John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

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.

Known For: Acting

Birthday: 1912-08-22

Place of Birth: Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA

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