James Hooker (musician)
| James Hooker | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | James Hooker Brown Jr. |
| Born |
July 20, 1948 Winnsboro, South Carolina |
| Genres | Rock music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Associated acts | Amazing Rhythm Aces, Nanci Griffith, Steve Winwood |
| Website | jameshooker |
James Hooker Brown Jr. (born July 20, 1948 in Winnsboro, South Carolina) is an American keyboard player and composer.
Hooker grew up in South Carolina. He began performing in nightclubs during his 9th grade school year. After high school, he lived in Charleston, South Carolina, and then Charlotte, North Carolina.
In 1968, Hooker became a member of the Hi Rhythm Section for HI Records at Royal Studios in South Memphis. While working with Eddie Floyd in early 1970, Hooker met and recorded with Jimi Hendrix (before Hooker changed his name from James Brown).
Hooker moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1971, where he worked for Rick Hall as a member of the FAME Gang at FAME Studios. This was also when he began writing songs.
Booker returned to Memphis in late 1972. While working on staff at Sam Phillips recording studios, Hooker was asked to be a founding member of The Amazing Rhythm Aces. He was an active member of the band from 1972 to the early 1980s, and remains a mostly inactive member today, who has participated in reunion recordings and shows.
Hooker was Steve Winwood’s keyboard player, including the “Back in the High Life” tour. "Freedom Overspill" (written by Hooker, Winwood, and George Fleming) was on Winwood's Back in the High Life album and on the soundtrack to the film Big Shots.
Hooker perforned as part of the ARMS concert with Winwood at The Royal Albert Hall, as well as the ARMS American tour with Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Joe Cocker, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman.
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