Louis Hooper
Louis Stanley Hooper (May 18, 1894, North Buxton, Ontario - September 17, 1977, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) was a Canadian jazz pianist. Hooper was raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan and attended the Detroit Conservatory, where he played locally in dance orchestras in the 1910s. He then moved to New York City around 1920; he recorded with Elmer Snowden and Bob Fuller frequently in the middle of the decade, and performed with both of them in Harlem as well as with other ensembles. Hooper served for some time as the house pianist for Ajax Records and accompanied many blues singers on record, including Martha Copeland, Rosa Henderson, Lizzie Miles, Monette Moore, and Ethel Waters. He participated in the Blackbirds revue of 1928. In 1932, Hooper returned to Canada, where he played in Mynie Sutton's dance band, the Canadian Ambassadors. He did local work solo and in ensembles for the next two decades, then was brought back into the limelight by the Montreal Vintage Music Society in 1962. Hooper released an LP of ragtime piano tunes in 1973 entitled Lou Hooper, Piano. He taught at the University of Prince Edward Island late in his life and appeared regularly on CBC television in Halifax. His papers, which include unpublished compositions and an autobiography, are now held at the National Library of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 18, 1894 (North Buxton, Ontario), Died September 17, 1977
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 62 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-33825 | 10-in. | 10/28/1925 | Ridiculous blues | Charleston Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | BS-86446 | 10-in. | 12/14/1934 | Ridiculous blues | Sepia Serenaders | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Columbia | 140411 | 10-in. | 3/3/1925 | Black cat blues | Bob Fuller | Clarinet solo, with banjo and piano | composer | |
Columbia | 140412 | 10-in. | 3/3/1925 | Too bad Jim | Bob Fuller | Clarinet solo, with banjo and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W140951 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | I'm a back bitin' mama | Maggie Jones | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W140952 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | Dallas blues | Maggie Jones | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W140964 | 10-in. | 9/18/1925 | South Street blues | Maggie Jones | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W140965 | 10-in. | 9/18/1925 | Never drive a beggar from your door | Maggie Jones and her Band | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141037 | 10-in. | 9/23/1925 | Grand opera blues | Bob Fuller | Clarinet solo, with banjo and piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141038 | 10-in. | 9/23/1925 | Pig Alley stomp | Bob Fuller | Clarinet solo, with banjo and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141056 | 10-in. | 9/29/1925 | Single woman's blues | Maggie Jones | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141057 | 10-in. | 9/29/1925 | Never tell a woman friend | Maggie Jones | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 141142 | 10-in. | 10/16/1925 | Uncle Remus stomp | Three Monkey Chasers | Instrumental trio | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 141143 | 10-in. | 10/16/1925 | Montmartre giggles | Three Monkey Chasers | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141153 | 10-in. | 10/19/1925 | Take it easy | Monette Moore | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141154 | 10-in. | 10/19/1925 | Get it fixed | Monette Moore | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141688 | 10-in. | 2/17/1926 | After all these years | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141689 | 10-in. | 2/17/1926 | Throw dirt in your face | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141690 | 10-in. | 2/17/1926 | I'm saving it all for you | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141704 | 10-in. | 2/19/1926 | Refrigeratin' papa | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141740 | 10-in. | 3/2/1926 | Let's talk about my sweetie | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141741 | 10-in. | 3/2/1926 | Mama is waitin' for you | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141823 | 10-in. | 3/18/1926 | It don't do nothing but rain | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with tuba and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141897 | 10-in. | 3/31/1926 | Some baby—my gal | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W141898 | 10-in. | 3/31/1926 | Levee blues | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hooper, Louis," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110982.
Hooper, Louis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110982.
"Hooper, Louis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Louis Hooper
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LCNAR: Hooper, Louis, 1894-1977 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98056188
Wikidata: Louis Hooper - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6685556
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/9460900
MusicBrainz: Louis Hooper - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c11d13bd-28c1-430a-8777-f78886e4f033
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