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Earl Hooker, the cousin of John Lee Hooker was born on January 15, 1929 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and he passed away on April 21, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois.
Hooker was a Chicago slide guitarist in the same league as Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, and his mentor, Robert Nighthawk. Some Chicago blues guitarists even consider Hooker to have been the greatest slide player ever.
I think his CD An Introduction to Earl Hooker
, makes a fine introduction to the man's music.Track Listings
1. Blue Guitar
2. Swear to Tell the Truth
3. Blues in D Natural
4. Galloping Horses a Lazy Mule
5. Universal Rock
6. Rockin' with the Kid
7. Rockin' Wild
8. How Long Can This Go On?
9. These Cotton Pickin' Blues
10. The Leading Brand
11. Nothing But Good
12. The Bright Sounds
13. Off the Hook
14. Square Dance Rock Pts. 1-2
3 comments:
Love Johnny Lee's tunes. I had no idea the family had more talent. Happy Saturday!
I ditto Beautys comment. Wasn't aware of Earl. Should have been I suppose since I'm a fan of John Lee. Thanks for posting this. I'm going to check him out.
BeatysSymphony and jadedj,
Thank you so much for stopping by, see my post on John Lee Hooker Jr. for more info on the Hooker family.
And I just love your comments, you all make me think about the music even more.
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