John Lee Hooker's Daughter, Zakiya, Joins Peter Green Splinter Group in San Francisco.Entertainment Editors/Music Writers NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 9, 2002 When the Peter Green Splinter Group The Peter Green Splinter Group was a band led by renowned blues guitarist and singer, Peter Green. Green was the leader of Fleetwood Mac until he suffered a mental breakdown during the 1970s. plays San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden during their current US Tour, the daughter of the late John Lee Hooker, Zakiya Hooker, will join them on "Crawlin' King Snake," one of her father's memorable tunes and the song Peter Green has recorded for the highly anticipated Blue Storm Music release, "From Clarksdale to Heaven -- Remembering John Lee Hooker." Zakiya Hooker has recorded the song "I Want to Hug You" for the tribute album and will be sharing memories of her father in the CD's liner notes. Volume 1 also includes British legends Jeff Beck, Mick Taylor, Jack Bruce, Gary Moore and Gary Brooker. Volume II will feature many American musicians. Pete Brown, best known as Cream's lyricist lyr·i·cist n. A writer of song lyrics. Also called lyrist. Noun 1. lyricist - a person who writes the words for songs lyrist , is producing both volumes. Of special interest to John Lee's fans will be a bonus track of a previously unreleased version of Jimi Hendrix' "Red House" performed by the late John Lee Hooker, Booker T and Randy California. John Lee Hooker lived in San Francisco and passed away there in June of 2001 so it is fitting that his daughter joins Peter Green Splinter Group here. Peter Green was a founding member of Fleetwood Mac, wrote "Black Magic Woman" and is the only Brit who has ever won a WC Handy Award. They will be playing Bimbo's 365 Club on Friday, May 10th. Blue Storm Music was founded by music industry vet Arnie Goodman, with offices in Manhattan and Florida, and is distributed worldwide via ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. in America, (the independent distribution arm of Warner Brothers), EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. in Canada and Eagle Rock Entertainment Eagle Rock Entertainment Limited was founded in April 1997 by three former colleagues at Castle Communications (Terry Shand, Geoff Kempin and Julian Paul) and is based in Aldershot in Hampshire with offices in Hamburg, Paris, and New York. in the UK. Further information on Blue Storm Music and its artists, along with the Online Store can be found at http://www.bluestormmusic.com. |
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