Saturday, August 14, 2010

Earl Hooker - An Introduction to (2006)

Wikipedia

Hooker rarely sang and in a genre where the stars were vocalists or vocalists/instrumentalists, his commercial success was limited. However, he "was undeniably a virtuoso among guitar players"and has been acknowledged by many of his peers. As B.B. King commented:
"to me he is the best of modern guitarists. Period. With the slide he was the best. It was nobody else like him, he was just one of a kind".




one late in his life here



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