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Chief. Arhoolie. Bluesway. Earl Zebedee Hooker (January 15, 1930 – April 21, 1970) [1] was a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", [2] he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker and fronted his own bands.
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Earl Hooker was the ‘blues guitarists’ guitarist,’ the most respected six-string wizard in Chicago blues musicians’ circles during the 1950s and ’60s. A cousin of John Lee Hooker and a protege of slide guitar master Robert Nighthawk, Earl Zebedee Hooker was born near Vance, Mississippi, on January 15, 1929, but raised in Chicago.
Earl Hooker is considered to be one of the most important blues guitarists of the post-war era. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1970s. Born. January 15, 1930 in Quitman County, MS. Died. April 21, 1970 in Chicago, IL.
Earl Hooker was an influential Chicago Blues guitarist. Listen to his interview with Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records & Arhoolie Foundation.
Dec 6, 2022 · Ask any blues musician where to go, and the answer was likely, “Wherever Earl Hooker is playing.” Earl was the blues-guitarist’s guitarist, a commanding presence on the city’s scene who captivated countless listeners, but remained an enigma even though his skill reduced B.B. King to tears.
Jun 1, 2001 · Earl Hooker was born in Clarksdale in 1930 which made him about 15 years junior to Muddy Waters (who was also from Clarksdale), and 12 years younger than John Lee Hooker. Earl was John Lee Hooker's first cousin, but that is where the similarity ended between these two.
Jan 19, 2024 · A fixture of the Chicago blues scene, guitarist Earl Hooker's life and career ended too early. His recorded performances as a side-man for Muddy Waters and Junior Wells, endure.
The life and early death of a South Side guitar genius, the greatest unheralded Chicago blues-makerJimi Hendrix called Earl Hooker "the master of the wah-w...
Dec 15, 2020 · Probably the two facts about Earl Hooker people generally call to mind is he was John Lee’s cousin and he died at the age of 41, having suffered from TB for a good percentage of his life. But what should also be remembered is his mastery of the slide guitar technique and B. B. King’s comment “Earl Hooker is the best of the ...
