Hop Wilson

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风格: #原声得克萨斯布鲁斯　#电声德克萨斯布鲁斯
地区: 欧美

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by Cub Koda & Stephen Thomas ErlewineSlide guitar blues with an Elmore James flavor played on an eight-string table (non-pedal) steel guitar was the trademarked sound of Houston blues legend Hop Wilson. Strictly a local phenomenon, Wilson recorded fitfully and hated touring. Though he also played fine down-home blues on conventional electric guitar and was a powerful singer as well, it is Wilsons unique slide stylings that remain a signature influence on Johnny Winter and Jimmie Vaughan, to name a few.Wilson learned how to play guitar and harmonica as a child. By the time he was 18, he received his first steel guitar and began playing it at local Houston juke joints and clubs. His musical career was interrupted when he served in World War II. After his discharge from the Army, he decided to pursue a serious career as a blues musician, performing with Ivory Semiens group in the late 50s. Wilson and Semien recorded a number of sides for Goldband Records in 1957.Hop Wilson didnt lead his own sessions until 1960, when he signed with the Ivory record label. Wilson only recorded for the label for two years — his final sessions were in 1961. After 1961, Wilson concentrated on playing local Houston clubs and bars. He continued to perform in Houston until his death in 1975.