
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

Feel Like Going Home (2003)
as Self

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

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

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall (2014)
as Self
Muddy Waters at Newport (1960)
Actor

Blues at the BBC (2009)
as Self

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

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

Van Morrison: The Concert (1990)
as Self

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

Van Morrison: One Irish Rover (1991)
as Self

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

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

John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man (2019)
as Self
John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of Blues (1995)
as Self

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

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983 (1983)
as Himself
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984 (2002)
as himself

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me (2004)
as Self

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

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

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

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




