
John Lee Hooker
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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
Credits

The Blues Brothers (1980)
as Street Slim

Van Morrison: The Concert (1990)
as Self

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990 (2020)
as Himself

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983 (1983)
as Himself

Feel Like Going Home (2003)
as Self
Muddy Waters at Newport (1960)
Actor

Rolling With the Blues (2007)
as Self (archive footage)

Blues at the BBC (2009)
as Self

Van Morrison: One Irish Rover (1991)
as Self

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009)
as Self (archive footage)

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me (2004)
as Self
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984 (2002)
as himself

Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker (2006)
as Himself

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
as Self

Newport and the Great Folk Dream (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story (2001)
Actor

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall (2014)
as Self

The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live (1989)
as Self - Special Guest

John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man (2019)
as Self

Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges (2008)
as Self

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey (1997)
as Self

John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992 (1992)
Actor

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 (2003)
as Himself




