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#2227 October 16, 2021

Playlist #2227 Funder 211016

“Blue Light Boogie”, Cozy Eggleston, Honkers And Barwalkers vol. 1 (various artists), Delmark Records

“Hang It On The Wall”, Charlie Patton, Primeval Blues, Rags, And Gospel Songs, Yazoo Records

“Frankie And Albert”, Charlie Patton, Primeval Blues, Rags, And Gospel Songs, Yazoo Records

“MIlkcow’s Calf Blues”, Son House, The Real Delta Blues 14 Songs From The Man Who Taught Robert Johnson, Blue Goose

“Pony Blues”, Son House, The Real Delta Blues 14 Songs From The Man Who Taught Robert Johnson, Blue Goose

“Alcohol And Jake Blues”, Tommy Johnson, Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Document Records

“Canned Heat Blues”, Tommy Johnson, Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Document Records

“Steppin’ Out”, Memphis Slim, At The Gate Of Horn, Vee Jay Records

“Mother Earth”, Memphis Slim, At The Gate Of Horn, Vee Jay Records

“Nobody Knows But My Pillow”, Moon Mullican, Moon’s Rock, Bear Family Records

“Moon’s Rock”, Moon Mullican, Moon’s Rock, Bear Family Records

“All She Wants To Do Is Rock”, Wynonie Harris, Bloodshot Eyes The Best Of Wynonie Harris, Rhino Records

“Good Rockin’ Tonight”, Wynonie Harris, Bloodshot Eyes The Best Of Wynonie Harris, Rhino Records

“Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby”, Louis Jordan, I Believe In Music, Black And Blue Records

“Saturday Night Fish Fry”, Louis Jordan, I Believe In Music, Black And Blue Records

“Hound Dog”, Big Mama Thornton, In Europe, Arhoolie Records

“Swing It On Home”, Big Mama Thornton, In Europe, Arhoolie Records

“Sneaky Pete”, King Curtis and Champion Jack Dupree, Blues At Montreux, Atlantic Records

“Poor Boy Blues”, King Curtis and Champion Jack Dupree, Blues At Montreux, Atlantic Records

“I Just Want A Little Bit”, Magic Sam Blues Band, Black Magic, Delmark Records

“You Don’t Love Me, Baby”, Magic Sam Blues Band, Black Magic, Delmark Records

“Boogie Chillen No. 2”, John Lee Hooker with Canned Heat, HookerNHeat, EMI Records

Art Hooker was born in Wisconsin and trained on tuba at Hortonville Union High School and Lawrence Conservatory. As a self-taught flutist he traveled throughout the western U.S. as a busker. He studied radio production technology at Mount Hood Community College in Oregon. He also ad libbed flute music beds for a locally produced poetry program on public radio. He currently plays tenor saxophone, flute, rhythm guitar, percussive devices and vocals. He has performed with the Siegal/Schwall Blues Band, Seafood Mama (later known as Quarterflash), Sweet Betty and Nathaniel Mayer, as a solo artist and as a member of the bands King Rat, The Bushwhackers, FM Band, Two Flat Blues Band, Mumblin’ Eddy, Art Hooker, Hot Tomato, and the Big Jones Blues Band. He has opened for John Lee Hooker, James Cotton, Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy, Ben E. King, Luther ‘Guitar Jr.’ Johnson, Marshall Tucker, The Guess Who and Chris Duarte.