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John Lee Hooker is known for:

  • The Blues Brothers
    Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
  • John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
    Come And See About Me illustrates the career of John Lee Hooker through complete archival performances of his most popular songs, many featuring special guests.
  • John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
    A teenage runaway who never went to school, John Lee Hooker had trouble spelling his name, even into his eighties. But, despite these humble beginnings, John Lee Hooker is today considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

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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.