John Lee Hooker
- Birthday: 8/22/1912
- Deathday: 6/21/2001
- Place of birth: Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
- Fame for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Release date: 11/29/2009
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Role(s): Self (archive footage)
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