John Lee Hooker
August 22, 1912 (111 years old) in Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
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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- 2020 · The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live as Self - Special Guest
- 2019 · John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man as himself
- 2014 · Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall as Self
- 2009 · The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Blues at the BBC as Self
- 2008 · Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges as Self
- 2006 · Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker as Himself
- 2004 · John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me as
- 2003 · The Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 as Himself
- 2002 · John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984 as himself
- 2001 · John Lee Hooker - That's My Story as
- 1997 · Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey as Self
- 1993 · Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as
- 1993 · John Lee Hooker - The South Bank Show as vocals, guitar
- 1992 · John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992 as
- 1991 · Van Morrison: One Irish Rover as Self
- 1990 · Van Morrison: The Concert as Self
- 1980 · The Blues Brothers as Street Slim
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self
- 1960 · Muddy Waters at Newport as
- Future · John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990 as Himself
- Future · John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983 as Himself