Sweet Black Angel is an album by blues musician Earl Hooker released on the Blue Thumb label in 1969.Both Sides Now: Blue Thumb/Banana Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019American Music: Earl Hooker discography accessed August 30, 2019 The album was co-produced by musician Ike Turner and Blue Thumb founder Bob Krasnow.
Reception
The AllMusic review stated: "It's a wide-ranging collection, as its oddly generic song titles ("Country and Western," "Shuffle," "Funky Blues") would eloquently indicate."
Track listing "I Feel Good" (James Brown) – 2:02 "Drivin' Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 3:19 "Shuffle" (Bob Krasnow, Earl Hooker, Ike Turner) – 2:49 "Country and Western" (Hooker) – 3:05 "Sweet Home Chicago" (Robert Johnson, Adapted by Earl Hooker) – 2:52 "Sweet Black Angel" (Robert Nighthawk) – 2:31 "Boogie, Don't Blot!" (Krasnow, Turner) – 2:26 "Cross Cut Saw" (R. G. Ford) – 2:24 "Catfish Blues" (Krasnow, Hooker, Turner) – 2:36 "The Mood" (Hooker, Turner) – 1:38 "Funky Blues" (Turner) – 2:27
Personnel Source: Earl Hooker – guitar, vocals Mack Simmons – speech, harmonica Ike Turner – piano, guitar ("The Mood") Soko Richardson – drums Possibly Jesse Knight Jr – bass
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