Earl Hooker ELectrifying Blues Guitar Of Earl Hooker: Ride Hooker Ride 1953-1962
Limited edition press on 140 gram colour orange/black marbled vinyl. Guitarist Earl Hooker would undoubtedly have gone on to enjoy a major international career during the Blues/Rock era, had he been blessed with better health; but he suffered from Tuberculosis and sadly died in 1970, at the age of only forty. A cousin of John Lee Hooker, Earl was an exceptional slide player, known widely as "The guitarists' guitarist". He recorded few vocals as he was hindered by a stutter, to compensate he concentrated on developing his playing technique. This compilation concentrates on his earliest recordings for a variety of record labels between 1953-62 This is the first time that this body of work has been thus compiled, and many of these sides are difficult to find elsewhere
- 1. Ride Hooker Ride
- 2. Alley Corn
- 3. On the Hook
- 4. Earl's Boogie Woogie
- 5. Move on Down the Line
- 6. The Hucklebuck
- 7. Razorback
- 8. Blue Guitar
- 9. Believe I'll Settle Down
- 10. Swear to Tell the Truth
- 11. Galloping Horses a Lazy Mule
- 12. Blues in D Natural
- 13. Rockin' with the Kid
- 14. Rockin' Wild
- 15. Universal Rock
- 16. How Long Can This Go on
- 17. Big Moose & the Jams-Off the Hook