Loading details…
Artist
Jess Hooper
12+ albums
rockabillyRock and Roll50silgschellack-schatz
about
Jess Hooper was born in Marks, Mississippi and initially played in a country band, although he was more interested in the blues. In Clarksdale, Mississippi, he appeared in local events and on radio shows. After he was unable to get an audition with Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, Hooper came to the attention of Lester Bihari of Meteor Records, who signed him to a contract. The studio band included Doug Cox of the Daydreamers on guitar, along with several musicians from Doug Poindexter's Starlight Wranglers. The group recorded a number tracks, of which only All Messed Up and Sleepy Time Blues were issued in December 1955 on Meteor 5025. Following the release of this single, Hooper remained in Memphis for about a year and played in the area. Then he moved to Texas, where he briefly worked as a musician and then retired from the music business. In the following years, Hooper was married and moved several times. Later he settled in Jackson, Mississippi. Jess Hooper was later diagnosed with cancer and passed away in Shepherd, Texas circa 2002. In the 1960's, the Meteor single was published again (illegally) by the bootlegger Lee Johansson on the fictional Cherry label (Cherry 602). The Rockabilly Revival has seen the Hooper songs released on various reissues. Jess Hooper remained undetected for years, and because of the similarity of his sound to Charlie Feathers, during the rockabilly revival there was a rumor that Hooper was only a pseudonym for F
top songs
albums
▥
From Boppin' Hillbilly To Red Hot Rockabilly
▥
Boppin' Hillbilly To Red Hot Rockabilly ([Disc 4] Rockin' & A Rollin')
▥
Tennessee Rock 'n Billy 1955
Buffalo Bop - Rockabilly Party
▥
From Boppin' Hillbilly To Red Hot Rockabilly CD4 - Rockin' And Rollin'
▥
Great Rockabilly Classics
▥
From Boppin' Hillbilly To Red Hot Rockabilly Pt IV - Rockin' And Rollin'
▥
Boppin' Hillbilly To Red Hot Rockabilly (Disc 4 Rockin' & A Rollin')
Buffalo Bop: Rockabilly Party
Rock-A-Billy Party
▥
The Story of Rockabilly Vol.1
▥
The Complete Meteor Rockabilly & Hillbilly Recordings