Hop Wilson
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Biography
[Edit]Slide 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 Wilson's 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 Semien's group in the late '50s. Wilson and Semien recorded a number of sides for Goldband Records in 1957.
Hop Wilson didn't 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. ~ Cub Koda & Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
Collections
Title: Rockin' in the Jungle - 1950S American Jungle Songs
Genre: Blues
Title: Fats Domino & The Rhythm & Blues Friends
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Blues 'n Boogie
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 3
Genre:
Title: Bayou Blues Blasters: Goldband Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Eddie's House of Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Swampland Classics Vol. 1
Genre: World Music
Title: Louisiana Swamp Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Street-Walking Blues, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Old Country Songs from Down On the Farm, Vol. 1
Genre: Country
Title: Rockabilly Ramblers 7
Genre: Rock, Country, Rockabilly
Title: Rockin' Blues Party
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues Has Got Me 67 (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Blues Rock
Title: Blues Slide Guitar
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues, Blues Christmas Vol.. 3 (1927-1962) (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Gospel, Country, Rockabilly
Title: Rhythm & Blues - Original Masters (Cd 5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Bluesin' By The Bayou: Rough 'N' Tough
Genre: Blues
Title: Rhythm & Blues: Original Masters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1962 Vol. 1 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues