The Moon Is Rising
Bluesman Earl Hooker (1930–1970) was considered by his peers to be a “musician’s musician.” In the 1960s, there wasn’t a better slide guitarist to be found in Chicago. In 1968 and 1969 Arhoolie Records founder and producer Chris Strachwitz recorded several sessions with Earl both in Chicago and in California. This collection includes music from those sessions and four live tracks of Earl playing at Theresa’s Lounge on Chicago’s South Side. Earl’s life and musical career were cut short by tuberculosis in 1970.
Track Listing
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The Moon Is Rising | Earl Hooker | 7:01 | |
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102
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Earl's Blues | Earl Hooker | 3:22 | |
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103
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Conversion Blues | Earl Hooker | 4:48 | |
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104
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Guitar Rag | Earl Hooker | 4:34 | |
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105
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Hooker n' Steve | Earl Hooker | 6:45 | |
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106
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I'm Your Main Man | Earl Hooker | 3:38 | |
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107
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New Riviera | Earl Hooker | 4:18 | |
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108
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Strung Out Woman Blues | Earl Hooker | 4:58 | |
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109
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Little Carey's Jump | Earl Hooker | 3:51 | |
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110
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Take Me Back to East St. Louis | Earl Hooker | 4:13 | |
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111
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Improvisations on Dust My Broom | Earl Hooker | 7:43 | |
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112
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Improvisations on Frosty | Earl Hooker | 6:40 | |
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113
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Can't Hold Out Much Longer | Earl Hooker | 9:13 | |
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114
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Swingin' at Theresa's | Earl Hooker | 7:49 |
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