John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
John Lee Hooker was one of the greatest bluesmen of the 20th century. Born into poverty and racial segregation, he lived through a monumental time in American history. This is the story of a cultural icon, and his far-reaching impact on popular music, told in his own words and those of his family and closest collaborators. Interviews with Keith Richards, Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt and Robert Cray tell how an illiterate man from the rural and impoverished backwaters of the Mississippi Delta influenced their own musical journey. We reveal his part in bringing the Blues to a new generation of young British musicians and how, in turn, those musicians introduced young, mainstream Americans to their own cultural heritage.
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John Lee Hooker
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Also in
The Blues Brothers
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Keith Richards
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Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Van Morrison
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Also in
Van Morrison – BBC Four Sessions
Eco Rock Festival
Carlos Santana
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Also in
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
Santana - Live at Tanglewood 1970
Bonnie Raitt
Self
Also in
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Bonnie Raitt and Friends - Live at Decades Rock Live!
Robert Cray
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Also in
Robert Cray - The Best of Robert Cray - 20th Century Masters
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Todd Austin Director
First release April 27, 2019
Production
Bohemia Films
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 27, 2019
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No release date listed for United States.
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