Earl Hooker (January 15, 1930 – April 21, 1970) was an American blues guita… Read Full Bio ↴Earl Hooker (January 15, 1930 – April 21, 1970) was an American blues guitarist.
Born Earl Zebedee Hooker in Quitman County, 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, and Buddy Guy. Hooker played slide guitar on the 1962 Muddy Waters recording, "You Shook Me." He was 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 40 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.
Born Earl Zebedee Hooker in Quitman County, 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, and Buddy Guy. Hooker played slide guitar on the 1962 Muddy Waters recording, "You Shook Me." He was 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 40 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.
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Earl Hooker Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Earl Hooker:
Driftin' Blues Well I'm drifting and drifting, Like a ship out on the…
Drifting Blues Well I'm drifting and drifting, Like a ship out on the…
Farther Up the Road By Mary McCreary I've been working so hard, Just came home …
Little by Little You stay out all night till the break of day, you…
Rocking With The Kid What's this a-here goin all around town The people they say…
Sky Is Crying The sky is crying, Can you see the tears roll down…
The Sky Is Crying The sky is crying, Can you see the tears roll down…
This Little Voice I hear a little voice deep inside of me It whispers…
Universal Rock You stay out all night till the break of day, you…
You Got To Lose You got to lose You can't win all the time You got…
You Shook Me Hmm You know you shook me, baby You shook me all night…
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@meriembendiab5404
Magic SAM et earl HOOKER sont les meilleurs blues mens au monde, leur musique est merveilleuse!
@Gremllion
Played wear on this vinyl MASTERPIECE POPS AND HISSES,LOVE IT!!!
@bradleydibble9239
Hell yeah
@edwarderikdiazvega1799
Gracias al maestro Tomo Fujita y a los doble bobina uno esta aqui
@rtblues
Earl Hooker Forever!
@KingLich451
Yeah!
@carloscosta1923
I didn't know him. I'm fascinated with his guitar play.
@royJazzzz
Hooker was a tremendously talented guitarist. Check out his sessions for Arhoolie
@MrJazzharmonie1
Earl was a great one ! listen to this sound ....I used to listen this record when I was a young teen ....many years ago
@MuhMainMatthew
Get a little funky with it!