Now it's important that you understand that there were three things I never wanted to own when I was a kid: a dog, a cane, and a guitar. In my brain, they each meant blindness and helplessness. Seems like every blind blues singer I'd heard about was playing the guitar - Ray Charles, from Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story
Make sure y'all read that article, it gives somewhat of an idea of the intensity of Mr. Eaglin, who some people called "certifiably crazy" in a loving way. It has a picture of Bonnie Raitt helping him change a string on his guitar during a Rock and Bowl gig.
Also remember that the first LP he made that was all-Snooks is on some people's lists as one of the top ten best guitar albums of all-time, and he was only 22 when it was recorded. He was 72 when he went over to the other side, and he had been recording since the 1950s. He's also listed as a side man on dozens of R&B hits that came out of New Orleans in the late 50s and early 60s, you'd be amazed to find out how successful he was as an early studio musician.
In the last couple of months of his life he needed lots of blood transfusions, which are expensive. As far as I know, his family will still be in debt for those transfusions. You have an opportunity to help with that by donating blood and asking that your donation be applied to the Snooks Eaglin account, I do believe it is with the East Jefferson General Hospital in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. I'll double-check on that.
What a wonderful musician Snooks was! I get the impression that he dearly loved his mother and his wife. It's sad that he passed away on his mother's birthday.
I'll never forget hearing him do "Careless Love" for the first time, off of the album that made him a guitar legend.
He will be dearly missed.
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"There ain't no Heaven, ain't no burning Hell. Where I go when I die, can't nobody tell."
Also remember that the first LP he made that was all-Snooks is on some people's lists as one of the top ten best guitar albums of all-time, and he was only 22 when it was recorded. He was 72 when he went over to the other side, and he had been recording since the 1950s. He's also listed as a side man on dozens of R&B hits that came out of New Orleans in the late 50s and early 60s, you'd be amazed to find out how successful he was as an early studio musician.
snooks played with sugar boy crawford and the cane cutters on his big hit jock-a-mo. a great no r& b band. snook told me that in the old days sometimes he got paid in red beans and rice. roscoe