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Earl Hooker
Blues / Soul / Rock

1929-1970



Chicago, Illinois
United States

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Last Login:  10/5/2009
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Member Since12/22/2005
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Record LabelArhoolie
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Earl Hooker
Jimi Hendrix called Earl Hooker "the master of the wah-wah pedal." Buddy Guy slept with one of Hooker's slides beneath his pillow hoping to tap some of the elder bluesman's power. And B. B. King has said repeatedly that, for his money, Hooker was the best guitar player he ever met.

Tragically, Earl Hooker died of tuberculosis in 1970 when he was on the verge of international success just as the Blues Revival of the late sixties and early seventies was reaching full volume.

Second cousin to now-famous bluesman John Lee Hooker, Earl Hooker was born in Mississippi in 1929, and reared in black South Side Chicago where his parents settled in 1930. From the late 1940s on, he was recognized as the most creative electric blues guitarist of his generation. He was a "musician's musician," defining the art of blues slide guitar and playing in sessions and shows with blues greats Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, and B. B. King.

A favorite of black club and neighborhood bar audiences in the Midwest, and a seasoned entertainer in the rural states of the Deep South, Hooker spent over twenty-five years of his short existence burning up U.S. highways, making brilliant appearances wherever he played.

Until the last year of his life, Hooker had only a few singles on obscure labels to show for all the hard work. The situation changed in his last few months when his following expanded dramatically. Droves of young whites were seeking American blues tunes and causing a blues album boom. When he died, his star's rise was extinguished. Known primarily as a guitarist rather than a vocalist, Hooker did not leave a songbook for his biographer to mine. Only his peers remained to praise his talent and pass on his legend. --Author Unknown


Taught slide guitar by Robert Nighthawk, Delta-born Earl Hooker earned his reputation as a stalwart of amplified blues in the 1950s and 1960s. This collection shows sufficient grounds for his place in the sun: Hooker's guitar speaks volumes on both early 1950s recordings and country- and soul-mannered numbers cut shortly before his death in 1970. The stunner is "Sweet Black Angel," in which the young man's suspended-in-air notes-Azrael hovering-delineate a sepulchral, frightful mood. As a singer Hooker always had a tough time depicting any particular state of feeling at all. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993


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Jasmine

Jasmine Drew



Oct 5 2009 9:55 PM

loving the music! i really like the style!
Dave Harris

Dave Harris



Oct 5 2009 9:55 PM

Thanks for the add! RIP Earl! You were one of the greatest blues guitarists ever (and my personal favourite!)
Livin' the Blues

Livin' the Blues



Oct 5 2009 9:55 PM

Thanks for adding. God bless.
Jasmine

Jasmine Drew



Oct 5 2009 9:54 PM

Just Came by to say HI! love the music
Elmore Jansson Blues

Elmore Jansson Blues



Oct 5 2009 9:54 PM

Yeah!
Thanks the hell outta ya!
just4friends

just4friends



Oct 5 2009 9:54 PM


JACEK M SZWARC

JAcek M Szwarc



Sep 6 2009 7:45 PM

thanx for the add...
LOVE & HAPPINESS
Dr Space and the Psychedelic Spacemen

Dr Space and the Psychedelic Spacemen



Sep 6 2009 7:45 PM


Ulrich

Ulrich



Sep 6 2009 7:45 PM

Crazy Rabbit
Dirty Dogs

Dirty Dogs



Sep 6 2009 7:45 PM

Hi from France

Cheers
The Dirty Dogs

DeltaTwins

DeltaTwins



Sep 6 2009 7:45 PM

Dear : Great Blues man
Greetings from Japan!
Thanks for your Friendship!
Respect from Japan!
Cheers & Whiskeys From Japan!

From : DeltaTwins
WINDJAMMER'S

WINDJAMMER'S



Sep 6 2009 7:44 PM

Hello
  many thanks from France
for the add  it's a real pleasure
to be in the lot of your friends
it's a nice day for us
Long life at your and our music
Friendships
Gihem for Windjammer's
whiteriverbadboy

whiteriverbadboy



Sep 6 2009 7:44 PM

Thanks for the friendship man. The Hook was the real deal, an original for the ages!
LAMINE K. SENE

LAMINE K. SENE



Sep 6 2009 7:44 PM

Bonjour Earl,

Great Feeeling & Tracks Here ! I love your Sound !
Welcome, it’s a pleasure to count you among my « MySpaceFriends ».
Thank you for have answered to my invitation
Have a magical week
Keep in touch

Lamine
Candy Noel (The Official Myspace)

Candy Noel



Sep 6 2009 7:44 PM

-Showing You The Sweetest Love-

Freddy

Freddy



Sep 6 2009 7:44 PM

Hi Earl,
thank you so much for being my friend!
I love your Blues-sound and your way of playing the guitar, great!
All the best, Freddy
Friends of the Night

Friends of the Night



Sep 6 2009 7:43 PM

Thank you very much for your support! We really appreciate it. Just subscribe to our blog if you want to stay up to date. May the force be we with all of us:-)


And for all others: Just add us to your profile if you like our sound. We make real music for real people.

By the way: Our CD "Let's talk about" is worldwide available as download (for example on iTunes). It's easy. Just check our music out by clicking on the following iTunes icon:

Friends of the Night - Let's Talk About

Or visit us on our myspace page.

Enjoy!


Cheers.
Friends of the Night

Craig Reynolds

Craig Reynolds



Sep 6 2009 7:43 PM

My debut single ROLLIN' IN THE HEY is currently #84 on the Music Row Breakout Chart and is poised to move into the top 75. Request it at your local radio station today. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE CD AT DIGSTATION THIS WEEK ONLY FOR $4.99.


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Sep 6 2009 7:43 PM

Hey Earl Hooker!!

We just wanted to let you know that the new Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures video "Zombie A Go Go" is debuting on Fangoria on July 15th!! Don't miss it!!!

Ulrich

Ulrich



Sep 6 2009 7:43 PM

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Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Sep 6 2009 7:42 PM

New pics, new videos and new LIVE tunes going up today! Let me know what you think! Sending some ATX (that's Austin Texas) love out to everyone.
Ruby Jane
Craig Reynolds

Craig Reynolds



Sep 6 2009 7:42 PM

My debut single ROLLIN' IN THE HEY just broke into the top 75 on the Music Row Breakout Chart WITH A BULLET!!!. Also I was just featured in the "Listen Up" section of COUNTRY WEEKLY!!! Visit my page and click on the Country Weekly free download button to get your copy of the debut single.



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Vyn’s

Vyn’s



Jun 29 2009 8:58 PM

Hi Earl!
Thanks my friend.

Beautiful music and great musicien.

All my compliments.

Good musical week end.

Vyn's.
The Hep Cat Boo Daddies

The Hep Cat Boo Daddies



Jun 29 2009 8:58 PM

2 Bugs and a roach

go hook go

Thanks for the add !!


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