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'Earl Hooker' (January 15, 1929 – April 21, 1970) was an American blues guitarist.
Born 'Earl Zebedee Hooker' in Clarksdale, Mississippi, his impoverished family moved to Chicago, Illinois when he was still an infant. Influenced by parents and relatives who played music, he was a cousin of John Lee Hooker and began playing guitar as a teenager. An instrumentalist, within a few years Hooker put together a band that toured the United States and made some of his first recordings for Sam Phillips at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. He eventually became an important part of the Chicago blues scene. Hooker played in the American Folk Blues Festival in England in 1969. Although he never received the public recognition to the same extent as some of his contemporaries, Jimi Hendrix proclaimed Earl Hooker as the "master of the wah-wah" and his talent was greatly respected by other notable musicians such as B.B. King, Ike Turner, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy and Magic Sam. Hooker played slide guitar on the 1962 Muddy Waters recording "You Shook Me" (Muddy Waters' vocal dubbed on Hooker instrumental track "Blue Guitar", previously released on the Age label, through that being the only slide player on a Muddy Waters recording besides Muddy himself). Hooker also helped popularized the double-neck guitar.
Earl Hooker died at the age of 41 after a lifelong struggle against tuberculosis, which is alluded to in the title of a 1972 compilation album of his work, "There's a Fungus Among us." He was interred in the Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois. His story was told in a 2001 book by author Sebastian Danchin titled ''Earl Hooker, Blues Master''.
Although, Earl Hooker died in 1970, his music still continues on in the rock band Daphne Blue, which includes Freddie Roulette , the original Lap Steel guitar player from Hooker's band, and his songwriting partner, Ray Bronner.
★ Illustrated Earl Hooker discography
★ Earl Hooker's surviving band member, at their official site.
Born 'Earl Zebedee Hooker' in Clarksdale, Mississippi, his impoverished family moved to Chicago, Illinois when he was still an infant. Influenced by parents and relatives who played music, he was a cousin of John Lee Hooker and began playing guitar as a teenager. An instrumentalist, within a few years Hooker put together a band that toured the United States and made some of his first recordings for Sam Phillips at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. He eventually became an important part of the Chicago blues scene. Hooker played in the American Folk Blues Festival in England in 1969. Although he never received the public recognition to the same extent as some of his contemporaries, Jimi Hendrix proclaimed Earl Hooker as the "master of the wah-wah" and his talent was greatly respected by other notable musicians such as B.B. King, Ike Turner, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy and Magic Sam. Hooker played slide guitar on the 1962 Muddy Waters recording "You Shook Me" (Muddy Waters' vocal dubbed on Hooker instrumental track "Blue Guitar", previously released on the Age label, through that being the only slide player on a Muddy Waters recording besides Muddy himself). Hooker also helped popularized the double-neck guitar.
Earl Hooker died at the age of 41 after a lifelong struggle against tuberculosis, which is alluded to in the title of a 1972 compilation album of his work, "There's a Fungus Among us." He was interred in the Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois. His story was told in a 2001 book by author Sebastian Danchin titled ''Earl Hooker, Blues Master''.
Although, Earl Hooker died in 1970, his music still continues on in the rock band Daphne Blue, which includes Freddie Roulette , the original Lap Steel guitar player from Hooker's band, and his songwriting partner, Ray Bronner.
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External links
★ Illustrated Earl Hooker discography
★ Earl Hooker's surviving band member, at their official site.
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