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John Lee Hooker

Born: 1912-08-22

From: Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA

About: 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.


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The Blues Brothers
Street Slim
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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self (archive footage)
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Muddy Waters at Newport
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John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Self
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Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
Himself
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John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
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Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Self
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John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
himself
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John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
Himself
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John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
Himself
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Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Self
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Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Self
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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Himself
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John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Self
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John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
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Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Self
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Van Morrison: The Concert
Self
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The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Self - Special Guest
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Blues at the BBC
Self
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Feel Like Going Home
Self
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Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Self (archive footage)
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Rolling With the Blues
Self (archive footage)
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