts	Self (archive footage)	80
16		John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983	Himself	0
17		John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990	Himself	0
18	2009	Blues at the BBC	Self	50
19	2014	Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall	Self	65
20	2019	John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man	himself	0
21	2020	The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live	Self - Special Guest	82

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1964	Top of the Pops	Self	66
2	2003	The Blues	Self (archive footage)	73