Hugh Eustis Pool is a New York musician who plays guitar in a unique style that melds traditional Delta blues with country music and classic and psychedelic rock and roll. His instrument of choice is a National, a resonator guitar somewhat like a Dobro, played through a distortion pedal. He also plays harmonica, sings and plays standard electric guitars. These days Pool divides his time equally between the stage and the studio and has engineer countless albums by many notable New York bands.

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  • Hugh Eustis Pool is a New York musician who plays guitar in a unique style that melds traditional Delta blues with country music and classic and psychedelic rock and roll. His instrument of choice is a National, a resonator guitar somewhat like a Dobro, played through a distortion pedal. He also plays harmonica, sings and plays standard electric guitars. These days Pool divides his time equally between the stage and the studio and has engineer countless albums by many notable New York bands. Pool was born on March 17th, 1964. Inspired by Neil Young, Deep Purple and the Allman Brothers, Pool started playing the guitar at the age of 15. When he was 20, he headed to New York to play his music in the subway system. Hugh Pool has shared the stage with such luminaries as Patti Smith, Government Mule, Professor Washboard, Levon Helm, Leslie West, Johnny Winter, Dave Edmunds, John Mayall, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and more. His first recording as a leader, Spirits Treat Me Gently, was tracked in 1993. That release came out on Red Tug Records, a record label started by Mr. Pool. He has performed on the Emeril Lagassi Show, The Mitch Albom Show, and Late Night With Conan O'Brien in addition to a cameo in the short-lived CBS 2006 television series, Love Monkey. His original songs have been used for television, movies, award-winning documentaries and an off Broadway play. Hugh Pool has made his living as a musician and can be found playing New York clubs regularly. A second recording, Live at the Rodeo Bar, attempts to capture this experience. He is also a founding member of the blues group Mulebone with John Ragusa. He also spends time engineering and producing bands and he has worked at Excello Recording as an engineer for 8 years. Here he has worked with talented folks like Debbie Harry, Kiki & Herb, Pagoda, Michael Brecker, Radio 4, Joseph Arthur, The Tirefires, Matt Smith, Larry Campbell, Tony Garnier in addition to a host of others.
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  • Hugh Eustis Pool is a New York musician who plays guitar in a unique style that melds traditional Delta blues with country music and classic and psychedelic rock and roll. His instrument of choice is a National, a resonator guitar somewhat like a Dobro, played through a distortion pedal. He also plays harmonica, sings and plays standard electric guitars. These days Pool divides his time equally between the stage and the studio and has engineer countless albums by many notable New York bands.
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