Hooker
Living in the blues
© 2004 Takuya Shimada
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Hooker was organized in Tokyo in 1996 based on the vintage Chicago style blues. Among the bands who have conveyed vintage blues style in Japan, I feel that the the players' quality and recording techniques of Hooker are second to none.
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- 1 Chicken Shack
- 2 Sweet Home Chicago
- 3 Bye Bye Bird
- 4 Boom Boom
- 5 Going Down On the Line~hold It
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~Hooker profile~
In the Winter of 1996, the blues project started activity from a Chicago Blues sound base, centered around Jammer, also known as Mr. Oh Yeah.
In the fall of 1997, Hooker released a 5 song audio tape,"CHICAGO SOUND"which sold out twice from famous record stores around Tokyo.
Following this success, Hooker performed at JIROKICHI, one of Japan's most famous venues for Black Music.
That winter, Hooker was the opening act at the yearly PARK TOWER BLUES FESTIVAL that featured such famous Blues performers as The Carter Brothers, Syl Johnson, Philip Walker, and others.
In the summer of 1998, Hooker toured Japan, including an in-store performance in Tower Records at which their recordings outsold the other 4 bands that took part in the event.
In 1999, Hooker released"BLUES LEAVE ME ALONE", their eagerlyawaited first full length CD album.
In 2000, Hooker's performance of "Going Down the Line" was featured on the album "Live at Mojo", a collection of live performances by variousBlues musicians at the Bar "Mojo".
Currently, Hooker has expanded their performances to also include NewOrleans style Blues as well as their own original style regularly performing at more than 30 various bars, live houses, international pubs, events, etc.
In 2001, "BLUES LEAVE ME ALONE" went on sale in the home of the Blues, Chicago. From now, look for Hooker to be expanding world wide.
In the Spring of 2004, Hooker released
its first live album: "Living in the Blues".