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John Lee Hooker

Acting
1912-08-22
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.
Known For 24 titles
Top of the Pops (1964) subtitle poster
Top of the Pops
1964 TV
as Self
Subtitles The Blues Brothers (1980) subtitle poster
The Blues Brothers
1980 Movie
as Street Slim
Subtitles The Blues (2003) subtitle poster
The Blues
2003 TV
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Monochrome: Black, White & Blue (2017) subtitle poster
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017 TV
as Self (Archival)
Subtitles The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009) subtitle poster
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993) subtitle poster
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Feel Like Going Home (2003) subtitle poster
Feel Like Going Home
2003 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall (2014) subtitle poster
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Blues at the BBC (2009) subtitle poster
Blues at the BBC
2009 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges (2008) subtitle poster
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008 Movie
as Self
Subtitles John Lee Hooker - That's My Story (2001) subtitle poster
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001 Movie
Subtitles The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live (1989) subtitle poster
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989 Movie
as Self - Special Guest
Subtitles John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me (2004) subtitle poster
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004 Movie
as Self
Subtitles John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man (2019) subtitle poster
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey (1997) subtitle poster
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Van Morrison: One Irish Rover (1991) subtitle poster
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991 Movie
as Self
Subtitles John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992 (1992) subtitle poster
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992 Movie
Subtitles The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 (2003) subtitle poster
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003 Movie
as Himself
Subtitles Rolling With the Blues (2007) subtitle poster
Rolling With the Blues
2007 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Van Morrison: The Concert (1990) subtitle poster
Van Morrison: The Concert
1990 Movie
as Self
Subtitles John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983 (1983) subtitle poster
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
1983 Movie
as Himself
Subtitles Newport and the Great Folk Dream (2025) subtitle poster
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990 (2020) subtitle poster
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020 Movie
as Himself
Subtitles Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker (2006) subtitle poster
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006 Movie
as Himself
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