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Aug 11, 2005 · Possessed of a voice of unfathomable depth and varied texture, Ellis Hooks sounds at once timeless and, as he sings on “Black Nights, Blue Moon,” out of time. The debt he owes to classic Southern soul music is obvious—for the sheer intensity of his vocals, he recalls James Carr as much as more popular influences like Otis Redding and Sam Cooke—and Godson of Soul, produced in Nashville ...
Discover Needle in a Haystack by Ellis Hooks. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Jul 24, 2007 · Another Saturday Morning by Ellis Hooks released in 2007. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Mar 17, 2004 · Ellis Hooks is a musician whose work spans genres: soul, rock, gospel, the blues. Hooks discusses his young career and his latest album, Uncomplicated, with NPR's Tony Cox.
Ellis Hooks artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Ellis Hooks is an American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter, who has released six albums to date.
Nov 13, 2015 · Until the arrival of Ellis Hooks on the 21st century blues and soul scenes with his now-signature meld of R&B, blues and Southern gospel, it seemed that the great stories surrounding these musics had already been told and passed into antiquity with the great names assigned to them -- Otis Redding, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, James Carr, and Sam Cooke, to name a few. Not so. Ellis Hooks was ...
