Actor

John Lee Hooker

Acting1912Tutwiler, 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.

Details

Known for: Acting
Born: August 22, 1912
Age: 88
Place of birth: Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Male
Died: June 21, 2001
Also known as: Unknown