Smokey Hogg

Andrew ' Smokey ' Hogg (* January 27, 1914 in West Connie, Texas; † May 1, 1960 in McKinney, Texas ) was a country blues singer and guitarist

Smokey Hogg was one of the most popular singer / guitarist of the Texas country-blues style of the postwar period. He grew up on a farm and got from his father Frank Hogg guitar lessons. As a teenager, he played with the slide guitarist and singer BK Turner aka Black Ace and the two toured and played in dance halls around Kilgore, Tyler, Greenville and Palestine in the eastern part of Texas.

1937 Smokey and Black Ace had the opportunity to do in Dallas with Decca Records recording; so was Smokey Hogg's ' first recording (" Family Trouble Blues " / " Kind Hearted Blues" ), published under his real name Andrew Hogg. In the early 1940s, Hogg married and lived near Dallas, where he became known soon. In 1947 he came to the attention of Herb Ritter, head of the record label Blue Bonnet Records in Dallas, the different titles recorded with him and the master tapes sent to the label Modern Records. This California Blue Label had become acquainted with the view of Big Bill Broonzys song " Too Many Drivers". In Los Angeles Hogg took the title " Long Tall Mama" (1949 ) and another Broonzy play called "Little School Girl" ( 1950), conquered the space 9 of American rhythm and blues charts.

Hogg 's Country Blues style, which was strongly influenced by Big Bill Broonzy, Peetie Wheatstraw and Black Ace influences, was very popular during the 1940s and in the early 1950s when plate buyers in the U.S. South. Hogg took until the end of the 1950s on plates and died in 1960 from cancer.

With titles like Country Gal, Shake A Leg, I Love You Baby is Smokey Hogg made ​​a name for himself in jazz circles.