John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

  • Birthday: 1912-08-22
  • Deathday: 2001-06-21
  • 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

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