Stripped Down Stompin' Band

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Photo Axel Beinert 2001. "Holiday Inn"

CHRISTMAS SHOWS 2018 STEVE HOOKER STRIPPED DOWN STOMPIN' BAND NOVEMBER Friday 30th UB Pub Chelmsford playing two sets DECEMBER Saturday 1st Dublin Castle Camden with the Vibrators Friday 14th Railway Hotel Southend on Sea playing two sets Saturday 22nd Crewe Venue Nuneaton with Roddy Radiation "Touring and Recording since 1977" Archive Material 1977 - 2018 Saturday 15th Southend Subcultures Beecroft Art Gallery Southend on Sea (until October next year!)

STEVE - GUITAR, BOTTLENECK, VOX (Heat, Shakers, Bozmen, Rumble, Drugbuster) VIC - FENDER BASS BRIAN - DRUMS, BV's

THE SAME KREWE WHO CUT THE ACCLAIMED "STAGGER LEE IS BACK" AND "SUGAR DEVIL"

Steve has the scars to remember The Heat (punk rock 'n' roll 1977), The Shakers (rhythm 'n' blues from hell 1982 - 1987),
Boz and The Bozmen (glam rockabilly 1988) and Rumble (raw rockabilly 1994 - 1997) by.

He also played and recorded with Wilko Johnson (Dr Feelgood and Blockheads),
Boz Boorer (Polecats and Morrissey), Captain Drugbuster (Demented Are Go),
Levi Dexter (Rockats and Ripchords) and SHiNE EYE (Mocking Bird Gal).
Ram Jam Geno Washington, Mr Maybellene, Chuck Berry, Small Faces Steve Marriott,
New York Dolls Johnny Thunders and Red Hot Robert Gordon were happy to share stages with
the rockabillyblues and soulman too.

Since 2004, this Stripped Down Stompin' Band has blazed a trail across France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Spain and the UK. (Steve also headlined Rough House (Japan) with Boz Boorer in 2003 and toured the East Coast (USA) with an American line up in 2005).

They have made their mark at significant venues and festivals including Tattooed Lady (Spain),
the London 100 Club with Robert Gordon, Rock 'n' Soul (UK),Walldorf Rock 'n' Roll Weekender (Germany),
Beach Rock (Holland), Festival De la Jeunesse (France), Kustom Kulture Blast Off (UK),
Secret Garden (UK), 100 Ans De Rock 'n' Roll (France) and headlined Paulettes (France).

"Boptown" CD (2004), Stagger Lee Is Back" CD (2006), Sugar Devil" Vinyl EP (2009),
"Before The Rooster Crows" CD (2010) and "Rockabilly Dolls" CD with Levi Dexter all gained airplay and
good press. The Promo clip for "Stagger Lee Is back" with Pin Up Bernie Dexter notched up almost
50,000 hits on YouTube!

With the new line up in 2012 they played at Gaz' Rockin' Blues London, Rockabilly Street (Holland), Southend Pier Festival (UK), Streetstyled (Belgium), Secret Garden Party (UK), 100 Ans de Rock 'n' Roll (Belgium), recorded live for BBC Suffolk, released "Smokin' Guitar" CD (2013), "Otis Lift Me" Vinyl Single (2014) and "Duende Blues" CD (2016) and Steve made a cameo appearance in the film "Looking For Johnny"(2014). 2017 is lookin' good with a new CD and Download Album almost ready to roll, bookings into 2018, Airplay and Press and new interest from Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan, Canada and the USA.

Photo Levi Dexter "Bernie Dexter"

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2015 Toured	2016 Toured
2017 Toured	2018 Booked

 

Photo Hooker Family Archive. "Loco Steve"

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