Sweet Black Angel
Blue Thumb Records 1969 – BTS 12
notes:
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
Sweet Black Angel is an album by blues musician Earl Hooker released
on the Blue Thumb label in 1969. The album was co-produced by musician
Ike Turner and Blue Thumb founder Bob Krasnow.
Credits:
Earl Hooker – guitar, vocals
Mack Simmons – speech, harmonica
Ike Turner – piano, guitar ("The Mood")
Soko Richardson – drums
Possibly Jesse Knight Jr – bass
Arranged By – Ike Turner
Recorded May 1969
Studio Los Angeles, CA
Producer – Bob Krasnow, Ike Turner
tracklist:
A1 I Feel Good
Written-By – James Brown
A2 Drivin' Wheel
Written-By – Roosevelt Sykes
A3 Shuffle
Written-By – Krasnow*, Hooker*, Turner*
A4 Country And Western
Written-By – Hooker*
A5 Sweet Home Chicago
Adapted By – Earl Hooker
B1 Sweet Black Angel
Written-By – Robert Nighthawk
B2 Boogie, Don't Blot!
Written-By – Krasnow*, Turner*
B3 Cross Cut Saw
Written-By – R.G. Ford
B4 Catfish Blues
Written-By – Krasnow*, Hooker*, Turner*
B5 The Mood
Written-By – Hooker*, Turner*
B6 Funky Blues
Written-By – Turner*
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
Sweet Black Angel is an album by blues musician Earl Hooker released
on the Blue Thumb label in 1969. The album was co-produced by musician
Ike Turner and Blue Thumb founder Bob Krasnow.
Credits:
Earl Hooker – guitar, vocals
Mack Simmons – speech, harmonica
Ike Turner – piano, guitar ("The Mood")
Soko Richardson – drums
Possibly Jesse Knight Jr – bass
Arranged By – Ike Turner
Recorded May 1969
Studio Los Angeles, CA
Producer – Bob Krasnow, Ike Turner
tracklist:
A1 I Feel Good
Written-By – James Brown
A2 Drivin' Wheel
Written-By – Roosevelt Sykes
A3 Shuffle
Written-By – Krasnow*, Hooker*, Turner*
A4 Country And Western
Written-By – Hooker*
A5 Sweet Home Chicago
Adapted By – Earl Hooker
B1 Sweet Black Angel
Written-By – Robert Nighthawk
B2 Boogie, Don't Blot!
Written-By – Krasnow*, Turner*
B3 Cross Cut Saw
Written-By – R.G. Ford
B4 Catfish Blues
Written-By – Krasnow*, Hooker*, Turner*
B5 The Mood
Written-By – Hooker*, Turner*
B6 Funky Blues
Written-By – Turner*