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    Hook Sheet Music and Biography

    James Hook was born in Norwich, England in

    He displayed an extraordinary musical talent early in life being able to play the harpsichord at the age of four and he was playing concerts in public at the age of six!!

    We have his Guida di Musica No.4 Minuet featured on our main site.

    His music was entertaining and had an up-to-date, fresh appeal. It certainly wasn&#;t pedantic and dull which was often the case of highly productive song composers.

    Career

    At the age of seventeen Hook furthered his career and moved to London. Here he became the organist at vit Conduit House, a popular tea garden, entertaining guests on a daily basis. He gained a good reputation as an en person som spelar orgel, composer, and teacher.

    In he married artist and writer Elizabeth Madden and they had two children, James and Theodore. Later in life, they formed collaborations; Elizabeth wrote the libretto for the opera &#;The Double Disguise&#;; James wrote the libretto for Jack of Ne

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    James Hook (composer)

    Not to be confused with James Hooker (musician).

    James Hook

    Born()3 June
    Norwich, England
    Died (aged&#;80&#;81)
    Boulogne
    Occupation(s)Composer and organist
    Instrument(s)Organ, harpsichord, fortepiano
    Years active–

    Musical artist

    James Hook (3 June – ) was an English composer and organist and a friend of Joseph Haydn and Muzio Clementi.

    Life and musical career

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    He was born in Norwich, the son of James Hook, a razor-grinder and cutler. He displayed a remarkable musical talent at an early age, playing the harpsichord by the age of four and performing concertos in public at age six. He began performing regularly bygd the time he was 10 years old, including benefit concerts. He held many jobs to earn money, including teaching, composing, transcribing music and tuning keyboard instruments.

    Sometime between June and February Hook moved to London.[1] There he became the en person som spelar orgel at White Conduit House, P

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    James Hooker (musician)

    American singer-songwriter

    Not to be confused with James Hook (composer).

    Musical artist

    James Hooker (born July 20, ) is an American keyboard player, singer/songwriter and composer.

    Biography

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    Early years

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    Hooker grew up in South Carolina. He began performing in nightclubs during his 9th grade school year. Leaving school before entering his senior year, he moved to Charleston, South Carolina to work in the house band "The Magnificent Seven", at The Merchant Seamans Club on East Bay Street.[1]

    Session work

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    In , Hooker became a member of the Hi Rhythm Section for HI Records at Royal Studios in South Memphis. While working with Eddie Floyd in early , Hooker met and recorded with Jimi Hendrix (before Hooker changed his name from James Brown).[1]

    Hooker moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama in , where he worked for Rick Hall as a member of the FAME Gang at FAME Studios.[2][3] This was also whe