http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:51:31 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/24/080325.php#comment-751901 emusic.com has previews... 751901@blogcritics.org Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:51:31 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/24/080325.php#comment-751900 emusic.com has some of his albums and allows previews... http://www.emusic.com/artist/Earl-Hooker-MP3-Download/10559402.html 751900@blogcritics.org Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:49:35 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/24/080325.php#comment-739678 I am new to the Blues, and I loved "Blue Guitar" by Earl Hooker the first time I've heard it. Now I am looking for a good starter CD of his for my Blues collection. But -- I get mad as hell, when I see that most CD's offered have not even one sound clip available. This is downright ridiculous! Before I buy I'd like to be able to hear what I'm going to pay for. 739678@blogcritics.org Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:57:53 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/24/080325.php#comment-570502 Earl Hooker was my favorite blues guitariste. A master of nuance and soulful feeling. A boss of the wahwah, swing blues, country blues, and a great slide player. But I am surprised that little is said about the great players that he directly influenced, and taught. Four years ago, Earl Hooker's original lap steel player was in Paris (the great Freddie Roulette) and the young San Francisco guitariste trained by Earl's band from childhood, Ray Bronner. The Show was at Lionel Hampton Club. John Lee Hooker gave an interview to a French fanzine (about 20 years ago) mentioning Roulette and Bronner as the best examples of Earl's style of playing. They still play together, and have recorded Earl's music, with some critical recognition by other musicians. I heard it once, and liked it very much. The band name (I think?) is the Daphne Blue Band. But when I was in New York, I could not find a shop with the CD. If someone can find it, please make a post to me. 570502@blogcritics.org Tue, 3 Apr 2007 20:44:12 EDT