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John Lee Hooker

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.

Birthday

1912-08-22

Place of birth

Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA

Death day

2001-06-21

Gallery

Movies

The Blues Brothers

Character: Street Slim

Release date: 06/16/1980

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Character: Self (archive footage)

Release date: 11/29/2009

Muddy Waters at Newport

Release date: 07/03/1960

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

Release date: 06/01/2004

Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker

Character: Himself

Release date: 07/01/2006