E A R L   H O O K E R; from front cover of Arhoolie 1051 
source: front cover of Arhoolie 1051
from back cover of Red Lightnin’ RL 0018
source: back cover of Red Lightnin’ RL 0018

Earl Hooker
Earl Zebedee Hooker
b. January 15, 1930 in Clarksdale, Mississippi
d. April 21, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois
discography
E A R L   H O O K E R; from front cover of Arhoolie 1051 
source: front cover of Arhoolie 1051

This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de

Earl Hooker 78 rpm / 45 rpm / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes
11953Johnny O'Neal

- Johnny Feels The Blues (K-9214) #
- So Many Hard Times (K-9215)

rec. November 26, 1952 in Bradenton, Fl.; Johnny O'Neal, voc; # Ed Wiley, ts; Earl Hooker, g; Roosevelt Wardell, p; Robert Dixon, b; William Cochran, dr

10 inch 78 rpm /
7 inch 45 rpm



King 4599
  Johnny O'Neal

- Woman (K-9213)
- A Whole Heap Of Mama (K-9216)

rec. November 26, 1952 in Bradenton, Fl.; Johnny O'Neal, voc; Ed Wiley, ts; Earl Hooker, g; Roosevelt Wardell, p; Robert Dixon, b; William Cochran, dr

King unissued
1a1953Earl Hooker Trio

- Race Track (K-9218-1)
- Blue Guitar Blues ("Who's Been Jiving You") (K-9220) #

rec. November 26, 1952 in Bradenton, Fl.; Earl Hooker, g; Roosevelt Wardell, p; Robert Dixon, b; William Cochran, dr




King 4600

King LP 727 (credited
to John Lee Hooker)

# King LP 885 (credited
to Memphis Slim)

  Earl Hooker Trio

- Shake 'em Up ("Poor Joe") (K-9217) #
- Happy Blues ("Stomp Boogie") (K-9219)

rec. November 26, 1952 in Bradenton, Fl.; Earl Hooker, g; Roosevelt Wardell, p; Robert Dixon, b; William Cochran, dr

King unissued

King LP 727 (credited
to John Lee Hooker)

# King LP 885 (credited
to Memphis Slim)

21953Little Sam Davis

- Goin' Home To Mother (GR15077-1)
- 1958 Blues (GR15078-1)

rec. c. April 1953 in Miami, Fl.; Little Sam Davis, voc, hca; Earl Hooker, g; unknown, dr


Rockin' 512

Rockin' HTCD 5020-2 (1998)

31953Little Sam Davis

- She's Good To Me (GR15079-1)
- Goin' To New Orleans (GR15080-1)

rec. c. April 1953 in Miami, Fl.; Little Sam Davis, voc, hca; Earl Hooker, g; unknown, dr


Rockin' 5129

DeLuxe 6024
Rockin' HTCD 5020-2 (1998)

41953Earl Hooker

- Sweet Angel (Original Sweet Black Angel) (GR-15082-1) #
- On The Hook (GR-15084-1) *

rec. c. April 1953 in Miami, Fl.; Earl Hooker, g, # voc; # Little Sam Davis, hca; unknown ("Tony"), dr


Rockin' 513

# Arhoolie 1066
# Rockin' LP 102
* Nighthawk LP 109

  Earl Hooker

- Ride Hooker Ride (GR-15081) #
- Alley Corn (GR-15083) *
- Jammin' (GR-15085)
- After Hours (GR-15086)

rec. c. April 1953 in Miami, Fl.; Earl Hooker, g; Little Sam Davis, hca; unknown ("Tony"), dr; # unknown, voc

Rockin' unissued

Rockin' CD 5502
* Arhoolie CD 324

  Earl Hooker

- Steel Guitar Rag *
- The Hucklebuck §
- Earl's Boogie Woogie *
- Move On Down The Line [] *
- Red River variations //
- Mexicali Hip Shake //
- Razotack //
- Blue Guitar //
- The Drive //
- The Drive - tk. 3 \\
- Believe I'll Settle Down # []
- Believe I'll Settle Down (alt. tk.) #

rec. July 15, 1953 in Memphis, Tenn.; # Boyd Gilmore, voc; Earl Hooker, g, [] voc; Pinetop Perkins, p; unknown, b; prob. Willie Nix, dr

Sun unissued

* Arhoolie LP 1066
§ Charly CR 30126
// Sun LP 1060
\\ Sun CD box 7
[] Charly CR 30127

  Pinetop Perkins

- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie #
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (alt. tk.) *

rec. July 15, or August 10, 1953 in Memphis, Tenn.; Joe Willie 'Pinetop' Perkins, p; Earl Hooker, g; Kenneth Banks, b; Willie Nix or Edward Lee 'Shorty' Irvin, dr

Sun unissued

# Charly CR 30127 (1977)
* Sun LP 1060 (1989)

51956Earl Hooker

- Frog Hop (8252)
- Guitar Rhumba (8253)

rec. 1956 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; unknown, p, b, dr


Argo 5265
61959Earl Hooker with Harold Tidwell

- Senorita Senorita (A)
- Sweet Soosie (B) #

rec. May 23, 1959 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; Harold Tidwell, voc, dr; # poss. Lorenzo Smith, ts, Paul Hankins, p; Jack Myers, b


C. J.  605
71959Earl Hooker and his Road Masters

- Do The Chickin (A)
- Yea Yea (B)

rec. 1959 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p; Jack Myers, b; Harold Tidwell, dr


C. J.  613
81960Bobby Saxton / Earl Hooker

Bobby Saxton
- Tryin' To Make A Livin' (A)


Earl Hooker
- Dynamite (B)

rec. January 15, 1960 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; Ernest Cotton, Oett 'Sax' Mallard, saxes, Paul Hankins, p; Margo Gibson, b; Harold Tidwell, dr


Bea & Baby 106








=Checker 947 (1960)

= Marjette 2011 (196?)

91960Lillian Offitt

- The Man Won't Work (25-123)
- Will My Man Be Home Tonight (25-124)

rec. February 1960 in Chicago; Lillian Offitt, voc; A.C. Reed, ts; Paul Hankins, p; Earl Hooker, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Harold Tidwell, dr


Chief C 7012
101960Lillian Offitt

- Oh Mama (25-137)
- My Man Is A Lover (25-138) #

rec. May 5, 1960 in Chicago; Lillian Offitt, voc; A.C. Reed, ts; Paul Hankins, p; Earl Hooker, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Harold Tidwell, dr; # The Four Duchesses, voc gr


Chief C 7015
111960Junior Wells & Earl Hooker / Earl Hooker

Junior Wells & Earl Hooker
- Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule (25-145) #
Earl Hooker
- Blues In D Natural (25-146)

rec. August 8, 1960 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; # Junior Wells, voc; Johnny Walker, p, # org; Earnest Johnson, b; Harold Tidwell, dr




Chief C 7016


= Chief C-7039 (1961)

121960Elmore James / "Elmore James"

Elmore James and His Broomdusters
- Knocking At Your Door (C2405) *


"Elmore James" (actually Earl Hooker with Junior Wells)
- Calling All Blues (25-139)

* rec. April 12, 1957 in Chicago; Elmore James, voc, g; J.T. Brown, ts; Johnny Jones, p; Wayne Bennett, Edie Taylor, g; Homesick James, b-g; Odie Payne, dr
# rec. May 5, 1960 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; Junior Wells, hca; A.C. Reed, ts; Johnny Walker, p; Earnest Johnson, b; Harold Tidwell, dr


Chief 7020

= Sue 392 (1965)

131960Junior Wells & Earl Hooker / Junior Wells

Junior Wells & Earl Hooker
- Universal Rock (25-160) #
Junior Wells
- Messing With The Kid

# rec. October 17, 1960; Earl Hooker, g; Junior Wells, hca; Jarrett Gibson, ts; Donald Hankins, bs; Johnny Walker, org; Kack Myers, b; Fred Below, dr


Chief 7021

= Mel 1005 (1964)

141961Lillian Offitt with Lorenzo Smith and His Band

- Troubles (25-188) #
- Shine On (25-191)

rec. 1961 in Chicago; Lillian Offitt, voc; Lorenzo Smith, ts; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p; Earl Hooker, g; b; dr; # voc gr


Chief C 7029
151961Earl Hooker

- Rockin' With The Kid (25-196) *
- Rockin' Wild (25-197) #

rec. May 3, 1961 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, ts; # Julian Beasley, as; * Jackie Branston, bs; # Johnny Walker, org; Lafayette Leake, p; Earnest Johnson, b; Bobby Little, dr


Chief C-7031
161961Earl Hooker / A. C. Reed

Earl Hooker
- Apache War Dance (25-195) #
A. C. Reed / Earl Hooker & His Band
- This Little Voice (25-201) *

# rec. May 3, 1961 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, ts; Lafayette Leake, p; Earnest Johnson, b; Bobby Little, dr
* rec. 1961 in Chicago; Aaron Corthen (A.C. Reed), voc; Pinetop Perkins, p; Earl Hooker, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Bobby Little, dr




Age 29101
171961Ricky Allen

- You'd Better Be Sure (25-203) #
- You Were My Teacher (25-204) *

rec. 1961 in Chicago; Ricky Allen, voc; Julian Beasley, as; A.C. Reed, ts; p; * org; Earl Hooker, g; Reggie Boyd, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Bobby Little, dr


Age 29102

# Bright Star 1038

181961Ricky Allen

- From You (25-208)
- Remember The Time (25-211)

rec. 1961 in Chicago; Ricky Allen, voc; A.C. Reed, ts; org; Earl Hooker, g; Reggie Boyd, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Bobby Little, dr; The Elites, voc gr


Age 29104
191961Ricky Allen

- From You (25-208)
- A Man's Got A Right (25-216)

rec. 1961 in Chicago; Ricky Allen, voc; Julian Beasley, as; A.C. Reed, ts; org; Earl Hooker, g; Reggie Boyd, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Bobby Little, dr; The Elites, voc gr


Age 29105
201961Earl Hooker

- Swear To Tell The Truth (25-144) #
- Blue Guitar (25-205) *

# rec. August 8, 1960 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; Johnny Walker, p; Earnest Johnson, b; Harold Tidwell, voc, dr
* rec. May 3, 1961 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, ts; Lafayette Leake, p; Earnest Johnson, b; Bobby Little, dr




Age 29106
211961John Lee Hooker Sings Blues
16 Selections - Every One A Pearl

- Wandering Blues
- Heart Trouble Blues
- I'm Gonna Kill That Woman
- Slim's Stomp
- Don't You Remember Me
- The Numbers

- "Poor Joe" (actually "Shake 'Em Up" K-9217) #
- "Stomp Boogie" (actually "Happy Blues" K-9219) #

- Nightmare Blues
- Moaning Blues
- Don't Go Baby
- Thinking Blues
- Late Last Night
- Devil's Jump

- "Who's Been Jivin' You" (actually "Blue Guitar Blues" K-9220) #
- Race Track (K-9218-1) #

# rec. November 26, 1952 in Bradenton, Fl.; Earl Hooker, g; Roosevelt Wardell, p; Robert Dixon, b; William Cochran, dr; mistakenly credited to John Lee Hooker


King LP 727
(=) Ember EMB 3356 (1964)
(=) King KS 1085 (1970)

= King KLP-727 (1988)


King 727 (Jp)

(=?) Bellaphon 8021 (19??)


(=) Gusto GD 5032 (DLP 1976)
"Moanin’ And Stompin’ Blues"

(=?) Polydor 2310.054 (19??)
"Moanin´ Blues"

(=) See For Miles 6009 (1998)
= King Masters 6009 (2002)
"Don´t You Remember Me"
(=) Charly CD 245

Ember EMB 3356,
King KS 1085,
See For Miles 6009,
King Masters 6009
do not contain Earl
Hooker tracks !

21a1961Reggie (Guitar) Boyd

- Nothing But Good (26-124)
- Nothing But Poison (26-126)

rec. 1961 in Chicago; Reggie (Guitar) Boyd, g; A.C. Reed, ts; Earl Hooker, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Casey Jones, dr


Age 29110
221962Earl Hooker

- How Long Can This Go On (26-121) #
- These Cotton-Picking Blues (26-125) *

rec. 1962 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, ts; * Johnny Walker, org; # Pinetop Perkins, p; Reggie Boyd, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Casey Jones, dr


Age 29111
231962A. C. Reed

- Mean Cop (26-123) #
- That Ain't Right (26-127)

rec. 1962 in Chicago;A.C. Reed, voc; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p; Earl Hooker, Reggie Boyd, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Billy Stepney, dr; # The Earlettes, voc gr


Age 29112
241962Big Moose & The Jams

- Bright Sounds (25-131)
- Off The Hook (25-133)

rec. 1962 in Chicago; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, org; Earl Hooker, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Bill Stepney, dr


Age 29113
251962Earl Hooker & The Earlettes

- That Man (26-132) *
- Win The Dance (26-134) #

rec. 1962 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g # voc; A.C. Reed, ts; Johnny Walker, * p, # org; Earnest Johnson, b; Bobby Little or Frank Swan, dr; The Earlettes, voc gr




Age 29114
  Earl Hooker & The Earlettes

- Crying Blues

rec. 1962 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, voc, ts; Johnny Walker, org; Earnest Johnson, b; Bobby Little or Frank Swan, dr; The Earlettes, voc gr

Age unissued

Charly CRB 1135

261962Earl Hooker with The Earlettes

- Tanya (11786)
- Put Your Shoes On, Willie (11787) #

rec. c. July 1962; Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, ts; Donald Hankins, bs; Johnny Walker, org; Earnest Johnson, b; Frank Swan, dr; # The Earlettes, voc gr.






Checker 1025
  Earl Hooker

- Everything Will Work Out Fine (? Oh Baby) (11788) #
- Sweet Brown Angel (11789)

rec. c. July 1962; Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, ts; Donald Hankins, bs; Johnny Walker, p; Earnest Johnson, b; Frank Swan, dr; # The Earlettes, voc gr.

Checker unissued

# Chicago Slide LP 005
Chess CDRED 36

271962Muddy Waters

- You Shook Me (U-11711) #
- Muddy Water's Twist (U-11448) *

# Muddy Waters, dubbed voc June 27, 1962, on instrumental tracks rec. poss. May 3, 1961 (= "Blue Guitar" on Age 29106); Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, ten sax; John 'Big Moose' Walker, org; Lafayette Leake, p; Willie Dixon, b; Bobby Little, dr
* rec. Chicago January 1962; Muddy Waters vcl; A.C. Reed ten sax; John ‘Big Moose’ Walker org; unknown, g; Earnest Johnson, b; Casey Jones dr; female voc group

Chess 1827
281962Muddy Waters

- Little Brown Bird (U-11837)
- You Need Love (U-11836)

Muddy Waters, dubbed voc October 12, 1962, on instrumental tracks rec. Chicago, July 1962; Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, ten sax; Jackie Branston, bar sax; John 'Big Moose' Walker, org; Earnest Johnson, b; Casey Jones, dr

Chess 1839
291963Earl Hooker

- The Leading Brand (27-340) #
- Blues In "D" Natural (27-163) *

# rec. 1963 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, ts; Jackie Brenston, bs; Little Ray Charles?, org; Johnny Walker, p; Earnest Johnson, b; Bobby Little or Frank Swan, dr
* rec. August 8, 1960 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; # Junior Wells, voc; Johnny Walker, p, # org; Earnest Johnson, b; Harold Tidwell, dr


Mel-Lon 1001
301963Muddy Waters

- You Shook Me (U-11711) [Chess 1827]
- Little Brown Bird (U-11837) [Chess 1839]

- You Need Love (U-11836) [Chess 1839]
- Muddy Water's Twist (U-11448) [Chess 1827]
Chess 1827 / Chess 1839

7 inch 45 rpm EP
notes by Guy Stevens



PYE Int. NEP 44010

311964Ricky Allen

- Going Or Coming (852)
- Don't You Ever Forget It (853)

rec. 1964 in Chicago; Ricky Allen, voc; saxes; Earl Hooker, g; b; dr


USA 779
321964Ricky Allen

- Going Or Coming (852 remastered as 100-120R)
- Little By Little (100-122)

rec. 1964 in Chicago; Ricky Allen, voc; saxes; Earl Hooker, g; b; dr


USA 779 (repress)
331965Ricky Allen

- Messed Around And Fell In Love (S3KM6753)
- I Have Made A Change (S3KM6756)

rec. 1965 in Chicago; Ricky Allen, voc; saxes; Earl Hooker, g; b; dr


USA 808
341964Earl Hooker & The Soul Twisters

- Bertha (R5KM6767)
- Walking The Floor (Over You) (RK5M6768)

rec. 1964 in Sauk City, Wi; Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, ts; org; b; Bobby Little, dr


Cuca 1194
351964Earl Hooker & The Soul Thrillers

- Dynamite (U4KM3795)
- The End Of The Blues (U5KM3794)

rec. 1964 in Sauk City, Wi; Earl Hooker, g; A.C. Reed, ts; org; b; Bobby Little, dr


Cuca 6733
35a1964Memphis Slim Sings Folk Blues

- Who's Been Jivin' You #
- Poor Joe #
- Darling I Miss You *
- (Now I) Got The Blues []
- Harlem Bound //
- Letter Home []

- Mistake In Life []
- Don't Ration (My) Love []
- Pacemaker Boogie //
- Grinder Man Blues []
- Motherless Child //
- Slim's Boogie []

[] rec. c. March 1946 in Chicago, Memphis Slim, voc, p; Alex Atkins, as; Ernest Cotton, ts; Ernest 'Big' Crawford, b
* rec. late 1946 in Chicago; Memphis Slim, voc, p; Alex Atkins, as; Ernest Cotton, ts; Ernest 'Big' Crawford, b
// rec. c. February 1947; Memphis Slim, voc, p; Alex Atkins, as; Ernest Cotton, ts; Charles Jenkins, b

# actuallly John Lee Hooker, voc, g
rec. c. December 1948 in Detroit
mistakenly credited to Memphis Slim

notes by Seymour Stein

King 885


King / Vivid Sound
DJK 12-885 (Jp)
("Taken from our Vaults
- A Real Collectors Item")

  Earl Hooker

- Swear To Tell The Truth #
- Reconsider Baby #
- She's Fine *
- The Foxtrot []

rec. 1964 in Sauk City, Wi; Earl Hooker, g, # voc; A.C. Reed, ts, * voc; org; b; Bobby Little, dr

Cuca unissued

# * Black Magic BM 9006
[] Cuca KS 3400

  Earl Hooker

- Chicken #
- untitled #
- four untitled instr.

rec. 1965 in Highland Park, Il.; Earl Hooker, g, # voc; as; org; James Hamilton, b, poss. Bobby Little, dr

Jim-Ko unissued
361965Earl Hooker

- Wild Moments
- Chicken #

rec. April 29, 1965 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g, # voc; Charles Lange, ts; Johnny Walker, org; b; dr




C. J.  643

Blue Flame BLP 101

  Earl Hooker

- I Can't Understand

rec. April 29, 1965 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; unknown voc; ts; bs; p; b; dr

C. J. unissued

Blue Flame BLP 103

371965We Sing The Blues

Lightnin Hopkins
- Wonder What Is Wrong With Me
Junior Wells
- Prison Bars All Around Me
Otis Rush
- Cant Quit You Baby
Buster Brown
- Sugar Babe
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
- Mean Ole Frisco
Magic Sam
- Every Night About This Time
Sammy Myers
- Sleeping In The Ground
Tarheel Slim
- Number Nine Train

Lightnin Slim
- Lightnin Slim Boogie
T.V. Slim
- Hold Me Close To Your Heart
Lightnin Hopkins
- Mojo Hand
B.B. King
- The Letter
Elmore James & Sonny Boy Williamson
- I Believe My Time Aint Long
Junior Wells
- Come On In This House
Frankie Lee Sims
- Misery Blues

Earl Hooker
- Swear To Tell The Truth

Sue ILP 921
381967The Genius of Earl Hooker

- Two Bugs In A Rug
- Hold On ... I'm Comin'
- Off The Hook
- Dust My Broom
- Hot And Heavy //
- The Screwdriver # //

- Bertha
- The Foxtrot
- End Of The Blues
- Walkin' The Floor
- Hooker Special []
- Something You Ate []

CD bonus tracks:
- Off The Hook
- untitled track

# not on Bluesway BLS-6072

rec. 1966 in Sauk City, Wisconsin; Earl Hooker, g; Freddie Roulette, st-g; org; g; b; dr
[] rec. April 1967 in Sauk City, Wisconsin; Earl Hooker, g; ts; org; b; dr
// rec. 1967 in Sauk City, Wisconsin; Earl Hooker, g; Bobby Fields, ts; org; b; dr




Cuca KS-3400

notes by Peter Shertser



= Red Lightnin' 009 (UK
1972) "There's A Fungus
Amung Us"

notes by Al Smith



= Bluesway BLS-6072 (US
1973) "Do You Remember
The Great Earl Hooker"

notes by Peter Shertser

= Red Lightnin' CD 6118
(UK 1999) "There's A
Fungus Amung Us"

(digitally remastered)


= Catfish 134 (US 1999)
= Multimedia 6118 (US 1999)


= Sundazed SUNLP 5206
(US 2006) "The Genius
of Earl Hooker"

www.sundazed.com

= P-Vine PVCP8159
(Jp 1998)

  Earl Hooker

- Everything Gonna Be Alright

rec. 1966 in Sauk City, Wisconsin; "Muddy Waters Jr.", voc; Earl Hooker, g; Freddie Roulette, st-g; org; g; b; dr

Cuca unissued

Black Magic BM 9006

  Earl Hooker

- All Your Love []
- The Misfits (Got To Keep Movin') # []
- Frosty []
- untitled instr.

rec. April 1967 in Sauk City, Wisconsin; Earl Hooker, g; # Frank 'Crying Shame' Clark, voc; ts; org; b; dr

Cuca unissued

[] Black Magic BM 9006

  Earl Hooker

- Hot And Heavy (alt. tk.) []
- I Got You (I Feel Good) []
- Blue Moon Of Kentucky

rec. 1967 in Sauk City, Wisconsin; Earl Hooker, g; Bobby Fields, ts; org; b; dr

Cuca unissued

[] Black Magic BM 9006

  Earl Hooker

- Stand By Me
- In The Storm
- Didn't It Rain
- Well Done

rec. 1966 in Sauk City, Wisconsin; Earl Hooker, g; unknown voc; org; b; dr

Cuca unissued
  Earl Hooker

- Hello Baby # []
- Zombie *
- Nairobi #
- Blue Greens And Beans

rec. 1966 in Sauk City, Wisconsin; Earl Hooker, g, * speech; # Little Tommy Issom, voc; org; b; dr

Cuca unissued

[] Black Magic BM 9006

  Earl Hooker

- Earl Hooker Blues
- Dust My Broom #

rec. 1968 at Club Alex, Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; ts; # Freddie Roulette, st-g; b; dr

unissued

[] Black Magic BM 9006

391968Earl Hooker:
Two Bugs And A Roach


- Anna Lee
- Off The Hook
- Love Ain't A Plaything
- You Don't Want Me

- Two Bugs And A Roach
- Wah Wah Blues
- You Don't Love Me
- Earl Hooker Blues

rec. November 12-15, 1968 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, voc, g; Geno Skaggs, b; Joe Willie Perkins, p, org; Levi Warren, dr; Fred Roulette, steel g; Andrew Odom, voc; Carey Bell, voc, hca; Louis Myers, hca

notes by Chris Strachwitz



Arhoolie F 1044

= Arhoolie AR 19003 (F)


= Trio PA-3058


(=) Arhoolie CD 324 (1990)

Arhoolie discography


= P-Vine PCD 24110 (2001)

  Earl Hooker

- Take Me Back To East St. Louis
- Little Carey's Jump

rec. November 12-15, 1968 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, voc, g; Geno Skaggs, b; Joe Willie Perkins, p, org; Levi Warren, dr; Fred Roulette, steel g; Andrew Odom, voc; Carey Bell, voc, hca; Louis Myers, hca

Arhoolie unissued

Arhoolie CD 468


Led Zeppelins first (1969) self titled album (Atlantic SD 19126)
containing "You Shook Me" ("Dixon/Lenoir")
based on Muddy Waters' 1962 (Chess 1827) vocals
dubbed over Earl Hooker's (1961) instrumental track "Blue Guitar" (Age 29106)

Led Zeppelins second (1969) album (Led Zeppelin II' Atlantic SD 8236)
containing "Whole Lotta Love" ("Bonham/Dixon/Jones/ Page/Plant")
based on Muddy Waters' 1962 "You Need Love" (Chess 1839) vocals
dubbed over Earl Hooker's (1961) instrumental track
401969Earl Hooker

- Dust My Broom #
- You Took All My Love *

# rec. 1967 in Sauk City, Wi; Earl Hooker, g; Bobby Fields, ts; org; b; dr
* rec. April 1967 in Sauk City, Wi; Earl Hooker, g; Frank 'Crying Shame' Clark, voc; ts; org; b; dr




Cuca 1445
411969Earl Hooker: Don’t Have To Worry
featuring Johnny "Big Moose" Walker and Little Andrew "Blues Boy" Odom

- The Sky Is Crying (70046)*
- Hookin' (70040)
- Is You Ever Seen A One-Eyed Woman Cry? (70044) []
- You Got To Lose (70048) #
- Blue Guitar (70049)

- Moanin' And Groanin' (70045) *
- Universal Rock (70042)
- Look Over Yonder's Wall (70043) []
- Don't Have To Worry (70041) #
- Come To Me Right Away, Baby (70047)

rec. May 29, 1969 at Vault Recording Studio, Los Angeles; Earl Hooker, g, # voc; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p, org, [] voc; Little Andrew 'Blues Boy' Odom, * voc; Chester E. 'Gino' Skaggs, b; Jeffrey M. Carp, hca, Paul Asbell, g; Roosevelt Shaw, dr; prod. by Ed Michel




Bluesway BLS-6032

= Stateside SSL 10298
(UK 1970)

= Movieplay TK 3007 (Brazil)
(El camino del blues 8)


= Probe IPR-8193

  Earl Hooker

- You Know It Ain't Right (70050)

rec. May 29, 1969 at Vault Recording Studio, Los Angeles; Earl Hooker, g; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p, org; Chester E. 'Gino' Skaggs, b; Jeffrey M. Carp, hca, Paul Asbell, g; Roosevelt Shaw, dr; prod. by Ed Michel

Bluesway unissued
421969Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker: Ramblin' Woman
featuring Earl Hooker And Otis Hale

- Footrace (70064)
- The Sky Is Crying (70068)
- Ramblin' Woman (70062)
- Moose Huntin' (70067)
- Chicken Shack (70069)

- Leave Me Alone (70065)
- Baby Talk (70063)
- Would You Baby (70073) - Rock Me Momma (70070)
- Moose Is On The Loose (70072)

rec. June 9, 1969 at Vault Recording Studio, Los Angeles; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p, org, voc; Otis Hale, electric ts; Earl Hooker, g; Chester E. 'Gino' Skaggs, b; Paul Humphrey, dr




Bluesway BLS 6036
  Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker

- All My Love (70066)
- She's Got A Good One (70071)

rec. June 9, 1969 at Vault Recording Studio, Los Angeles; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p, org, voc; Otis Hale, electric ts; Earl Hooker, g; Chester E. 'Gino' Skaggs, b; Paul Humphrey, dr

Bluesway unissued
431969John Lee Hooker: If You Miss 'Im ... I Got 'Im
featuring Earl Hooker

- The Hookers (If You Miss 'Im... I Got 'Im) (70033)
- Baby, I Love You (70036B)
- Lonesome Mood (70031)
- Bang Bang Bang Bang (70035)#
- If You Take Care Of Me, I'll Take Care Of You (70028)

- Baby, Be Strong (70032B)
- I Wanna Be Your Puppy, Baby (70034)
- I Don't Care When You Go (70030)
- Have Mercy On My Soul (70038) #

rec. May 29, 1969 at Vault Recording Studios, Los Angeles; John Lee Hooker, voc, g; Earl Hooker, g or # Paul Asbell, g; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p, org; Jeffrey Carp, hca; Chester 'Gino' Skaggs, b; Roosevelt Shaw, dr; prod. by Ed Michel




Bluesway BLS 6038

notes by Tony Russell

= BGO BGOCD392

  John Lee Hooker

- Messin' 'round With The Blues (70029)
- I Gotta Go To Vietnam (70032A)
- Hold On Baby (70036A)
- Walking The Floor Over You (70037)

rec. May 29, 1969 at Vault Recording Studios, Los Angeles; John Lee Hooker, voc, g; Earl Hooker, g; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p, org; Jeffrey Carp, hca; Chester 'Gino' Skaggs, b; Roosevelt Shaw, dr; prod. by Ed Michel

Bluesway unissued

MCA CD 10760 (1993)

441969Earl Hooker

- Boogie Don't Blot (8005-1)
- Funky Blues (8006)

rec. May 1969 in Los Angeles; Earl Hooker, g; Mack Simmons, speech, hca; Ike Turner, b; poss. Ulysses 'Sokol' Richardson


Blue Thumb 103 (US)




Blue Horizon 57-3166
(UK 1969)

44a1969Blues Roots

- Frisco Lines - Fred McDowell
- Fare You Well Baby Blues - Joe Callicott
- Long Haired Doney - R. L. Burnside
- Mean Stepfather - Big Joe Williams
- Bald Eagle Train - Bukka White and Washboard Willie
- Don't Drive Me Away - R.C. Smith
Long Tall Girl - Mance Lipscomb
- Red River Blues - Lil' Son Jackson
- I Am the Black Ace - Black Ace
- Whistling Alex Moore - Alex Moore
- Texas Blues - L. and M. Fulson
- Cat Bear - John Jackson
- Ma Grinder - Robert Shaw
- Take a Walk - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Bear Cat - John Jackson
- Snowing and Raining - Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
- Got A Date I Can't Be Late - Jesse Fuller
- You Got Another - Lightnin' Hopkins and Barbara Dane
- Struggle Here - Juke Boy Bonner and Simon
- Listen At That Bull - G. Coleman
- Trouble Blues - Big Joe Turner
- Dream - Little Willie Littlejohn
- Sugar Daddy - Wade Walton
- I'm Feeling Alright - Big Mama Thorton
- Sometimes I Cry - Johnny Young
- Black Snake Blues - Clifton Chenier

- Two Bugs - Earl Hooker

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"The selections from this album have been comprised from the catalog of Arhoolie Records ... Except where otherwise indicated, all selections produced and recorded by Chris Strachwitz"

two record set

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Poppy PYS-60.003
= RCA / Victor SHP-6124/25

Poppy discography

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= Tomato DLP 2696181 (1989)

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reissued as Tomato CD
TOM 3001

451970Earl Hooker: Sweet Black Angel

- I Feel Good
- Drivin' Wheel
- Shuffle
- Country And Western
- Sweet Home Chicago

- Sweet Black Angel
- Boogie, Don't Blot
- Cross Cut Saw
- Catfish Blues
- The Mood
- Funky Blues

rec. May 1969 in Los Angeles; Earl Hooker, g; Mack Simmons, speech, hca; Ike Turner, b; poss. Ulysses 'Sokol' Richardson; prod. by Bob Krasnow & Ike Turner




Blue Thumb BTS 12 (US)




= Blue Horizon 7-63850 (UK)

= One Way/MCA MCAD 22120

461970All Day Thumb Sucker

Southwind
- Rootin & Tootin
Summy Lay
- Maggie's Farm
Fred McDowell
- Shake 'Em On Down
Robbie Basho
- Eagle Sails The Blue
Tyrannosaurus Rex
- Cat Black
Ike & Tina Turner
- Bold Soul Sister

Love
- Run To The Top
Nathan Beauregard
- 'Bout A Spoonful
Aynsley Dunbar
- Sugar On The Line
Albert Collins
- Frosty

Earl Hooker
- Cross Cut Saw
Chicago Bluestars
- Comin Home
Bossa Rio
- Blackbird

Blue Thumb BTS 8702




= Blue Thumb BTS 2000

471970American Folk Blues Festival '69 Live!
at Royal Albert Hall London, Oct.3, '69

Juke Boy Bonner
- Jumpin' With Juke Boy

Earl Hooker
- Going Up And Down
Carey Bell
- Rocking With Chromanica / I Feel Bad, Bad, Bad
Juke Boy Bonner
- Running Shoes
John Jackson
- Poor Boy
Clifton Chenier
- Zydeco Et Pas Sale

Earl Hooker
- Blue Shadows Fall
Magic Sam
- Easy Baby
- Looking Good
Whistling Alex Moore
- Across The Atlantic Ocean
John Jackson
- John Jackson Breakdown

rec. October 3, 1969 at Royal Albert Hall, London




Scout Sc-6

Scout discography

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= CBS S 63912

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= L+R 42.071 (1986)

AFBF discography

481970Blacks Whites And Blues

Dallas String Band - Dallas Rag
Charlie Poole With The North Carolina Ramblers - Coon From Tennessee
Lil Mcclintock - Don't Think I'm Santa Claus
Frank Hutchison - K.c. Blues
Macon Ed & Tampa Joe - Tickle Britches
Austin & Lee Allen - Chattanooga Blues
Mississippi Sheiks - Yodeling Fiddling Blues
Ramblin' Red Lowery - Ramblin' Red's Memphis Yodel - No. 1
Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton - Sweet Sarah Blues
Too Tight Henry - Charleston Contest, Part 2
Cliff Carlisle - Ash Can Blues
The Georgia Browns - Decatur Street 81
Prairie Ramblers - Jug Rag
Hokum Boys (with Big Bill Broonzy) - Caught Us Doing It
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Brain Cloudy Blues

Earl Hooker - Walking The Floor Over You / Steel Guitar Rag #

# rec. October 3, 1969 at Royal Albert Hall, London


CBS LP 52796 (UK)
49197?Collector's Album
C. J.'s Roots of Chicago Blues

Hound Dog Taylor
- Christine

Earl Hooker
- Wild Moments
Little Mack
- Come Back
Homesick James
- Set A Date
Lee Jackson
- Pleading For Love

Lee Jackson
- Juanita
Little Mack
- My Walking Blues
Hound Dog Taylor
- Alley Music
Morris & Betty Everett
- This House

Earl Hooker
- Chicken
Betty Everett
- Why Did You Have To Go

prod. by Carl Jones; compiled by Cary S. Baker from C. J.'s Catalog Of Chicago Blues




Blue Flame BLP 101
501970Earl Hooker

- You Don't Want Me #
- Wah Wah Blues *

# rec. November 12, 1968 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; Pinetop Perkins, org, p; Freddie Roulette, st-g; Chester 'Gino' Skaggs, b; Willie Williams, dr
* rec. November 14, 1968 in Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; Pinetop Perkins, org, p; Chester 'Gino' Skaggs, b; Bill 'Levi' Warren, dr

7 inch 45 rpm


Arhoolie 45-521

511970Electric Blues Chicago Style

Snooky Pryor
- Judgement Day
Billy Boy Arnold
- You Got Me Wrong
Eddie Taylor
- Looking For Trouble
Billy Boy Arnold
- My Heart Is Crying
Floyd Jones
- Any Old Lonesome Day
Billy Boy Arnold
- Prisoner's Plea


Junior Wells / Earl Hooker
- Calling All Blues
Floyd Jones
- Ain't Times Hard
Billy Boy Arnold
- I Wish You Would
Eddie Taylor
- I'm Gonna Love You
Floyd Jones
- School Days On My Mind
Snooky Pryor
- Someone To Love Me
>Billy Boy Arnold
- I Was Fooled



Buddah BDS 7511
521970Blues In D Natural

Robert Nighthawk
- Crying Won't Help You
- The Moon Is Rising
Elmore James
- Hawaiian Boogie
- Early In The Morning
Charles Clark
- Hidden Charms
- Row Your Boat
Homesick James
- The Woman I Love

Earl Hooker
- Blues In D Natural

Earl Hooker
- Tanya
- Blue Guitar
Frankie Lee Sims
- She Likes To Boogie Real Low
- Well Goodbye Baby
Tommy Brown
- Southern Women
- Remember Me
Sly Williams
- I Believe In A Woman
- Boot Hill



Red Lightnin' RL 005

Red Lightnin' discography

52a1971Do The Chicken
Blues Obscurities Volume 7

Earl Hooker
- Do The Chicken
- Yeah Yeah
- Rocking Wild
- Rocking With The Kid
- Universal Rock
Bobo Jenkins
- Tell Me Who

Bobo Jenkins
- Nothing But Love
Bid Daddy Simpson
- Let Your Hair Down Baby
- Give Me Back My Ring
Magic Slim
- She Is Mine
Homesick James
- Can't Afford To Do It
- Set A Date

Blues Obscurities BOV7

Blues Oscurities
discography

531972Earl Hooker: Funk . Last Of the Great Earl Hooker


- Wa-Wa Blues - part 1
- Wa-Wa Blues - part 2
- Soul Cookin'
- Sweet Home Chicago #

- Hooker Cooker
- Huckle Bug
- The Real Blues
- Ball Game On A Rainy Day *

rec. Chicago May 5, 1969; Earl Hooker, g, # voc; Jeff Carp, hca, * voc; poss. Boots Hamilton, org; Paul Asbell, g; Gino Skaggs, b; Roosevelt Shaw, dr

notes by Al Smith



Blues On Blues 10002


= Antilles LP 7024 (1977)

541973Andrew 'Voice' Odom: Farther On Down The Road

- Don't Ever Leave Me All Alone (70057)
- Stormy Monday (70053) #
- Farther Up The Road (70061)
- Feel So Good (70054)
- Long About Sunrise (70060)

- Take Me Back To East St. Louis (70052)
- I Got The Feelin' (70051)
- It's My Own Fault (70056) #
- Please Love Me (70059)

rec. June 4, 1969 at Vault Recording Studio, Los Angeles; Andrew 'Voice' Odom, voc; Earl Hooker, g; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p, # org; Jimmy Bond, b; David 'Panama' Francis, dr

notes by Joel Selvin



Bluesway BLS 6055
  Andrew 'Voice' Odom

- You Don't Love Me, Yes I Know (70055) #
- You Don't Have To Go (70058)

rec. June 4, 1969 at Vault Recording Studio, Los Angeles; Andrew 'Voice' Odom, voc; Earl Hooker, g; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p, # org; Jimmy Bond, b; David 'Panama' Francis, dr

Bluesway unissued
551973Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry with Earl Hooker:
I Couldn't Believe My Eyes


- Black Cat Bone (70103) # []
- Brownie's New Blues (70096) #
- Poor Man Blues (70101) * []
- Tell Me Why (70094) #
- My Baby's So Fine (70100) *

- Don't Wait For Me (70095) # []
- I'm In Love With You Baby (70102) *
- Parcel Post Blues (70097) #
- When I Was Drinkin' (70099) *
- I Couldn't Believe My Eyes (70098) #

rec. September 24, 1969 in Los Angeles; Brownie McGhee, g, # voc; Sonny Terry, hca, * voc; Ray Johnson, el p, p; Earl Hooker, g; Jimmy Bond, b; Panama Francis, dr; Clark Kidder, George McGhee, Marsha Smith, [] voc




Bluesway BLS/BLQ 6059

MCA CD 11756 (1998)

  Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry with Earl Hooker

- Beggin' You (70104)

rec. September 24, 1969 in Los Angeles; Brownie McGhee, g, voc; Sonny Terry, hca; Ray Johnson, el p, p; Earl Hooker, g; Jimmy Bond, b; Panama Francis, dr; Clark Kidder, George McGhee, Marsha Smith, voc

Bluesway unissued

MCA CD 11756 (1998)

561973A Taste Of Bluesway

Ray Charles
- I Gotta Woman
Jimmy Witherspoon
- I Don't Know
Charles Brown
- Drifitng Blues
Jimmy Reed
- Got To Be A Reason
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Traditional

B. B. King
- Blue Shadows
John Lee Hooker
- Doin' The Shout
T-Bone Walker
- I'm In An Awful Mood

Earl Hooker
- Is You Ever Seen A One Eyed Woman Cry?
Jimmy Rushing
- Sent For You Yesterday
notes by Joel Selvin



Bluesway BLS-1973
571973Blues Classics Vol. 1

Ray Charles
- Let's Go Get Stoned
John Lee Hooker
- I'm Bad Like Jesse James
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
- Baby Talk
T-Bone Walker
- Stormy Monday
Mel Brown
- Scorpio

George 'Hamonica' Smith
- Got My Mojo Working
Jimmy Witherspoon
- No Rollin' Blues

Andrew 'Voice' Odom
- Take Me Back To East St. Louis
Roy Brown
- Hard Times
Archie Shepp
- Attica Blues



Bluesway BLS-6061
581973Blues Classics Vol. 2

Jimmy Reed
- Big Boss Man
Charles Brown
- Drifting Blues
Joe Turner
- Piney Brown Blues
B.B. King
- Midnight
Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson
- Cherry Red


Earl Hooker
- Blue Guitar
Clifford Coulter
- Ridin' on Empty
Otis Spann
- T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Long Way From Home
Jimmy Rushing
- Bad Loser



Bluesway BLS-6062
591975At Peppers Lounge, Chicago - Vol. 1
A fabulous recording (1960s)
featuring Little Walter, Earl Hooker, Muddy Waters

- Boogie Chillun
- She's 19 Years Old
- My Babe

Earl Hooker
- Peppers Thing [] #
John 'Big Moose' Walker
- Honky Tonk *
- It Ain't Right *


Earl Hooker
- Dust My Broom // #
- My Baby Sure Do Love Me
Earl Hooker
- Chicken Shack // #
- Too Late #

* rec. December 6, 1968 at the Speakeasy Club, Chicago; John 'Big Moose' Walker, voc, p; Louis Myers, g; Chris Moss, dr
# rec. May 1, 1969 at Pepper's Lounge, Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; [] ts; // Jeff Carp, hca; Paul Asbell, g; Chester 'Geno' Skaggs, b; Roosevelt Shaw, dr

"never previously on LP"




Rarities No. 25 (UK)
601975At Peppers Lounge, Chicago - Vol. 2
A fabulous recording (1960s)
featuring Little Walter & Earl Hooker

Little Walter
- Off The Wall

"Eddie Taylor"
- Peppers Other Thing #
Little Walter
- You're So Fine
- Rocker
John 'Big Moose' Walker
- Peppers Boogie Woogie *


"Eddie Taylor"
- How Long Can This Thing Go On #
BB King Junior & Earl Hooker
- These Old Cotton Pickin Blues #
"Earl Hooker"
- Left Me Alone
- Every Day I Have The Blues
BB King Junior & Earl Hooker
- Dynamite #

* rec. December 6, 1968 at the Speakeasy Club, Chicago; John 'Big Moose' Walker, voc, p; Louis Myers, g; Chris Moss, dr
# rec. May 1, 1969 at Pepper's Lounge, Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; [] ts; // Jeff Carp, hca; Paul Asbell, g; Chester 'Geno' Skaggs, b; Roosevelt Shaw, dr






Rarities No. 28 (UK)
611975Earl Hooker:
Hooker and Steve


- The Moon Is Rising # *
- Earl's Blues
- Conversion Blues #
- Guitar Rag

- Hooker N' Steve
- I'm Your Main Man §
- New Riviera []
- Strung-Out Woman Blues []

rec. July 18, 1969 in Berkeley; Earl Hooker, g, # voc; * Louis Myers, hca; Steve Miller, org, p, [] voc; Chester 'Geno' Skaggs, b, § voc; Bobby Johnson, dr




Arhoolie 1051

= Arhoolie C-206
(double cassette
with Arhoolie F 1044)

Arhoolie discography

  Earl Hooker

- There Is A Man Down There

rec. July 18, 1969 in Berkeley; Earl Hooker, g; Steve Miller, org, p; Chester 'Geno' Skaggs, b; Bobby Johnson, dr

Arhoolie unissued
61a197?Something Gone Wrong
Blues Obscurities Volume 5

Baby Boy Warren
- My Special Friend Blues [Gotham 507]
- Nervy Woman Blues [Gotham 507]
Leroy 'Country' Johnson
- Log House On The Hill [Freedom 1509]
- No One To Love Me [Freedom 1509]
Ernest McClay
- Big Timin' Woman [Murray 506]
- Night Working Woman [Murray 506]
Little Walter
- I Just Keep Loving Her [Ora Nelle 711]

Othum Brown (+ Little Walter)
- Ora Nelle Blues [Ora Nelle 711]

Little Sam Davis
- 1958 Blues [Rockin' 512]
- Goin' Home To Mother [Rockin' 512]
Little Milton Anderson
- Little Milton's Boogie [Delta 403]
- Boogie Woogie Woogie Baby [Delta 403]
Dan Pickett
- Something's Gone Wrong [Gotham 512]
- Chicago Blues [Gotham 512]

Blues Obscurities BOV5 (UK)

= London HAU 8458

Blues Obscurities
discography

6219??Slide Guitar Classics

Hound Dog Taylor
- Sitting Here Alone
John Littlejohn
- Keep On Running
Robert Nighthawk
- My Angel
Hound Dog Taylor
- Watch Out
John Littlejohn
- She's Too Much
Hound Dog Taylor
- Hound Dog

John Littlejohn
- I Had A Dream

Earl Hooker
- Tanya
Hound Dog Taylor
- Down Home Special
John Littlejohn
- When I Think About My Baby

Earl Hooker
- Oh, Baby
Hound Dog Taylor
- Scrappin'

Chicago Slide CS-005
631976Chicago Slickers 1948-1953

Little Walter
- I Want My Baby
Floyd Jones
- School Days
- Hard Time
Forest City Joe
- A Woman On Every Street
Little Walter
- Just Keep Lovin' Her
John Brim
- Dark Clouds
- Lonesome Man Blues

Earl Hooker
- Sweet Angel

Johnny Shines
- Ramblin'
- Cool Driver
Homesick James
- Lonesome Ole Train
- Farmer's Blues
Delta Joe
- Train Time
Big Boy Spires
- About To Lose My Mind
Floyd Jones
- Early Morning
notes by Leroy Pierson



Nighthawk 102

Nighthawk discography

648/1977Memphis Blues Sounds
The Roots Of Rock Vol. 12

Raymond Hill
- My Baby Left Me
- You've Changed
- I'm Back Pretty Baby

Earl Hooker
- The Hucklebuck
Eddie Snow
- I'm A Good Man
- I Got To Put You Down
Shy Guy Douglas
- Shy Guy's Back In Town
- Detroit Arrow Blues

Guitar Red
- Go Ahead On
Guitar Red
- Baby Please Don't Go
Walter Bradford
- Reward For My Baby
James Cotton
- Straighten Up Baby
Five Tino's
- Don't Do That
Ed Kirby
- Troubled
The Prisonaires
- Just Walkin' In The Rain
The Southern Jubilees
- There's A Man In Jerusalem

Charly CR 30126 (UK)
"The Roots of Rock" series
658/1977Union Avenue Breakdown
The Roots Of Rock Vol. 12

Jimmy DeBerry
- Party Line Blues
Joe Hill Louis
- Treat Me Mean And Evil
Willie Nix
- Prison Bound Blues
- Take A Little Walk With Me
Walter Horton
- Walter's Boogie
Honeyboy Edwards [mistakenly credited to Albert (Joiner) Williams]
- Sweet Home Chicago
Albert (Joiner) Williams
- Rhumba Chillen

Woodrow Adams
- The Train Is Coming
William Stewart
- Rattlesnakin' Mama
- The Call Me Talkin' Boy
Dr. Ross with Henry Hill
- That Ain't Right
Dr. Ross
- Texas Hop

Pinetop Perkins
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Chris Booker
- Walked All Night

Boyd Gilmore & Earl Hooker
- Believe I'll Settle Down
notes by Martin Hawkins



Charly CR 30127(UK)
"The Roots of Rock" series
661977Earl Hooker / Jody Williams: The Leading Brand

Earl Hooker
- How Long Can This Go On
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
- Bright Sounds
- Oh Mama
- Off The Hook
- You Better Be Sure
- Nothing But Poison
- This Little Voice

- The Leading Brand
- Nothing But Good
Jody Williams
- Looking For My Baby
- Lonely Without You
- Moaning For Molasses
- Hide Out
- You May - Lucky Lou
notes by Peter Shertser



Red Lightnin’ RL 0018 (UK)

Red Lightnin' discography

671979Chicago Guitar Killers

Buddy Guy
- Stick Around
Albert King
- Little Boy Blue

Earl Hooker
- Frog Hop
Robert Nighthawk
- She Knows How To Love
B.B. King
- Recession Blues
Otis Rush
- Ooh-Wee Baby

Earl Hooker
- Hooked On Love

Otis Rush
- I Won't Be Worried No More

Earl Hooker
- Guitar Rhumba
Robert Nighthawk
- Someday
Buddy Guy
- Buddy's Boogie
Albert King
- Sweet Woman
B.B. King
- Tickle Britches
Buddy Guy
- $100 Bill



Blue Night BN 073-1669
681980Earl Hooker: Blue Guitar
with Lillian Offitt, A.C. Reed and Big Moose

- Rockin' With The Kid
- Swear To Tell The Truth
- These Cotton Pickin' Blues
- Oh Mama #
- Apache War Dance
- This Little Voice *

- Will My Man Be Home Tonight #
- Blue Guitar
- Off The Hook
- Lotta Loving *
- Rockin' Wild
- The Leading Brand

Earl Hooker, g; Lillian Offitt, # voc; A.C. Reed, * voc; Big Moose Walker,


Jewel/P-Vine PLP-9015 (Jp)

= Paula 18 (1981)

= P-Vine PCD-2124 (Jp)

= Paula PCD-18


= P-Vine PCD 24045 (Jp 2003)

691980John Lee Hooker: Lonesome Mood

- Bang Bang Bang Bang
- The Hookers
- Baby I Love You
- Lonesome Mood

- If You Take Care Of Me I'll Take Care Of You
- Baby Be Strong
- I Wanna Be Your Puppy Baby
- Have Mercy On My Soul

with Earl Hooker guitar throughout


MCA MCA-1365
Jazz Heritage series
701980Downhome Delta Blues 1949-1952

Pee Wee Hughes
- Country Boy Blues

Little Sam Davis
- Goin Home Blues
- 1958 Blues
Earl Hooker
- On The Hook
Little Sam Davis
- Goin' To New Orleans
- She's So Good To Me
Joe Hill Louis
- Jealous Blues
- Joe's Jump

Sunny Blair
- Please Send My Baby Home
Baby Face Turner
- Blue Serenade
Junior Brooks
- Lone Town Blues
Luther Huff
- Dirty Disposition
- 1951 Blues
Bobo Thomas
- Catfish Blues
Big Joe Williams
- Jivin Woman
- She's A Married Woman



Nighthawk 109

Nighthawk discography

70a1981Chicago Blues - A Quarter Century

LP 1
Big Road To Chicago
Johnny Shines
- Ramblin'
- Fish Tail
- Cool Driver
- Ain't Doin' No Good
Floyd Jones
- Dark Road
Moody Jones
- Rough Treatment
- Why Should I Worry
- Please Somebody


5 Long Years At Steel Mill
Eddie Boyd
- Five Long Years
- Hard Head Woman
J.T. Brown
- My Gal Went Away
- Soup Line
Memphis Minnie
- Kissing In The Dark
Son Joe
- I'd Write A Letter
Little Brother Montgomery
- Keep On Drinkin'
Memphis Slim
- Black Cat Crossed My Trail



LP 2
Chicago Blues Is Killing Me
Baby Face Leroy
- Blues Is Killing Me
- Late Hours At Midnight
- Pet Rabbit
John Lee Henley
- Knockin' On Lula Mae's Door
- Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
J.B. Lenoir
- Let It Roll
John Brim
- Hard Pill To Swallow


Just Blowing
Louis Meyers
- Just Wailing
- Bluesy
Big Walter Horton
- Have A Good Time
- Need My Baby
Little Willie Foster
- Crying The Blues
- Little Girl

Junior Wells with Earl Hooker
- Calling All Blues


LP 3
Down Home Child Grown Up
Sunnyland Slim
- Down Home Child
- Over Night
- Highway 61
Lee Jackson
- Fishin' In My Pond
- I'll Just Keep Walking
Arbee Stidham
- When I Find My Baby
Homesick James
- Crossroads


Rather Fight Than Switch
Buddy Guy
- Sit And Cry
- Try To Quit You Baby
Shakey Jake with Magic Sam
- Call Me If You Need Me
Jesse Fortune
- Too Many Cooks
- Heavy Heart Beat
A.C. Reed
- I'd Rather Fight Than Switch
Ricky Allen
- Ouch!



LP 4
Hard Times Follow Me
Fenton Robinson
- From My Heart
- Say You're Leavin'
Mighty Joe Young
- Hard Times
Earl Hooker
- Blues In D Natural
Lonnie Brooks
- Figure Head
Reggie Boyd
- Nothing But Poison
Andrew Brown
- You Better Stop


Sing The Way I Feel
Koko Taylor
- Honky Tonky
Big Moose
- Rambling Woman
- Foot Race
Big Mac
- Rough Dried Woman
Detroit Jr.
- The Way I Feel
- Call My Job
Bobby Rush
- I Don't Know
Buster Benton
- Money Is The Name Of The Game
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P-Vine PLP-9022-9025 (Jp)
711983Red Hot & Blue

Jackie Brenston And The Delta Cats - Rocket 88
Dewey Phillips - Red Hot And Blue
Billy The Kid Emerson - Red Hot
Billy Love - Gee I Wish
Guitar Red - Baby Please Don't Go
Little Junior's Blue Flames - Love Me Baby
Rosco Gordon - Bop With Me Baby

Earl Hooker - The Hucklebuck
Tiny Kennedy - Strange Kinda Feeling
Rufus Thomas - Bear Cat
Eddie Snow - Ain't That Right
Pat Hare - It Ain't Gonna Be That Way
Howlin' Wolf - Oh Red
Little Junior's Blue Flames - Mystery Train
Doctor Ross - Doctor Ross' Boogie (alt.)

Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Tiny Kennedy - Blues Disease

Charly CRB 1061 (UK)
71a198?Carol Kaye / Earl Hooker:

Carol Kaye
- Bass Catch
Earl Hooker
- Two Bugs In A Rug

Disque D'Or D 747
721985Earl Hooker: Play Your Guitar Mr. Hooker!

- Swear To Tell The Truth (1964)
- You Took All My Love (1967, voc by Frank "Crying Shame" Clark)
- All Your Love (1967)
- Everything Gonna Be Alright (1966, voc by Muddy Waters Jr)
- Frosty (1967)
- The Misfit (Got To Keep Movin') (1967)
- Earl Hooker Blues (1968)

- Reconsider Baby (1964)
- Hot And Heavy (1967, alt. take)
- She's Fine (1964, voc by A.C. Reed)
- Dynamite (1964)
- I Got You (I Feel Good) #
- Hello Baby (1966, voc by Little Tommy)
- Dust My Broom (1968, steel g by Freddie Roulette)

# not on CD

notes by Sebastian Danchin



= Black Magic 9006 (Nl)


= Black Top CD BT-1093
(US 1993)

731985Sun Records - The Blues Years 1950-1956

Boyd Gilmore
- Believe I'll Settle Down
Earl Hooker
- Steel Guitar Rag

rec. July 15, 1953

9 LP box set



Charly Sun Box 105 (UK)
741986Earl Hooker:
His First and Last Recordings


- The Hook #
- New Sweet Black Angel #
- Going Down The Line #
- Original Sweet Black Angel #
- Guitar Rag #

- Earl's Boogie Woogie #
- Improvisations on Dust My Broom []
- Improvisations on Frosty []

recordings from 1952, 53, 68 & 69; with Louis Myers, Geno Skaggs, Joe Willie "Pine Top" Perkins, Unknown dr & hca, Eddie Taylor
[] rec. September 10, 1969 at Pepper's Lounge, Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; Eddie Taylor, g, Dave Myers, b; Arthur 'Dogman' Jackson, dr

notes by Chris Strachwitz



Arhoolie 1066


(=) Arhoolie CD 324 (#)

Arhoolie discography


= P-Vine PCD 24110 (2001)

74a1986Junior Wells: Messing With The Kid

LP track sequence:
- Messin' With The Kid #
- I'm A Stranger #
- Little By Little #
- Come On In This House #
- Cha Cha Cha In Blue
- Prison Bars All Around Me #
- Love Me #
- It Hurts Me Too #

- The Things I'd Do For You #
- I Could Cry # [???]
- Lovey Dovey Lovey One
- So Tired #
- I Need Me A Car #
- You Sure Look Good To Me #
- You Don't Care #
- Two Headed Woman

CD track sequence:
- Messin' With The Kid #
- I'm A Stranger #
- Little By Little #
- Blue Guitar [Age 29106] []
- Come On In This House #
- Cha Cha Cha In Blue
- Prison Bars All Around Me #
- Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule [Chief 7016] #
- Love Me #
- Blues In D Natural [Chief 7016] []
- It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong) #
- Rockin' With The Kid [Chief 7031] []
- The Things I Do For You #
- I Could Cry # [???]
- Universal Rock [Chief 7021] #
- Lovey Dovey Lovey One
- So Tired #
- Rockin' Wild [Chief 7031] []
- I Need Me A Car #
- You Sure Look Good To Me #
- Calling All Blues [Chief 7020] #
- You Don't Care #
- These Cotton-Pickin' Blues [Age 29111] []
- Two Headed Woman

# Earl Hooker / Junior Wells
[] Earl Hooker
notes by Neil Slaven

Charly CRB 1133 (UK)


(=) Charly CD 219 (UK 1990) Junior Wells / Earl Hooker:
Messin' With The Kid

751986Earl Hooker / Magic Sam: Calling All Blues

Earl Hooker
- Rockin' Wild
Magic Sam with Ammons Sisters
- My Love Is Your Love

Earl Hooker
- Blue Guitar
Earl Hooker & Junior Wells
- Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule
Earl Hooker
- Blues In D Natural
Magic Sam with Ammons Sisters
- Mr Charlie

Earl Hooker
- Calling All Blues

Magic Sam
- Square Dance Rock Pt 1; Every Night About This Time

Earl Hooker & Junior Wells
- Universal Rock
Earl Hooker with Mr. Tidwell
- Swear To Tell The Truth
Earl Hooker
- These Cotton-Pickin' Blues
Magic Sam
- Blue Light Boogie

Earl Hooker
- Rockin' With The Kid
Magic Sam
- You Don't Have To Work; Square Dance Rock Pt 2
>
notes by Neil Slaven

Charly CRB 1134 (UK)
761986Chicago Calling

Earl Hooker
- How Long Can This Go On
Lillian Offitt
- Oh Mama
A. C. Reed
- Mean Cop
Earl Hooker
- Win The Dance
Ricky Allen
- Remember The Time
Big Moose & The Jams
- Off The Hook
A. C. Reed
- Lotta Lovin

Lillian Offitt
- My Man Is A Lover
Earl Hooker
- Apache War Dance
A. C. Reed
- That Ain't Right
Big Moose & The Jams
- The Bright Sound
Ricky Allen
- Early In The Morning

Earl Hooker & The Earlettes
- That Man
Lillian Offitt
- Will My Man Be Home Tonight
A. C. Reed
- I Stay Mad
Ricky Allen
- Cut You A-Loose
notes by Neil Slaven

Charly CRB 1135 (UK)
76a1987Memphis Aggressive Guitars Vol. 2

Earl Hooker
- Earl's Boogie Woogie
Charlie Booker
- Walked All Night Long
- Baby, I'm Coming Home
Walter Bradford
- Too Blue To Cry

Earl Hooker
- The Hucklebuck
Boyd Gilmore
- Believe I'll Settle Down

Earl Hooker
- Call My Name (Goin' On Down The Line)
- Guitar Rag No. 2

Raymond Hill
- I'm Back Pretty Baby
- Sittin' On Top Of The World
L.B. Lawson
- Can't Love Me And My Money, Too
- Got My Call Card
Honeyboy Edwards
- Sweet Home Chicago
Albert Williams
- Rhumba Chillen
- Hoodoo Man

Earl Hooker
- Earl's Shuffle

P-Vine PLP-341 (Jp)
771989The Sun Blues Archives, Vol. 1 - Blue Guitar

Charly/Sun CR 1060 tracks:
Earl Hooker
- The Hucklebuck
- Mexicali Hip Shake
- Razorback
- Blue Guitar
- Red River Variations
- Move On Down The Line
- Guitar Rag

Charlie Booker
- Walked All Night

Pinetop Perkins
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (alt. tk.)
Lewis-Johnson Combo
- Baby Tell Me Your Name
Coy Love & Pat Hare
- Harping On It
- Wolf Call Boogie
L.B. Lawson & James Scott Blues Rockers
- Flypaper Boogie
- Missing In Action
- Scott's Boogie


Charly SUN CD 29 tracks:
Earl Hooker
- The Hucklebuck
- Mexicali Hip-Shake
- The Drive
- Razorback
- Blue Guitar
- Red River Variations
- Move On Down The Line
- Guitar Rag
Pinotop Perkins
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Boyd Gilmore
- Believe I'll Settle Down (alt. tk.)
Charlie Booker
- Walked All Night
Coy Love & Pat Hare
- Harping On It
- Wolf Call Boogie
L.B.Lawson & James Scott Blues Rockers
- Flipaper Boogie
- Got My Call Card
- Scotts Boggie
- Misssing In Action
- Can't Love Me And My Money Too
Woodrow Adams
- If You Don't Want Me
- The Last Time
Lewis-Johnson Combo
- Baby Tell Me Your Name
- Gonna Leave You Baby
- So Long Baby, Goodbye
- Feel So Worried

Charly/Sun LP 1060 (UK)


(=) Charly SUN CD 29 (1990)

781990Earl Hooker: Two Bugs And A Roach

- Two Bugs And A Roach #
- Wah Wah Blues #
- You Don't Love Me #
- Earl Hooker Blues #
- Anna Lee #
- Off The Hook #
- Love Ain't A Plaything #
- You Don't Want Me #
- The Hook *
- New Sweet Black Angel (instr.) *
- I'm Going Down The Line *
- (Original) Sweet Black Angel *
- Guitar Rag *
- Earl's Boogie Woogie *

includes all of Arhoolie LP 1044 (#) and over half of Arhoolie LP 1066 (*)

notes by Chris Strachwitz

Arhoolie CD 324

Arhoolie discography


= P-Vine PCD 24110
(Jp 2001)

791993John Lee Hooker: Urban Blues

- Cry Before I Go *
- Boom Boom Boomer *
- Backbiters & Syndicaters *
- Mr. Lucky *
- My Own Blues *
- I Can't Stand To Leave You *
- Think Twice Before You Go *
- I'm Standing In Line *
- Hot Spring Water Pt. 1 *
- Hot Spring Water Pt. 2 *
- The Motor City Is Burning *

bonus tracks:
- I Gotta Go To Vietnam #
- Messin' 'round With The Blues #
- Hold On Baby #

* previously Bluesway BLS 6012 "Urban Blues" (recorded/issued 1967)
# previously unissued; rec. May 29, 1969 at Vault Recording Studios, Los Angeles; John Lee Hooker, voc, g; Earl Hooker, g; Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, p, org; Jeffrey Carp, hca; Chester 'Gino' Skaggs, b; Roosevelt Shaw, dr; prod. by Ed Michel

1994 Beat Goes On BGO CD 122 by the same title does not contain the 1969 (bonus) tracks!


MCA CD 10760

more info

801993Earl Hooker & Junior Wells: Blues In D Natural
The Blues Collection Nr. 33

- Love Me
- Come On In This House
- Two Headed Woman
- Lovey Dovey Lovey One
- I Could Cry
- Cha Cha Cha In Blue
- You Don't Care
- Prison Bars All Around Me
- Calling All Blues
- Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule
- Blues In D Natural
- Messin' With The Kid
- You Sure Look Good To Me
- Universal Rock
- Rockin' With The Kid
- Little By Little
- These Cotton Pickin' Blues
- Blue Guitar
- I'm A Stranger
- I Need Me A Car

Orbis BLU NC 033
80a1993My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama

Sly Williams
- Boot Hill
- I Believe In A Woman
Lafayette Thomas
- Weekly Blues
- The Thing
Mojo Watson
- You Know You Don't Want Me
The Masked Marvel's Buddy
- Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues No. 2

Earl Hooker
- Yea, Yea

Earl Hooker
- Do The Chicken
Harmonica King
- All Last Night
Guitar Tommy Moore
- Your Car Machine
- I Ain't Botherin' Nobody
Calvin Leavy
- Cummins Prison
Mojo Watson
- I Kept On Trying
- Look-A-There

Lenox 1012 (Fr)




Lenox CD 1012

811998Earl Hooker: The Moon Is Rising

- The Moon Is Rising
- Earl's Blues
- Conversion Blues
- Guitar Rag
- Hooker N' Steve
- I'm Your Main Man
- New Riviera
- Strung Out Woman Blues
- Little Carey's Jump
- Take Me Back To East St. Louis
- Improvisations On Dust My Broom []
- Improvisations On Frosty []
- Can't Hold Out Much Longer []
- Swingin' At Theresa's []

[] rec. September 10, 1969 at Pepper's Lounge, Chicago; Earl Hooker, g; Eddie Taylor, g, Dave Myers, b; Arthur 'Dogman' Jackson, dr


Arhoolie CD 468

Arhoolie discography

821998Earl Hooker: Smooth Slidin

- How Long Can This Go On?
- Those Cotton-Pickin' Blues
- You Better Be Sure
- Leading Brand
- Nothing But Poison
- Nothing But Good
- Foxtrot
- Bertha
- End Of The Blues
- Walking The Floor Over You
- Off The Hook
- Hold On! I'm Comin'
- Two Bugs In A Rug
- Hooker Special
- Something You Ate
- Dust My Broom
- Hot And Heavy
- Screwdriver
originally reissued
on Red Lightnin'


Culture Press 1006

831998Earl Hooker: Chicago Blues Guitar Genius

- Dust My Broom
- Hot And Heavy
- Screwdriver
- Bertha
- Foxtrot
- End Of The Blues
- Walking The Floor
- Hooker Special
- Something You Ate
- Two Bugs In A Rug
- Hold On, I'm Coming
- Off The Hook
Cuca KS-3400 (1967)


P-Vine PVCP8159 (Jp)

841998Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: A Long Way from Home

- A Long Way From Home
- Big Question
- Rock Island Line
- Night & Day
- You Just Usin' Me For A Convenience
- Hole In The Wall
- Life Is A Gamble
- Don't Mistreat Me
- Packin' Up, Gettin' Ready
- Wailin' & Whoopin'
- B. M. Special
- Poor Man Blues #
- Tell Me Why #
- Beggin' You # []
- Don't Wait For Me #
- I'm In Love With You Baby #
- When I Was Drinkin' #
- I Couldn't Believe My Eyes #

# rec. September 24, 1969 in Los Angeles; Brownie McGhee, g, voc; Sonny Terry, hca, voc; Ray Johnson, el p, p; Earl Hooker, g; Jimmy Bond, b; Panama Francis, dr; Clark Kidder, George McGhee, Marsha Smith, voc
[] previously unissued

notes by
Mary Katherine Aldin

MCA CD 11756
851998Rockin' The Blues
featuring Earl Hooker, Little Sam Davis, Jimmy Wilson, Eddie Hope And The Mannish Boys

Earl Hooker
- Alley Corn
- Sweet Angel
Little Sam Davis
- Goin' To New Orleans
- She's Good To Me
Earl Hooker
- On The Hook
Little Sam Davis
- Goin' Home To Mother
- 1958 Blues
Earl Hooker
- Jammin'
- Ride Hooker Ride
- After Hours
Johnny Lewis
- Jealous Man
- She's Talking All My Money
Leslie Louis
- Ridin' Home
- Don't Do It Again
Jimmy Wilson
- Alley Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Walkin' The Streets
- Mussy Haired Woman
Willie Baker
- Goin' Back Home Today
Eddie Hope And The Mannish Boys
- A Fool No More
- Lost Child



Rockin' HTCD 5502-2
861999Simply The Best: Earl Hooker Collection

- Come To Me Right Away, Baby
- Don't Have To Worry
- Drifting Blues (with Charles Brown)
- Drivin' Wheel
- Farther Up The Road (with Andrew 'Voice' Odom)
- Frog Hop
- Hookin'
- If You Miss 'im...i Got 'im (with John Lee Hooker)
- Messin' Around With The Blues (with John Lee Hooker)
- Moose Is On The Loose (with Johnny "Big Moose' Walker)
- Sky Is Crying, The (with Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker)
- Stormy Monday (with Andrew 'Voice' Odom)
- Sweet Black Angel
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Universal Rock
- When I Was Drinkin' (with Brownie McGhee/Sonny Terry)
- Would You Baby (with Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker)
- You Got To Lose
- You Shook Me (with Muddy Waters)

MCA CD 11811
872003Earl Hooker: Blues Guitar: The Chief and Age Sessions 1959-1963

- Will My Man Be Home Tonight
- Oh Mama
- Calling All Blues
- Swear To Tell The Truth
- Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule
- Blues In D Natural
- Universal Rock
- Apache War Dance
- Rockin' With Kid
- Rockin Wild
- This Little Voice
- I Wanna Be Free
- That Ain't Right
- Blue Guitar
- How Long Can This Go On?
- Nothing But Good
- These Cotton Pickin' Blues
- Off The Hook
- That Man
- Bright Sound
- Win The Dance
- You'd Better Be Sure
- Crying Blues
- I Stay Mad
- Lotta Lovin'
- Leading Brand
- Want You To Rock Me
- Little By Little
- Don't You Ever Forget It

P-Vine PCD-24045
88200?Earl Hooker & His Blues Guitar

- Wild Moments
- Blue Guitar - 1
- Frog Hop
- Blues In 'D' Natural
- Sweet Soosie
- These Cotton Pickin' Blues
- Do The Chicken
- Guitar Rhumba
- Off The Hook
- Rockin' With The Kid
- Senorita Senorita
- How Long Can This Go On
- Tanya
- Move On Down The Line
- Blue Guitar Blues
- Swear To Tell The Truth
- Race Track
- That Man
- Shake 'Em Up
- Trying To Make A Living
- Dynamite
- Happy Blues
- So Many Hard Times
- Yea Yea
- Win The Dance
- The Drive
- Sweet Angel
- The Hucklebuck
- Chicken
- Blue Guitar - 2
- Universal Rock
- Rocking Wild



Blue City BCCD-1325
892004The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
Roosevelt Sykes - Gulfport Boogie
Buddy Guy - Out Of Sight
Dr. Isaiah Ross - Feel So Good
Joe Turner - Flip, Flop & Fly
Skip James - All Night Long
Skip James - Crow Jane
Bukka White Got Sick & Tired
Son House Death Letter Blues
Hound Dog Taylor Wild About You
Koko Taylor Wang Dang Doodle
Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee-stranger Blues
Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee - Burnt Child (afraid Of Fire)
Sonny Terry & Brownie Mcghee-gonna Move Across The River
Helen Humes - The Blues Ain't Nothing' But A Women

bonus tracks:
Earl Hooker - Earl's Boogie
Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call
Muddy Waters - I Got My Mojo Working

Hip-O DVD
902004The Very Best Of King / Federal / Deluxe, Vol. 2

- Fever - Little Willie John
- Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes
- Dedicated To The One I Love - 5 Royales
- Long About Midnight - Roy Brown
- Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
- Sittin' On It All The Time - Wynonie Harris
- Blues For The Red Boy - Todd Rhodes
- My Boy Flat Top - Boyd Bennett
- Let's Call It A Day - Sonny Thompson
- That's Your Mistake - Otis Williams & The Charms
- Walkin' The Chalk Line - Tiny Bradshaw
- I Want A Bowlegged Woman - Bullmoose Jackson
- Flame In My Heart - Checkers
- Drill Daddy Drill - Dorothy Ellis
- Gangster Of Love - Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- Cherry Wine - Little Esther
- Poor Little Dancing Girl - Hurricanes
- Jungle Juice - Sticks McGhee
- Goodbye I'm Gone - Tommy Brown
- Dream On - Five Keys
- Hey Bernadine - Eddy Clearwater
- Big Blue Diamonds - Earl King
- Moaning Blues - Texas Slim (John Lee Hooker)

- Johnny Feels The Blues - Johnny O'Neal
- Tender Darling - Valtones
notes by Victor Pearlin

Collectables CD 2884
912006An Introduction To Earl Hooker

- Blues Guitar
- Swear To Tell The Truth
- Blues In D Natural
- Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule
- Universal Rock - (with Junior Wells)
- Rockin' With The Kid
- Rockin' Wild
- How Long Can This Go On
- These Cotton Pickin' Blues
- Leading Brand, The
- Nothing But Good (with Reggie "Guitar" Boyd)
- The Bright Sounds (with Big Moose & The Jams)
- Off The Hook (with Big Moose & The Jams)
- Square Dance Rock Parts 1 & 2 (with Magic Sam)

Fuel CD 061554
922007Earl Hooker / Big Boe & The Night Hawks

Earl Hooker
- I Feel Good
Big Boe & The Night Hawks
- My Thing
7 inch 45 rpm

JBE 45-001
 
Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- p.
- Pete Hoppula website
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 217-219, 423
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: Front cover of Fuel CD 061554

thanks to Alan Balfour and 'blues4sale' for scans / additional info

 

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