Talk:Earl Hooker

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Conflicting information
Several points in the Earl Hooker article are at odds with information in Sebastian Danchin's biography Earl Hooker: Blues Master (cited once, for the book itself). Danchin's 2001 389-page book focuses on Hooker and contains sixteen pages of notes and bibliography. Danchin also performed interviews with nearly 75 family, childhood friends, and musicians associated with Hooker at various times during his career. The other references in the Earl Hooker article cite articles in encyclopedia-like or survey-type works, that perhaps have a page or two about Hooker.

Some disparities include:
 * Hooker not in same league as James or Taylor; he has a fundamentally different approach and style
 * Actually born in rural Quitman County, outside of Clarksdale
 * Family moved to Chicago in 1930, when he was one-year old, not ten (his younger sister was born in Chicago in 1934)
 * Hooker did not attend any music schools (he never could read music)
 * Hooker did not join Ike Turner until 1952
 * KFFA is in Helena, Arkansas, not Memphis (some 75 miles away)
 * His first recording dates were later in 1952 in Florida, rather than Memphis
 * Jumps from first recordings in 1952 and 1953 to 1965 (during which time he made recordings for Chess/Argo, VeeJay, States, C.J., and perhaps most importantly, Chief/Profile/Age)
 * Didn't tour Europe or perform on Ready Steady Go! in 1965 (only European tour was in 1969)
 * Hooker's instrumental "Blue Guitar" was released as a single in 1961; Waters' overdubbed a vocal in 1962 and called it "You Shook Me"
 * Makes no mention recording for Bluesway Records in 1969 (his most prolific association, which produced seven albums in one year)

Danchin cites the source of much of the incorrect information as liner notes to early Hooker albums, which continue to be used as sources. Propose to correct/expand the article to reflect above.

Ojorojo (talk) 00:06, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

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