John Lee Hooker
ActingBorn 1912-08-22 · Tutwiler, Mississippi, USADied 2001-06-21
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.
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Sep 05, 2025Rated 9 out of 10
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
Jan 01, 2020Rated 5 out of 10
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Apr 27, 2019
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Nov 28, 2014Rated 6.5 out of 10
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Nov 29, 2009Rated 7.9 out of 10
Blues at the BBC
May 01, 2009Rated 7.5 out of 10
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Mar 07, 2008
Rolling With the Blues
Feb 05, 2007
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
Jul 01, 2006
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Jun 01, 2004Rated 7.4 out of 10
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Jan 01, 2003
Feel Like Going Home
Sep 28, 2003Rated 8.5 out of 10
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
Jan 01, 2002
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Jun 16, 2001Rated 5.4 out of 10
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Dec 02, 1997John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of Blues
Jan 01, 1995Rated 6.5 out of 10
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Nov 02, 1993Rated 7.5 out of 10
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
Mar 08, 1992
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Mar 16, 1991
Van Morrison: The Concert
Jan 01, 1990Rated 6.2 out of 10
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Dec 17, 1989Rated 8.2 out of 10
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
Jan 01, 1983
The Blues Brothers
Jun 16, 1980Rated 7.7 out of 10Muddy Waters at Newport
Jul 03, 1960