Earl Hooker

Earl Hooker

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This cousin of John Lee Hooker began his career in Memphis, recording for Sun, before moving to Chicago, where he became one of the most sought-after guitarists on stage and in the studio. His featured work is limited, but of incomparable instrumental quality. Influenced by Robert Nighthawk as much as by country music virtuoso Joe Maphis, Earl Hooker was a swift, precise, sensitive and innovative guitarist until his death from tuberculosis.

Top tracks

01
Blues For Dancers
Earl Hooker
Big Boss Men
02:59
16
Lucky You
Earl Hooker
The Leading Brand
02:55
13
Two Bugs And A Roach
Earl Hooker
Blues Roots
04:15
09
Calling All Blues
Junior Wells
Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963
02:34
12
Blue Guitar
Earl Hooker
Blue Guitar
02:41
06
End Of The Blues
Earl Hooker
Theresa Fungus Amung Us
04:28
03
Off the Hook
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
04:04
01
Blue Guitar
Earl Hooker
Sun Records Originals: Blue Guitar
02:46
Writer: Earl Hooker / Composers: Earl Hooker
02
Wah Wah Blues
Earl Hooker
Two Bugs and a Roach
04:36
Composers: Earl Hooker
146
The Hucklebuck
Earl Hooker
The Greatest Instrumentals 1934~1962
03:10
Composers: Earl Hooker
10
The Bright Sound
Earl Hooker
The Essential Earl Hooker
02:13
Composers: Earl Hooker
06
The Screwdriver
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
03:07
14
Earl's Boogie Woogie
Earl Hooker
Two Bugs and a Roach
02:38
Composers: Earl Hooker
01
Two Bugs in a Rug
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
05:47
08
The Foxtrot
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
01:57
02
Hold On... I'm Coming
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
02:54
01
Two Bugs and a Roach
Earl Hooker
Two Bugs and a Roach
04:19
Composers: Earl Hooker
02
Going Up And Down
Earl Hooker, Carey Bell, Mack Thompson, Robert St. Julien
American Folk Blues Festival (69)
05:08
Writer: Earl Hooker / Composers: Earl Hooker
06
I'm Your Main Man
Earl Hooker
The Moon Is Rising
03:38
Composers: Geno Skaggs

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  • Discography
Albums
The Genius of Earl Hooker
2018 Numero Group
01-01-1967
The Genius of Earl Hooker
01
Two Bugs in a Rug
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
05:47
02
Hold On... I'm Coming
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
02:54
03
Off the Hook
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
04:04
04
Dust My Broom
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
03:42
05
Hot and Heavy
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
01:56
06
The Screwdriver
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
03:07
07
Bertha
Earl Hooker
The Genius of Earl Hooker
03:55
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Featured in
If You Miss 'Im . . . I Got 'Im
A Geffen Records Release; â„— 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1969
If You Miss 'Im . . . I Got 'Im
01
The Hookers (If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im)
John Lee Hooker
If You Miss 'Im . . . I Got 'Im
04:44
Composers: John Lee Hooker
02
Baby, I Love You
John Lee Hooker
If You Miss 'Im . . . I Got 'Im
04:11
Composers: John Lee Hooker
03
Lonesome Mood
John Lee Hooker
If You Miss 'Im . . . I Got 'Im
05:15
Composers: John Lee Hooker
04
Bang Bang Bang Bang
John Lee Hooker
If You Miss 'Im . . . I Got 'Im
04:47
Composers: John Lee Hooker
05
If You Take Care Of Me, I'll Take Care Of You
John Lee Hooker
If You Miss 'Im . . . I Got 'Im
03:38
Composers: John Lee Hooker
06
Baby Be Strong
John Lee Hooker
If You Miss 'Im . . . I Got 'Im
05:07
Composers: John Lee Hooker
07
I Wanna Be Your Puppy Baby
John Lee Hooker
If You Miss 'Im . . . I Got 'Im
08:14
Composers: John Lee Hooker
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Rare Electric Blues
2016 X5 Music Group
17-06-2016
Rare Electric Blues
01
Drinkin' C V Wine
Howlin' Wolf
Rare Electric Blues
03:04
02
Black Spider Blues
The Johnny Shines Blues Band
Rare Electric Blues
03:07
03
Mr. Cool
Big Mama Thornton
Rare Electric Blues
07:45
04
Crawl Back
Frank Frost
Rare Electric Blues
02:00
05
Feel So Good
Billy The Kid Emerson
Rare Electric Blues
02:25
06
Double Whammy Aka Wham!
Lonnie Mack
Rare Electric Blues
03:38
Composers: McIntosh
07
Cotton Crop Blues
James Cotton
Rare Electric Blues
03:01
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The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1965 To 1974
This Compilation â„— 1992 Geffen Records
01-01-1992
The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1965 To 1974
01
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1965 To 1974
02:59
Writer: John Lee Hooker / Composers: John Lee Hooker
02
Decoration Day
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1965 To 1974
05:06
Writer: John Lee Hooker / Composers: John Lee Hooker
03
Backbiters And Syndicaters
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1965 To 1974
02:48
Writer: Al Smith - John Lee Hooker / Composers: Al Smith - John Lee Hooker
04
Doin' The Shout
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1965 To 1974
03:30
Writer: John Lee Hooker / Composers: John Lee Hooker
05
Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1965 To 1974
10:11
Writer: John Lee Hooker / Composers: John Lee Hooker
06
I'm In The Mood
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1965 To 1974
02:41
Writer: Bernard Besman - John Lee Hooker / Composers: Bernard Besman - John Lee Hooker
07
Mr. Lucky
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of John Lee Hooker 1965 To 1974
02:50
Writer: Al Smith - John Lee Hooker / Composers: Al Smith - John Lee Hooker
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American Folk Blues Festival (69)
â„— 1991 L+R Records
15-03-1991
American Folk Blues Festival (69)
01
Jumpin' With Juke Boy
Juke Boy Bonner
American Folk Blues Festival (69)
01:42
Writer: Juke Boy Bonner / Composers: Juke Boy Bonner
02
Going Up And Down
Earl Hooker, Carey Bell, Mack Thompson, Robert St. Julien
American Folk Blues Festival (69)
05:08
Writer: Earl Hooker / Composers: Earl Hooker
03
Medley: Rocking With Chromanica / I Feel Bad, Bad,
Carey Bell, Earl Hooker, Mack Thompson, Robert St. Julien
American Folk Blues Festival (69)
07:02
Writer: Carey Bell / Composers: Carey Bell
04
Running Shoes
Juke Boy Bonner
American Folk Blues Festival (69)
02:27
Writer: Juke Boy Bonner / Composers: Juke Boy Bonner
05
Poor Boy
John Jackson
American Folk Blues Festival (69)
03:04
Writer: John Jackson / Composers: John Jackson
06
Zydeco Et Pas Sale
Clifton Chenier, Cleveland Chenier, Robert St. Julien
American Folk Blues Festival (69)
02:52
Writer: Trad. - arr. Clifton Chenier / Composers: Trad. - arr. Clifton Chenier
07
Blue Shadows Fall
Earl Hooker, Carey Bell, Mack Thompson, Robert St. Julien
American Folk Blues Festival (69)
05:14
Writer: Earl Hooker / Composers: Earl Hooker
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Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963
24-08-2006
Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963
01
Two Headed Woman
Junior Wells
Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963
02:41
02
Lovey Dovey Lovey One
Junior Wells
Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963
02:12
03
I Could Cry (1957 Version)
Junior Wells
Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963
03:10
04
Cha - Cha - Cha In Blue (Cut My Toe Nail)
Junior Wells
Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963
02:22
05
Little By Little (I'm Losing You)
Junior Wells
Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963
02:33
06
Come On In The House
Junior Wells
Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963
02:22
07
You Don't Care
Junior Wells
Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963
02:20
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Roadhouse Blues
2015 X5 Music Group
12-10-2015
Roadhouse Blues
01
How Many More Years
Howlin' Wolf
Roadhouse Blues
02:48
02
Bald Head
Professor Longhair
Roadhouse Blues
03:01
Composers: Byrd
03
Rock Me
Hound Dog Taylor
Roadhouse Blues
03:50
Composers: Crudup
04
Lights Out
Johnny Winter
Roadhouse Blues
02:35
Composers: David - Rebennack
05
Honkey Tonkey
Koko Taylor
Roadhouse Blues
02:54
Composers: Writer Unknown
06
No More Doggin'
James Cotton
Roadhouse Blues
02:32
Composers: Gordon - Ling - taub
07
I Wanna Rock Now
Floyd Dixon
Roadhouse Blues
02:36
Composers: Dixon
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Blues Classics (Slowed + Reverb)
â„— 2025 Sped & Slowed Vintage Classics
07-11-2025
Blues Classics (Slowed + Reverb)
01
Easy (Slowed + Reverb)
Big Walter Horton
Blues Classics (Slowed + Reverb)
03:47
Composers: Ira Schulman
02
Back Track (Slowed + Reverb)
Little Walter
Blues Classics (Slowed + Reverb)
03:14
Composers: Ira Schulman - Johnny Mandel
03
Swan Song (Slowed + Reverb)
Sam Apple Pie
Blues Classics (Slowed + Reverb)
08:03
Composers: Ira Schulman
04
Everything Gonna Be Alright (Slowed + Reverb)
Little Walter
Blues Classics (Slowed + Reverb)
03:15
Composers: Ira Schulman
05
Sometimes I Wonder (Slowed + Reverb)
Louisiana Red
Blues Classics (Slowed + Reverb)
06:12
Composers: Ira Schulman - Montagu Merrick - Montague Merrick
06
Write Me A Few Short Lines (feat. Jo Ann Kelly) (Slowed + Reverb)
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Blues Classics (Slowed + Reverb)
06:16
Composers: Ira Schulman
07
Winter Of My Love (Slowed + Reverb)
Sam Apple Pie
Blues Classics (Slowed + Reverb)
08:02
Composers: Ira Schulman
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The Greatest Instrumentals 1934~1962
(P) 2015 Moochin About
31-07-2015
The Greatest Instrumentals 1934~1962
01
Green Jeans
The Fabulous Flee-Rekkers
The Greatest Instrumentals 1934~1962
02:25
Composers: The Fabulous Flee-Rekkers
02
The Storm
The Hunters
The Greatest Instrumentals 1934~1962
02:13
Composers: The Hunters
03
The Savage
The Shadows
The Greatest Instrumentals 1934~1962
02:23
Composers: The Shadows
04
Guitar Boogie Shuffle
Bert Weedon
The Greatest Instrumentals 1934~1962
02:15
Composers: Bert Weedon
05
Walk Don't Run
The John Barry Seven
The Greatest Instrumentals 1934~1962
02:12
Composers: The John Barry Seven
06
Clap Trap
The Vampires
The Greatest Instrumentals 1934~1962
02:20
Composers: The Vampires
07
Rockin' Susannah
Arthur Greenslade & The Gee-Men
The Greatest Instrumentals 1934~1962
02:24
Composers: Arthur Greenslade & The Gee-Men
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Blues Guitar Heroes
24-08-2006
Blues Guitar Heroes
01
All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
Otis Rush
Blues Guitar Heroes
02:36
02
Guitar Man
Albert King
Blues Guitar Heroes
05:02
03
Knockin' At You Door
Elmore James
Blues Guitar Heroes
02:34
04
Blue Guitar
Earl Hooker
Blues Guitar Heroes
02:44
05
Matchbox
Ike Turner
Blues Guitar Heroes
02:26
06
Aw Aw Baby
Robert Lockwood
Blues Guitar Heroes
02:36
07
This Is The End
Buddy Guy
Blues Guitar Heroes
02:57
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Blues Roots
22-03-2005
Blues Roots
01
Frisco Lines
Fred McDowell
Blues Roots
04:00
02
Fare You Well Baby Blues
Joe Callicot
Blues Roots
03:19
03
Long Haired Doney
R.L. Burnside
Blues Roots
03:34
04
Mean Stepfather
Joe Williams
Blues Roots
02:44
05
Bald Eagle Train
Bukka Whitte
Blues Roots
05:39
06
Don't Drive Me Away
R.C. Smith
Blues Roots
02:25
07
Long Tall Girl Got Stuck On Me
Mance Lipscomb
Blues Roots
02:40
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Giants of Blues (Live)
2016 L+R Records
15-07-2016
Giants of Blues (Live)
01
I Don't Know (Live 1963)
Sonny Boy Williamson
Giants of Blues (Live)
04:23
Composers: Sonny Boy Williamson
02
Five Long Years (Live 1963)
Muddy Waters
Giants of Blues (Live)
04:49
Composers: Eddie Boyd - Eddie Boyd, McKinley Morganfield
03
Sittin' and Cryin' the Blues (Live 1963)
Willie Dixon
Giants of Blues (Live)
03:23
Composers: Willie Dixon
04
Bye Bye Blues (Live 1963)
Memphis Slim
Giants of Blues (Live)
02:56
Composers: Peter Chatman
05
Baby Please Don't Go (Live 1964)
Sam 'Lightnin'' Hopkins
Giants of Blues (Live)
02:38
Composers: Joe Williams
06
First Time I Met the Blues
Buddy Guy
Giants of Blues (Live)
04:33
Composers: Buddy Guy - Eurreal Montgomery
07
Dissatisfied (Live 1964)
Sonny Boy Williamson
Giants of Blues (Live)
04:21
Composers: Sonny Boy Williamson
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Blues Deluxe
2016 Sunset Blvd.
23-09-2016
Blues Deluxe
01
Somebody Loan Me a Dime
Fenton Robinson
Blues Deluxe
03:48
Writer: Robinson / Composers: Robinson
02
Messin' with the Kid
Wells & Guy
Blues Deluxe
03:40
Writer: London / Composers: London
03
I Asked for Whiskey, She Brought Me Gasoline
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Blues Deluxe
02:56
Writer: Trad. / Composers: Trad.
04
Baby Please Don't Go
Big Bill Broonzy
Blues Deluxe
03:10
Writer: Broonzy / Composers: Broonzy
05
One Eyed Woman
Lightnin' Hopkins
Blues Deluxe
05:19
Writer: Hopkins / Composers: Hopkins
06
You're My Woman (Live)
Albert King
Blues Deluxe
04:24
Writer: King / Composers: King
07
Frosty (Live)
Albert Collins
Blues Deluxe
05:52
Writer: Collins / Composers: Collins
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All Blues, Chess Blues Guitar
â„— 2017 Alia Discos
16-11-2017
All Blues, Chess Blues Guitar
01
So glad I found you
Johnny Shines
All Blues, Chess Blues Guitar
02:27
Writer: Johnny Shines / Composers: Johnny Shines
02
Walkin´the boogie
John Lee Hooker
All Blues, Chess Blues Guitar
02:34
Writer: John Lee Hooker / Composers: John Lee Hooker
03
Date bait
Claude Smith
All Blues, Chess Blues Guitar
02:35
Writer: Roosevelt Sykes / Composers: Roosevelt Sykes
04
Tired of crying over you
Morris Pejoe
All Blues, Chess Blues Guitar
02:27
Writer: Morris Pejoe / Composers: Morris Pejoe
05
Sad, sad day
Muddy Waters
All Blues, Chess Blues Guitar
03:43
Writer: McKinley Morganfield / Composers: McKinley Morganfield
06
It was a dream
John Brim
All Blues, Chess Blues Guitar
03:01
Writer: John Brim / Composers: John Brim
07
Forty cups of coffee
Danny Overbea
All Blues, Chess Blues Guitar
03:10
Writer: Danny Overbea / Composers: Danny Overbea
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Heart of Stone: The Henry Stone Story
2007 Stone Music Family, LLC
26-06-2007
Heart of Stone: The Henry Stone Story
01
St. Pete Florida Blues
Ray Charles
Heart of Stone: The Henry Stone Story
02:38
02
Sweet Black Angel
Earl Hooker
Heart of Stone: The Henry Stone Story
03:06
03
Goin' Back Home Today
Willie Baker
Heart of Stone: The Henry Stone Story
02:47
04
Walkin' The Streets
Lightnin' Hopkins
Heart of Stone: The Henry Stone Story
02:41
05
Heart of Stone
Otis Williams And The Charms
Heart of Stone: The Henry Stone Story
02:31
06
Two Hearts
Otis Williams And The Charms
Heart of Stone: The Henry Stone Story
02:36
07
Very Truly Yours
The Evergreens
Heart of Stone: The Henry Stone Story
02:41
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