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John Lee Hooker
Acting
Born: August 22, 1912
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Biography
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
The Blues Brothers
as Street Slim
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
as Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
as Self
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
as Self
