What is Earl Hooker?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Earl Hooker | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = Earl Zebedee Hooker | Alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|1|15|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Clarksdale, Mississippi]], [[United States|USA]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1970|4|21|1929|1|15|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States|USA]] | Instrument = [[Guitar]] | Voice_type = | Genre = [[Blues]] | Occupation = [[Musician]] | Years_active = 1940s – 1970 | Label = [[Arhoolie Records|Arhoolie]], [[Sun Records|Sun]], [[King Records (USA)|King]] | Associated_acts = | URL = | Notable_instruments = }} '''Earl Hooker''' (born January 15, 1929 in [[Clarksdale, Mississippi]]; died April 21, 1970 in [[Chicago, Illinois]]) was an [[Americans|American]] [[blues]] [[guitar]]ist. ==Life and career== ===Early life === Earl Hooker was born '''Earl Zebedee Hooker''' in [[Clarksdale, Mississippi]]. He taught himself to play guitar around the age of 10 and began going to the Lyon & Healy Music School in 1941 soon after.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://truefire.com/playbluesguitar/feature1.html |title=Unsung Heroes of The Blues Earl Hooker: The Best Yet? |access-date=2008-01-26 |archive-date=2007-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210102545/http://truefire.com/playbluesguitar/feature1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> === Teen life === While a teen, Hooker played on Chicago street corners, sometimes with [[Bo Diddley]]. He also became friends with slide guitarist [[Robert Nighthawk]], which led to Hooker playing slide guitar and some performances with Nighthawk's group outside of Chicago. === First band === In 1949, Hooker moved to [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], joined [[Ike Turner]]'s band, and played in the South. Hooker made his first rec