Acting · 1912
John Lee Hooker
Born Aug 22, 1912·Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA·Died Jun 21, 2001 (88)
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.
Filmography
27 titles- 2025
Newport and the Great Folk DreamSelf (archive footage)Movie - 2020
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990Himself5.0Movie - 2019
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie ManSelfMovie - 2017
Monochrome: Black, White & BlueSelf (archive footage)Show - 2014
Play It Loud: The Story of MarshallSelf6.5Movie - 2009
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ConcertsSelf (archive footage)7.9Movie - 2009
Blues at the BBCSelf7.5Movie - 2008
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the StoogesSelfMovie - 2007
Rolling With the BluesSelf (archive footage)Movie - 2006
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee HookerHimselfMovie - 2004
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About MeSelf6.8Movie - 2003
The BluesSelf (archive footage)7.4Show - 2003
Feel Like Going HomeSelf8.5Movie - 2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1HimselfMovie - 2002John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984himselfMovie
- 2001
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story5.4Movie - 1997
Wired for Sound: A Guitar OdysseySelfMovie - 1995John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of BluesSelf6.5Movie
- 1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American MusicSelf7.5Movie - 1992
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992Movie - 1991
Van Morrison: One Irish RoverSelfMovie - 1990
Van Morrison: The ConcertSelf6.2Movie - 1989
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels LiveSelf - Special Guest8.2Movie - 1983
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983HimselfMovie - 1980
The Blues BrothersStreet Slim7.7Movie - 1964
Top of the PopsSelf6.6Show - 1960Muddy Waters at NewportMovie