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Born: January 15, 1929 in Clarksdale, MS
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's, 70 's
Died: April 21, 1970 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Blues

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 ...More >>

Discography: 1977 Last of the Great Earl Hooker 1975 Hooker 'n Steve 1973 Do You Remember the Great Earl Hooker 1972 Funk Last of the Great Earl Hooker 1970 Sweet Black Angel More >>

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Influenced By: T-Bone Walker Robert Nighthawk Johnny Shines Muddy Waters John Lee Hooker More >> Followers: Louis Myers Son Seals Rick Holmstrom Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson Andrew Brown More >>

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