Earl Hooker

Earl Hooker Interview - The Arhoolie FoundationEarl Zebedee Hooker (January 15, 1930 – April 21, 1970) was a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a “musician’s musician”, he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker and fronted his own bands. An early player of the electric guitar, Hooker was influenced by the modern urban styles of T-Bone Walker and Robert Nighthawk. He recorded several singles and albums as a bandleader and with other well-known artists. His “Blue Guitar”, a slide guitar instrumental single, was popular in the Chicago area and was later overdubbed with vocals by Muddy Waters as “You Shook Me”. In the late 1960s, Hooker began performing on the college and concert circuit and had several recording contracts. See for more.

Off The Hook

Blue Guitar

2 Bugs And A Roach

You Got To Lose

Is You Ever Seen A One Eyed Woman Cry?”&”Look Over Yonder’s Wall” 1969

Sweet Black Angel

Two Bugs and a Roach

Hookin

Rockin’ Wild 1952 -1963 full album

Sweet Black Angel 1969 Full Album

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