MUSICIAN

Earl Hooker

1930 - 1970

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Earl Zebedee Hooker (January 15, 1930 – April 21, 1970) was a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker and fronted his own bands. An early player of the electric guitar, Hooker was influenced by the modern urban styles of T-Bone Walker and Robert Nighthawk. He recorded several singles and albums as a bandleader and with other well-known artists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Earl Hooker is the 2,208th most popular musician (up from 2,250th in 2024), the 11,973rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,939th in 2019) and the 891st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Earl Hooker ranks 2,208 out of 3,175. Before him are Sarah McLachlan, Andy Powell, Alex Christensen, Marshmello, Marcella Detroit, and Merle Travis. After him are Konstantin Meladze, St. Vincent, Billy Higgins, Jeffrey Hammond, Yuri Kasparyan, and Dee Palmer.

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Among people born in 1930, Earl Hooker ranks 596. Before him are Satya Vrat Shastri, Mike Gravel, Andrew Sachs, Lorraine Hansberry, Lajos Für, and John Landy. After him are Norman Johnson, Ivy Dumont, Bill Lienhard, Troy Ruttman, Jerry Vale, and M. Balamuralikrishna. Among people deceased in 1970, Earl Hooker ranks 256. Before him are Don Finlay, Richard Hofstadter, Maurice Stokes, Chester Morris, Charles Olson, and Richard Cushing. After him are Marjorie Rambeau, Louis Fischer, Lillian Board, William Beaudine, Booker Ervin, and Preston Foster.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Earl Hooker ranks 11,975 out of 20,380. Before him are Kathryn Erbe (1965), Howard Dean (1948), Ethel Clayton (1882), Candi Staton (1940), Merle Travis (1917), and Juice Newton (1952). After him are Rockwell (1964), Balthazar Getty (1975), Duane Swanson (1913), Félix Sánchez (1977), Katharine Jefferts Schori (1954), and George B. Seitz (1888).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Earl Hooker ranks 891. Before him are John Hiatt (1952), Jeff Berlin (1953), Mike Bordin (1962), Marshmello (1992), Marcella Detroit (1952), and Merle Travis (1917). After him are St. Vincent (1982), Billy Higgins (1936), Kenny Garrett (1960), Hiro Yamamoto (1961), Michael Landau (1958), and Atom Willard (1973).

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