Earl Hooker

Genre: Chicago Blues

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Earl Hooker was an awe-inspiring slide guitarist and one of the architects of Chicago Blues. Though he was a star in his own right, other musicians loved his unique sound and he was a sideman on numerous projects (a blessing because his vocal chops aren't up to his guitar work). These performances are often his best -- since Hooker got the chance to bounce off of such equals as Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, and Sonny Boy Williamson. Hooker's brilliant guitar work actually fit into any musical occasion and his soulful, gritty sound worked just as well in country and jazz contexts as straight blues.

- Nick Dedina

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		Earl's Blues (3:22)
		You Shook Me - (with Muddy Waters) (2:44)
		Blue Guitar (2:44)
		Sweet Home Chicago (2:52)
		Off The Hook (3:54)
		Conversion Blues (4:48)
		Hookin' (4:21)
		Would You Baby - (with Johnny "Big Moose" Walker) (3:45)
		Stormy Monday - (with Andrew "Voice" Odom) (4:55)
		Farther Up The Road - (with Andrew "Voice" Odom) (4:58)
		Drifting Blues - (with Charles Brown) (6:36)
		If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im - (with John Lee Hooker) (4:40)
		The Moon Is Rising (7:01)
		Oh The Hook (2:44)
		Improvisations On Dust My Broom (7:43)
		Take Me Back To East St. Louis (4:13)
		I'm Going Down The Line (2:21)
		Little Carey's Jump (3:51)
		Two Bugs And A Roach (4:19)
		New Sweet Black Angel (Instrumental) (5:16)

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		Blue Guitar (2:44)
		Ride Hooker Ride (2:46)
		Farther Up The Road - (with Andrew "Voice" Odom) (4:58)
		Sweet Black Angel (2:31)
		You Shook Me - (with Muddy Waters) (2:44)
		Hookin' (4:21)
		Oh The Hook (2:44)
		Messin' Around With The Blues - (with John Lee Hooker) (3:19)