Biography by Bill Dahl
If there was a more immaculate slide guitarist residing in Chicago during the 1950s and '60s than Earl Hooker, his name has yet to surface. Boasting a fretboard touch so smooth and clean that every note rang as clear and precise as a bell, Hooker was an endlessly inventive axeman who would likely have been a star had his modest vocal abilities matched his instrumental prowess and had he not been dogged by tuberculosis (it killed him at age 41).
Born in the Mississippi Delta, Hooker arrived in Chicago as a child. There he was influenced by another slide wizard, veteran Robert Nighthawk. But Hooker never remained still for long. He ran away from home at age 13, journeying to Mississippi. After another stint in Chicago, he rambled back to the Delta again, playing with Ike Turner and Sonny Boy Williamson. Hooker made his first recordings in 1952 and 1953 for Rockin', King, and Sun. At the latter, he recorded some terrific sides with pianist Pinetop Perkins (Sam Phillips inexplicably sat on Hooker's blazing rendition of "The Hucklebuck").
Back in Chicago again, Hooker's dazzling dexterity was intermittently showcased on singles for Argo, C.J., and Bea & Baby during the mid- to late '50s before he joined forces with producer Mel London (owner of the Chief and Age logos) in 1959. For the next four years, he recorded both as sideman and leader for the producer, backing Junior Wells, Lillian Offitt, Ricky Allen, and A.C. Reed and cutting his own sizzling instrumentals ("Blue Guitar," "Blues in D-Natural"). He also contributed pungent slide work to Muddy Waters' Chess waxing "You Shook Me." Opportunities to record grew sparse after Age folded; Hooker made some tantalizing sides for Sauk City, WI's Cuca Records from 1964 to 1968 (several featuring steel guitar virtuoso Freddie Roulette).
Hooker's amazing prowess (he even managed to make the dreaded wah-wah pedal a viable blues tool) finally drew increased attention during the late '60s. He cut LPs for Arhoolie, ABC-BluesWay, and Blue Thumb that didn't equal what he'd done at Age, but they did serve to introduce Hooker to an audience outside Chicago and wherever his frequent travels deposited him. But tuberculosis halted his wandering ways permanently in 1970.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/earl-hooker-mn0000150062#biography
If there was a more immaculate slide guitarist residing in Chicago during the 1950s and '60s than Earl Hooker, his name has yet to surface. Boasting a fretboard touch so smooth and clean that every note rang as clear and precise as a bell, Hooker was an endlessly inventive axeman who would likely have been a star had his modest vocal abilities matched his instrumental prowess and had he not been dogged by tuberculosis (it killed him at age 41).
Born in the Mississippi Delta, Hooker arrived in Chicago as a child. There he was influenced by another slide wizard, veteran Robert Nighthawk. But Hooker never remained still for long. He ran away from home at age 13, journeying to Mississippi. After another stint in Chicago, he rambled back to the Delta again, playing with Ike Turner and Sonny Boy Williamson. Hooker made his first recordings in 1952 and 1953 for Rockin', King, and Sun. At the latter, he recorded some terrific sides with pianist Pinetop Perkins (Sam Phillips inexplicably sat on Hooker's blazing rendition of "The Hucklebuck").
Back in Chicago again, Hooker's dazzling dexterity was intermittently showcased on singles for Argo, C.J., and Bea & Baby during the mid- to late '50s before he joined forces with producer Mel London (owner of the Chief and Age logos) in 1959. For the next four years, he recorded both as sideman and leader for the producer, backing Junior Wells, Lillian Offitt, Ricky Allen, and A.C. Reed and cutting his own sizzling instrumentals ("Blue Guitar," "Blues in D-Natural"). He also contributed pungent slide work to Muddy Waters' Chess waxing "You Shook Me." Opportunities to record grew sparse after Age folded; Hooker made some tantalizing sides for Sauk City, WI's Cuca Records from 1964 to 1968 (several featuring steel guitar virtuoso Freddie Roulette).
Hooker's amazing prowess (he even managed to make the dreaded wah-wah pedal a viable blues tool) finally drew increased attention during the late '60s. He cut LPs for Arhoolie, ABC-BluesWay, and Blue Thumb that didn't equal what he'd done at Age, but they did serve to introduce Hooker to an audience outside Chicago and wherever his frequent travels deposited him. But tuberculosis halted his wandering ways permanently in 1970.
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Biografía de Bill Dahl
Si hubo un guitarrista de slide más inmaculado residente en Chicago durante los años 50 y 60 que Earl Hooker, su nombre aún no ha salido a la superficie. Con un diapasón tan suave y limpio que cada nota sonaba tan clara y precisa como una campana, Hooker era un hachero de inagotable inventiva que probablemente habría sido una estrella si su modesta capacidad vocal hubiera estado a la altura de su destreza instrumental y si no le hubiera perseguido la tuberculosis (que le mató a los 41 años).
Nacido en el delta del Mississippi, Hooker llegó a Chicago de niño. Allí recibió la influencia de otro mago del slide, el veterano Robert Nighthawk. Pero Hooker nunca permaneció quieto mucho tiempo. A los 13 años se escapó de casa y viajó a Mississippi. Tras otra temporada en Chicago, regresó al Delta y tocó con Ike Turner y Sonny Boy Williamson. Hooker realizó sus primeras grabaciones en 1952 y 1953 para Rockin', King y Sun. En este último sello, grabó algunos temas magníficos con el pianista Pinetop Perkins (Sam Phillips inexplicablemente se sentó en la ardiente interpretación de Hooker de "The Hucklebuck").
De nuevo en Chicago, la deslumbrante destreza de Hooker se exhibió intermitentemente en singles para Argo, C.J. y Bea & Baby entre mediados y finales de los 50, antes de unir fuerzas con el productor Mel London (propietario de los logos Chief y Age) en 1959. Durante los cuatro años siguientes, grabó como músico de acompañamiento y como líder para el productor, respaldando a Junior Wells, Lillian Offitt, Ricky Allen y A.C. Reed y creando sus propios temas instrumentales ("Blue Guitar", "Blues in D-Natural"). También contribuyó con su penetrante slide al éxito de Muddy Waters en Chess, "You Shook Me". Las oportunidades de grabar escasearon tras la desaparición de Age; Hooker grabó algunas tentadoras caras para Cuca Records de Sauk City, Wisconsin, entre 1964 y 1968 (varias de ellas con el virtuoso de la steel guitar Freddie Roulette).
La asombrosa destreza de Hooker (incluso consiguió convertir el temido pedal wah-wah en una herramienta viable para el blues) atrajo finalmente una mayor atención a finales de los 60. Hooker grabó LPs para Arhool Records. Editó LPs para Arhoolie, ABC-BluesWay y Blue Thumb que no igualaban lo que había hecho en Age, pero sirvieron para presentar a Hooker a un público fuera de Chicago y dondequiera que le depositaran sus frecuentes viajes. Pero la tuberculosis puso fin definitivamente a sus andanzas en 1970.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/earl-hooker-mn0000150062#biography
Si hubo un guitarrista de slide más inmaculado residente en Chicago durante los años 50 y 60 que Earl Hooker, su nombre aún no ha salido a la superficie. Con un diapasón tan suave y limpio que cada nota sonaba tan clara y precisa como una campana, Hooker era un hachero de inagotable inventiva que probablemente habría sido una estrella si su modesta capacidad vocal hubiera estado a la altura de su destreza instrumental y si no le hubiera perseguido la tuberculosis (que le mató a los 41 años).
Nacido en el delta del Mississippi, Hooker llegó a Chicago de niño. Allí recibió la influencia de otro mago del slide, el veterano Robert Nighthawk. Pero Hooker nunca permaneció quieto mucho tiempo. A los 13 años se escapó de casa y viajó a Mississippi. Tras otra temporada en Chicago, regresó al Delta y tocó con Ike Turner y Sonny Boy Williamson. Hooker realizó sus primeras grabaciones en 1952 y 1953 para Rockin', King y Sun. En este último sello, grabó algunos temas magníficos con el pianista Pinetop Perkins (Sam Phillips inexplicablemente se sentó en la ardiente interpretación de Hooker de "The Hucklebuck").
De nuevo en Chicago, la deslumbrante destreza de Hooker se exhibió intermitentemente en singles para Argo, C.J. y Bea & Baby entre mediados y finales de los 50, antes de unir fuerzas con el productor Mel London (propietario de los logos Chief y Age) en 1959. Durante los cuatro años siguientes, grabó como músico de acompañamiento y como líder para el productor, respaldando a Junior Wells, Lillian Offitt, Ricky Allen y A.C. Reed y creando sus propios temas instrumentales ("Blue Guitar", "Blues in D-Natural"). También contribuyó con su penetrante slide al éxito de Muddy Waters en Chess, "You Shook Me". Las oportunidades de grabar escasearon tras la desaparición de Age; Hooker grabó algunas tentadoras caras para Cuca Records de Sauk City, Wisconsin, entre 1964 y 1968 (varias de ellas con el virtuoso de la steel guitar Freddie Roulette).
La asombrosa destreza de Hooker (incluso consiguió convertir el temido pedal wah-wah en una herramienta viable para el blues) atrajo finalmente una mayor atención a finales de los 60. Hooker grabó LPs para Arhool Records. Editó LPs para Arhoolie, ABC-BluesWay y Blue Thumb que no igualaban lo que había hecho en Age, pero sirvieron para presentar a Hooker a un público fuera de Chicago y dondequiera que le depositaran sus frecuentes viajes. Pero la tuberculosis puso fin definitivamente a sus andanzas en 1970.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/earl-hooker-mn0000150062#biography
Tracks:
1 - Rockin' Wild
2 - Calling All Blues
3 - Swear to Tell the Truth
4 - Galloping Horses a Lazy Mule
5 - Apache War Dance
6 - Rockin' with Kid
7 - This Little Voice
8 - I Wanna Be Free
9 - That Ain't Right
10 - Blue Guitar
11 - Will My Man Be Home Tonight
12 - Oh Mama
13 - Blues in D Natural
14 - Universal Rock
Year Of Release: 2021
Label: Night Train
Genre: Blues
Total Time: 34:21
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