Earl Hooker, Blues Master

Discography

JOHNNY O'NEAL Johnny O'Neal, v / Earl Hooker, g / Ed Wiley, ts -1 / Roosevelt Wardell, p / Robert Dixon, b / William Cochran, d. Bradenton, Florida - Wednesday, November 26, 1952 K 9213 Woman -1 King unissued K 9214 Johnny Feels the Blues King 4599 K 9215 So Many Hard Times King 4599 K 9216 A Whole Heap of Mama -1 Kingunissued EARL HOOKER TRIO Earl Hooker, g/ Roosevelt Wardell, p / Robert Dixon, b / William Cochran, d. Bradenton, Florida - Wednesday, November 26, 1952 K 9217 Shake'Em Up King LP 727 K 9218-1 Race Track King 4600, LP 727 K 9219 Happy Blues King LP 727 K 9220 Blue Guitar Blues King 4600, LP 727 Note: King LP 727, John Lee HOOKER / Sings Blues, included the above four Earl Hooker titles. "Shake 'Em Up" and "Happy Blues," respectively mistitled "Poor Joe" and "Stomp Boogie," were unduly credited to John Lee Hooker, whereas "Race Track" and 345 72¿w^Mphty "Blue Guitar Blues"—the latter track mistitled "Who's Been Jivin' You"on the record sleeve, although properly listed on the label—were credited to Earl Hooker on the label. LITTLE SAMDAVIS Little Sam Davis, hca-v / Earl Hooker, g/ Tony (?), d. Miami, Florida - Crystal Ckar Studios - April, 1953 GR 150774 Coin' Home to Mother (Coin' Home Blues) Rockin' 512 GR 15078-1 1958 Blues Rockin' 512 GR 150794 She's So Good to Me Rockin' 519, DeLuxe 6025 GR 150804 Coin' to New Orleans Rockin' 519, DeLuxe 6025 EARL HOOKER Earl Hooker, g-v -I / Little Sam Davis, hca 4 / Tony (?), d / unk, v -1 Miami, Florida - Crystal Clear Studios - April, 1953 GR 150814 Ride Hooker Ride -2 Rockin' unissued, Hot CD 5502-2 GR 150824 Sweet Angel 4 Rockin'513 GR 15083-1 Alley Corn Rockin' unissued, Hot CD 5502-2 GR 15084-1 On the Hook Rockin' 513 GR 15085-1 (Untitled) Qammin'] Rockin' unissued, Hot CD 5502-2 GR 15086-1 After Hours Rockin' unissued, Hot CD 5502-2 EARL HOOKER / BOYD GILMORE Boyd Gilmore, g-v -1 / Earl Hooker, g/ Ernest Lane, p / unk, b / poss. Willie Nix, d. Memphis, Tennessee - Sun Studios - Wednesday, July 15, 1953 Jivin' Boogie [The Drive] Sun unissued, Sun CD 29 Dynaflow Blues [Blue Guitar] Sun unissued, Sun CD 29 Believe I'll Settle Down -1 Sun unissued, Sun Box 105 (Take 2) Sun unissued, Sun CD 29 (Take 3) Sun unissued The Huckle-Buck Sun unissued, Sun CD 29 Red River Variations Sun unissued, Sun CD 29 Mexicali Hip Shake Sun unissued, Sun CD 29 Discography 346 EARL HOOKER/PiNETOP PERKINS Earl Hooker, g-v -1 / Pinetop Perkins, p-v -2 / unk, b / Edward Lee "Shorty" Irvin, d / back, vcl -1. Memphis, Tennessee - Sun Studios- Monday, August 10, 1953 Going on Down the Line -1 Sun unissued, Arhoolie CD 324, Sun CD 29 Earl's Boogie Woogie Sun unissued, Arhoolie [Razorback] CD 324, Sun CD 29 (Steel) Guitar Rag Sun unissued, Arhoolie CD 324 Guitar Rag (alt. take) Sun unissued, Sun CD 29 Pinetop's Boogie Woogie -2 Sun unissued, Sun CD 28 Pinetop's Boogie Woogie Sun unissued, Sun CD 29 (alt. take) Note: Titles in bracket used on Sun CD 29. Actually none of these tracks were given titles at the time of recording. Titles granted later by compilers. EARL HOOKER Earl Hooker, g/ p / b / d. Chicago, Illinois - Chess Studios - c. August, 1956 8213 Frog Hop Chess unissued 8214 Guitar Rumba Chess unissued EARL "ZEB" HOOKER Earl Hooker, gtr / pno / poss. Willie Dixon, bs / dms. Chicago, Illinois - Chess Studios - c. September, 1956 8252 Frog Hop Argo 5265, LP 652 8253 Guitar Rumba Argo 5265 THE DELLS WITH AL SMITH'S ORCHESTRA Verne Allison, Charles Barksdale, Michael McGill, Marvin Junior, Johnny Funches, v / Earl Hooker, g / Lefty Bates, g / Earl Washington, p / Al Smith, b / Al Duncan, d. Chicago, Illinois - Universal Studios- Thursday, June 13, 1957 57-705 OBop She-Bop Veejay 251 (Cubop Chebop) 347 Discography Add LuciusWashington, ts / McKinleyEaston, bs. 57-706 Time Makes YouChange Veejay 258 ARBEE STIDHAM - LEFTY BATES BAND Arbee Stidham, v / Earl Hooker, g / Lefty Bates, g / Eddy "Sugar Man" Pennigar, ts / Tommy "Madman" Jones, bs/ Al Smith, b / Fred Below,d. Chicago, Illinois - Universal Studios - Friday, July 12, 1957 1634 Look Me Straight in the Eye States 164 1635 I Stayed Away Too Long States 164 1635-9 I Stayed Away Too Long States unissued, Pearl PL-17 (take 9...