Earl Hooker (January 15, 1929 in Clarksdale, Mississippi – April 21, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American blues guitarist. Hooker was a Chicago slide guitarist in the same league as Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, and his mentor, Robert Nighthawk. Some Chicago blues guitarists even consider Hooker to have been the greatest slide player ever.

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  • Earl Hooker (January 15, 1929 in Clarksdale, Mississippi – April 21, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American blues guitarist. Hooker was a Chicago slide guitarist in the same league as Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, and his mentor, Robert Nighthawk. Some Chicago blues guitarists even consider Hooker to have been the greatest slide player ever. (en)
  • Hooker Earl Zebedee dit Earl Hooker, est un chanteur, guitariste de blues américain, né à Clarksdale, Mississippi, le 15 janvier 1929, décédé à Chicago, le 21 avril 1970. (fr)
  • Earl Hooker (* 15. Januar 1929 oder 1930 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; † 21. April 1970 in Chicago, Illinois), mit vollem Namen Earl Zebedee Hooker, war ein US-amerikanischer Bluesmusiker und ein Cousin der Blues-Legende John Lee Hooker. Mit 10 begann er Gitarre zu spielen und ging 1941 in Chicago in die Lyon and Healy School of Music. Mitte der 40er nahm er bei Robert Nighthawk Gitarrenunterricht. 1970 verstarb er an Tuberkulose. (de)
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  • Earl Hooker (January 15, 1929 in Clarksdale, Mississippi – April 21, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American blues guitarist. Hooker was a Chicago slide guitarist in the same league as Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, and his mentor, Robert Nighthawk. Some Chicago blues guitarists even consider Hooker to have been the greatest slide player ever. (en)
  • Hooker Earl Zebedee dit Earl Hooker, est un chanteur, guitariste de blues américain, né � Clarksdale, Mississippi, le 15 janvier 1929, décédé � Chicago, le 21 avril 1970. (fr)
  • Earl Hooker (* 15. Januar 1929 oder 1930 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; † 21. April 1970 in Chicago, Illinois), mit vollem Namen Earl Zebedee Hooker, war ein US-amerikanischer Bluesmusiker und ein Cousin der Blues-Legende John Lee Hooker. (de)
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