John Lee Hooker
Acting
1912-08-22 — 2001-06-21Tutwiler, 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.
Known For
tv
6.7
1964
Top of the Pops
1964 · tv
movie
7.7
1980
The Blues Brothers
1980 · movie
tv
7.4
2003
The Blues
2003 · tv
movie
7.9
2009
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 · movie
tv
2017
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017 · tv
movie
1991
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991 · movie
movie
8.5
2003
Feel Like Going Home
2003 · movie
movie
2025
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025 · movie
movie
2008
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008 · movie
movie
7.5
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 · movie
movie
6.5
2014
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014 · movie
movie
7.5
2009
Blues at the BBC
2009 · movie
movie
1997
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997 · movie
movie
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003 · movie
movie
1992
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992 · movie
movie
5.4
2001
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001 · movie
movie
2019
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019 · movie
movie
6.8
2004
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004 · movie
movie
8.2
1989
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989 · movie
movie
1983
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
1983 · movie
movie
5.7
1990
Van Morrison: The Concert
1990 · movie
movie
5.0
2020
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020 · movie
movie
2007
Rolling With the Blues
2007 · movie
movie
2006
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006 · movie