John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

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

Top of the Pops

1964 · TV

as Self

The Blues Brothers

1980 · Movie

as Street Slim

2003 · TV

as Self (archive footage)

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

2017 · TV

as Self (archive footage)

Feel Like Going Home

2003 · Movie

as Self

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

2009 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Van Morrison: The Concert

1990 · Movie

as Self

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983

1983 · Movie

as Himself

Rolling With the Blues

2007 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live

1989 · Movie

as Self - Special Guest

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

1993 · Movie

as Self

Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

1991 · Movie

as Self

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990

2020 · Movie

as Himself

John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man

2019 · Movie

as Self

Blues at the BBC

2009 · Movie

as Self

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story

2001 · Movie

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

2004 · Movie

as Self

Newport and the Great Folk Dream

2025 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall

2014 · Movie

as Self

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

2003 · Movie

as Himself

Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker

2006 · Movie

as Himself

John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992

1992 · Movie

Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

2008 · Movie

as Self

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

1997 · Movie

as Self