Person Details

Birthday: 1912-08-22 01:24:34

Death: 2001-06-21 01:24:34

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA

Homepage: http://www.johnleehooker.com/

Movie Involvements: 11

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Top of the Pops
Average
7

Top of the Pops

(1964) Self
The Blues
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7

The Blues

(2003) Self (archive footage)
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
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0
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Average
8

The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live

(2020) Self - Special Guest
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
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8
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
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7
Van Morrison: The Concert
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4
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
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0

Acting

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2014 Main Title Theme Composer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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