2020 Blues Hall of Fame Classic of Blues Literature Jimi Hendrix called Earl Hooker "the Master of the wah-wah pedal." Buddy Guy slept with one of Hooker\'s slides beneath his pillow hoping to tap some of the elder bluesman\'s power.
Tragically, Earl Hooker died of tuberculosis in 1970 when he was on the verge of international success just as the Blues Revival of the late sixtie.
King has said repeatedly that, for his money, Hooker was the best guitar player he ever met.
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And B. 2020 Blues Hall of Fame Classic of Blues Literature Jimi Hendrix called Earl Hooker "the Master of the wah-wah pedal." Buddy Guy slept with one of Hooker\'s slides beneath his pillow hoping to tap some of the elder bluesman\'s power