Born: August 22, 1917, Clarksdale, MS
Died: June 21, 2001, Palo Alto, CA
Instrument: guitar, vocals
Bands: John Lee Hooker (1st recording: 1948), recorded under the names of: Texas Slim (1948-49), Delta John (1948), Birmingham Sam (1948), Johnny Williams (1950), John Lee Booker (1950-53)
Discography:
| I’M JOHN LEE HOOKER (Recorded in 1955-59) | 1959 |
| THE COUNTRY BLUES OF JOHN LEE HOOKER (Later released as “How Long Blues”, “Tupelo Blues”) | 1959 |
| HOUSE OF THE BLUES (Recorded in 1951-52) | 1960 |
| THAT’S MY STORY | 1960 |
| TRAVELIN’ | 1960 |
| JOHN LEE HOOKER (Later released as “The King of Folk Blues”) | 1961 |
| THE FOLK LORE OF JOHN LEE HOOKER | 1961 |
| BURNIN’ | 1961 |
| THE BIG SOUL OF JOHN LEE HOOKER (Later released as “Preachin' the Blues”) | 1962 |
| LIVE AT SUGAR HILL (Live in San Francisco, November 2-3 & 8-10, 1962) | 1962 |
| ON CAMPUS (Later released as “Big Band Blues”) | 1963 |
CONCERT AT NEWPORT (Live in Newport, July 26&28, 1963; Later released as “Live at Newport”) |
1964 |
| AND SEVEN NIGHTS (with Groundhogs; Later recorded as “The 1965 London Session”, “On the Waterfront”) | 1965 |
| IT SERVE YOU RIGHT TO SUFFER | 1965 |
| THE REAL FOLK BLUES | 1966 |
| LIVE AT THE CAFÉ AU GO-GO (with Muddy Waters Band; Live in New York, August 30, 1966) | 1966 |
| URBAN BLUES | 1967 |
| SIMPLY THE TRUTH | 1969 |
| IF YOU MISS ‘IM… I GOT ‘IM (Later released as “Lonesome Mood”) | 1969 |
| I WANNA DANCE ALL NIGHT (Recorded in France; later released as the 1st LP of “Black Rhythm’n’Blues”) | 1969 |
| I FEEL GOOD (Recorded in France; later released as the 2nd LP of “Black Rhythm’n’Blues”) | 1969 |
| GET BACK HOME IN THE U. S. A. (Recorded in France) | 1969 |
| HOOKER’N’HEAT (with Canned Heat) | 1970 |
| ENDLESS BOOGIE | 1971 |
| KABUKI WUKI (Live in San Francisco, August 14, 1971; released in 1973) | 1971 |
| NEVER GET OUT OF THESE BLUES ALIVE | 1972 |
| LIVE AT SOLEDAD PRISON (Live in California, June 11, 1972) | 1972 |
| BORN IN MISSISSIPPI RAISED UP IN TENNESSEE (Recorded in 1971, overdubs in 1973) | 1973 |
| FREE BEER AND CHICKEN | 1974 |
| ALONE (Live in New York, February 6, 1976) | 1976 |
| LIVE + WELL (Live in Cologne, Germany, June 18, 1976; released in 1978) | 1976 |
| THE CREAM (Live at Palo Alto, September, 1977) | 1977 |
| LIVE AT THE FOX VENICE THEATRE (with Canned Heat, Released in 1981) | 1978 |
| LIVE IN 1978 (Live at Telluride Jazz and Blues Festival, Colorado, August 26, 1978) | 1978 |
| LIVE IN HOUSTON | 1979 |
| JEALOUS (Recorded in 1982) | 1986 |
| THE HEALER | 1989 |
| THE HOT SPOT (with Miles Davis) | 1990 |
| MR. LUCKY | 1991 |
| BOOM BOOM | 1992 |
| CHILL OUT | 1995 |
| DON’T LOOK BACK | 1997 |
| THE BEST OF FRIENDS (Best of + 3 new songs) | 1998 |
| FACE TO FACE (Recorded between 1987 & 2001) | 2003 |
Main compilations and albums which released later than the recording date:
(There's a lot of compilation, which this list are not contain)
| BOOGIE CHILLEN (Released in 2000) | 1948-49 |
| GRAVEYARD BLUES (Released in 1992) | 1948-50 |
| COAST TO COAST BLUES BAND (Realeased in 1971) | 1948-51 |
| THE BLUES (Released in 1960) | 1948-52 |
| JOHNNY LEE (Released in 1972) | 1948-52 |
| BOOGIE AWHILE (Released in 1990) | 1948-53 |
| THE LEGENDARY MODERN RECORDINGS (Released in 1993) | 1948-53 |
| DETROIT BLUES (Released in 1987) | 1950-51 |
| JOHN LEE HOOKER PLAYS AND SINGS THE BLUES (Released in 1961) | 1950-52 |
| EVERYBODY’S BLUES (Released in 1993) | 1950-54 |
| DON’T TURN ME FROM YOUR DOOR (Released in 1963) | 1953/61 |
| THE BEST OF JOHN LEE HOOKER (Released in 1962) | 1955-61 |
| THE VEE JAY YEARS (Released in 1992) | 1955-64 |
| BURNING HELL (Released in 1964) | 1959 |
| BLUES MAN (Released in 1963) | 1960 |
| THAT’S WHERE IT’S AT (Released in 1969) | 1961 |
| SITTIN’ HERE THINKIN’ (Released in 1979, later released as “Sad and Lonesome”) | 1961 |
| LIVE AT SUGAR HILL VOL. 2 (Released in 2002) | 1962 |
| IN PERSON (Released in 1974) | 1964 |
| MORE REAL FOLK BLUES (Released as “The Missing Album” & “The Complete Folk Blues Sessions” too) | 1966 |
| IT’S A SIN TO BE RICH (with Lightnin’ Hopkins) | 1972 |
| I’LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU (Split live album with Albert King; released in 1989) | 1977 |
DVDs:
| LIVE IN MONTREAL | 1980 |
| COME SEE ABOUT ME | 2004 |