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John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

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

Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025 • Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
2020 • Self - Special Guest
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020 • Himself
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019 • Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014 • Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 • Self (archive footage)
Blues at the BBC
Blues at the BBC
2009 • Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008 • Self

Full filmography

Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025 • Self (archive footage)
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Rolling With the Blues
Rolling With the Blues
2007 • Self (archive footage)
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The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
1980 • Street Slim
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John Lee Hooker – Biography, Known For & Filmography