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Jay Hooks: Jay Hooks

by Ed Kopp
October 1, 2000

If you're into flashy, ear-splitting guitar pyrotechnics, check out Jay Hooks' self-titled debut on Provogue. The Houston native is an admirer of Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and his best moments definitely call to mind those blues-rock guitar gods.Even Hooks' slower blues tunes ("Straight Whiskey," “If Life Don't Kill You," “The Last Time I Left Memphis") sound wild on this release. Playing in a classic trio format, Hooks rips through 11 original numbers (most co-written ...