John Lee Hooker
b. 1917 — d. 2001 (aged 84)
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Actor
Composer
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
Filmography
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★ 7.1
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
2021 Self
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★ 8.5
Transparent
2004 Composer
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★ 8.5
Blues Road Movie
2002 Self
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★ 7.6
John Lee Hooker: That's My Story
2001 Self
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★ 6.0
CNN World Beat
1998 Self
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★ 7.1
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997 Self
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Masters of Country Blues: John Lee Hooker & Furry Lewis
1995 Self
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Jazz Central
1994 Self
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
1991 Self
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★ 8.4
The Rolling Stones: Steel Wheels Live
1989 Self
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Survivors: The Blues Today
1984 Self
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Öronaböj
1978 Self
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★ 7.0
Mister Brown
1972 Composer
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Swing In
1968 Self