He passed away at just 41 years old from tuberculosis. Jimi Hendrix called him "the master of the wah-wah pedal," B.B. King repeatedly stated that he was one of the best guitarists to have ever lived and that much of his own fame was owed to him. A childhood friend said of Earl Zebedee Hooker, "he couldn't read, he couldn't write, but his music said it all."

EARL HOOKER - Off The Hook