John Lee Hooker
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1912-08-22 · Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- 2001-06-21
Known for
- The Blues Brothers (1980) — Street Slim
- NCIS: New Orleans (2014) — Main Title Theme Composer
- Top of the Pops (1964) — Self
- The Blues (2003) — Self (archive footage)
- The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009) — Self (archive footage)
- The South Bank Show (1978)
- The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live (1989) — Self - Special Guest
- John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me (2004) — Self
- John Lee Hooker - That's My Story (2001)
- Van Morrison: The Concert (1990) — Self
- Feel Like Going Home (2003) — Self
- Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall (2014) — Self
- Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993) — Self
- Blues at the BBC (2009) — Self
- John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990 (2020) — Himself
- Newport and the Great Folk Dream (2025) — Self (archive footage)