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Earl Zebedee Hooker‘s contributions to The Legendary Henry Stone Presents: Blues from the 50s are the centerpiece of this fine. fine, fine album. He’s the guitarist on singer/songwriter/harmonicist Little Sammy Davis’s songs and Little Sammy Davis returns the favor whenever we hear harmonica on Earl Hooker’s (if you’re interested in more info about the recordings, let me know with a reply; I’ll be happy to add whatever I can).
“Sweet Angel” is Earl Hooker’s first recording of Louise Bogan’s “Sweet Black Angel.” Little Sammy Davis’s “1958 Blues” is his “Rollin’ and Tumblin’.” “St. Pete Florida Blues” is one of Ray Charles’s first recordings (if not the first; it’s also been released as “Guitar Blues”). There are a couple by Lightnin’ Hopkins and a couple by Eddie Hope and the Mannish Boys. Don’t mist Jimmy Wilson’s classic West Coast “Alley Blues” (song 16).
Here’s one more cooker—recorded between 1964 and 1968, the title comes from the second song, when Frank “Crying Shame” Clark says “Play your guitar, Mr. Hooker!” HOT! HOT! HOT!
While I’m at it, here’s a very nice album by Jimmie Lee Robinson. He puts his personal twist on familiar material. Chicago Jump was released in 2004, not sure when it was recorded (it’s on my short list of “to gets”).
Enjoy!
Don D.
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