Searching his name only returned 2 posts on the forum! So I decided I had to rectify that.
wikipedia wrote:
Earl Hooker (January 15, 1929 – April 21, 1970) was a Chicago blues guitarist. Hooker rarely sang and in a genre where the stars were vocalists or vocalists/instrumentalists, his commercial success was limited. However, he "was undeniably a virtuoso among guitar players"[1] and has been acknowledged by many of his peers. As B.B. King commented: "to me he is the best of modern guitarists. Period. With the slide he was the best. It was nobody else like him, he was just one of a kind".[2]
Some delicious faster bluesy stuff
It is said that Jimi Hendrix referred to him as 'the master of the wah' - although I've also heard that he didn't actually use a wah pedal until later and used the tone control on his guitar (can someone confirm?).
He is also known for using a short slide in standard tuning (a style that I also like playing). Mixed with wah this gives him a very expressive sound.
There might be better examples - I don't know his whole range as well. I actually like his singing as well.
To end off - I love the lyrics in the next song ?
ENJOY!
