John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

Acting Born 1912-08-22 Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA Died 2001-06-21

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.

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Known For

Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
1964 ★ 6.7
NCIS: New Orleans
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 ★ 7.3
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
1980 ★ 7.7
The Blues
The Blues
2003 ★ 7.4
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 ★ 7.9
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
Feel Like Going Home
Feel Like Going Home
2003 ★ 8.5
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 ★ 7.5
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989 ★ 8.2
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
Blues at the BBC
Blues at the BBC
2009 ★ 7.5
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004 ★ 6.8
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019
Rolling With the Blues
Rolling With the Blues
2007
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025