John Lee Hooker

Actor

Born: August 22, 1912 (88 years old)

Died: June 21, 2001

Place of birth: Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA

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 (5)

• The Blues Brothers (1980, ★ 7.7)
• The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009, ★ 7.9)
• The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live (1989, ★ 8.2)
• The Blues (2003, ★ 7.4)
• NCIS: New Orleans (2014, ★ 7.3)