Steve Hooker Rockin' Trio


The Heat toured the UK in '77 with ex-Feelgood, Wilko Johnson. Were asked to leave top punk club, The Roxy, after playing rock 'n' roll covers towards the end of the night. ("Little Queenie" & "Let's Dance".) *Photo: Fin Costello 1979 "D.T.K."*		The Shakers kept the rock 'n' roll flame burning, almost singlehanded in Southend from '82 - '87, toured France 15 times, stopping off in Switzerland & Luxembourg too. Also opened Chuck Berry's UK shows in '83 & guested for Johnny Thunders on his birthday at the Marquee in '85. Photo: Jack 1986 "Don't you mess with my bird's nest!"

It was a rockin' 88 trail blazing with Jerremy Gluck, a seven day weekend with Flaco Jimenez, Rockin' ol' Sputnick with Boz and the Bozmen, working on the Midnight Shift with the Hooker Band... plus recording and releasing "IT'S ALL OVER NOW" with Wilko Johnson. Photo: Ken Copsey 1988 "Bozmen Bass Player in Sleaze and Shame."		Like another rockin' idol (GENE VINCENT), in the same black leathers night after night, Rumble hit the high and low spots of France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, New York, Dublin and the U.K., featured on the soundtrack of a rockabilly vampire film (BURNIN' LOVE), released one L.P. on 10" vinyl (HELL FOR LEATHER) '98 and the C.D. (LOCO RUMBLE) '98. Photo: Dominik Schunk 1996 "Steve from Boptown UK"

There was a sudden call-up from Cadillac to guest on guitar at the Teddy Boy Weekender in '96, a cult EP cut with Hemsby TV wildman, Captain Drugbuster in '97, then the ST's rocked the ALLIGATOR BOOGIE into the Year Of The Snake.

Honky Tonk Man. Photo Steve Steve O' Connell 2000

Gone With The Wind. Photo Louise Kestel 2001

Yokohama 2003. With Boz Boorer and Rizlaz

Part one 7" vinyl

The Heat

If You Don't Do The Business,
Rock 'n' Roll Doctor/ I'm Hooked, Marionette.
EP. all written by Steve.
Take Away Records Take 1 (1977)
(EP recorded at Spectrum Studio Westcliff in 7 hours.
Total cost to release EP was £750)

Steve Hooker Band

Keep Dancing
(co-written with Paul Shuttleworth)/
How Did You Know (Hooker).
Wax Records Ear 3 (1979) Paul Shuttleworth also produced the single.
"Inspiration: The New York Dolls, Keith, Stax/Volt, Tamla Motown with a nod to Wilko and Nick Kent".

The Shakers

Prisoner Of Love/Poison
(both titles Hooker).
Produced by Pete Zeer.
Rambert Records.
Ram 4 (1983).

The Shakers

Temptation Walk/Catch On (both Hooker), R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (Otis Redding). Produced by Wilko Johnson
("with no instrumental overdubs')
Waterfront WFS 3 (1983).

The Shakers

Nothing But Talk (short version)/Nothing But Talk (long) (Hooker).
Produced by Steve & Mickey
Jupp. Promo only. Lolita 1003 (1984).

The County Line

Essex Artists For Children In Need. Steve-guitars and crowd vocals on 'Heroes'.
Also features Paul Shuttleworth, Warren Kennedy, Suzi Quatro etc, etc. BBC Records. RESL 185 (1986).

Steve Hooker & Wilko Johnson

It's All Over Now/I Want To Talk To You (Johnson/Hooker).
Arela Records ARE 002 (1988).

Steve Hooker Band

Southern Accent (Hooker).
1 track on flexi free with Hartbeat! mag. #13 (1991).

Steve Hooker

Southchurch EP.
Motorcycle Ditch, Torture/Wild Heroine, (She Talks In A) Southern Accent. (Hooker)
Some of the tracks were recorded at 'Toe Rag''. Also features Russell Strutter & Lynder Boorer. NV Records NV EP 2 (1992).

Steve Hooker

Needle In A Haystack
(New Song)
1 track on vinyl 7"
free with Hartbeat! #16 (1993).
Wilko featured on backing vocals.

Steve Hooker Rumble

Rocky Road Blues.
(Bill Monroe)
1 track on NV Records NV R&B EP6 (1996). Also features Wilko and Boz & B Men tracks.

Steve Hooker and the ST's

Alligator Boogie/
Motorcycle Ditch (re-cut).
(Hooker)
Thousands Records 1000 EP-006 (2001).

Steve Hooker and the ST's

Beatle Your Rollin' Stone Hair. (Hooker)
Free with Dynamite Vol. 8 #28 (2001). Dedicated to Jake the Barber!

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Part two 10" & 12" vinyl

Steve Hooker's Shakers

Really Gone
10 Track 12" LP
"The missing link between Chuck Berry and The New York Dolls", includes the hit "Temptation Walk"
Lolita Records. Lolita 5014. 1984.

The Shakers

The Missing Link
4 Track, 12" EP.
N.M.E. Student Terrorist Gavin Martin called it "Neanderthal"!
Waterfront Records. WFT25. 1985.

Steve Hooker & The Shakers/The Cobras

This Stuff's Gonna Bust Your Brains Out
12" LP.
Split album with French instrumentals band. Studio workout of "How did you know?" must be the Shakers best recorded moment?
Arela Records. ARE001. 1986.

Steve Hooker & Wilko Johnson

It's all Over Now
/I Want To Talk To You
12" single.
Joint project with ex-Feelgood. Good review in Sounds!. Also issued on 7" by Arela.
Line Records. LINE200010E. 1987.

Boz & The Bozmen

Dress In Deadmen's Suits
12" album.
3 lead vocals including "Wild Heroine", guitar on all tracks with Stellar Cast & Polecats, Stingrays & Cannibals.
Link Records. LINK080. 1988.

Mark T. & Tim Hill

The Room
12" Album
Co-producer & featured guest. Creepy "Morphine" slide guitar on title track.
Waterfront Records. WF040. 1989.

Boz Boorer

Between The Polecats
12" album
Guitar on "Red Ready Amber" Re-cut. Also issued on CD with different sleeve & re-release by Raucous.
NV Records. NVLP5. 1992.

Steve Hooker Rumble

Hell For Leather
9 track, 10" album.
Includes the demolition version of "Rock ol' Sputnick".
Crazy Love Records. CLLP6414. 1996.

Captain Drugbuster

The Raid
4 Track, 10" EP.
Picture disc with demented Hemsby TV wildman & Sapce Cadet's drummer; Ricky (Jock McRock).
Be Be's Records. BeBe's 10" 005. 1997.

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Part Three - CD albums

Boz Boorer	The Pretty Things 'n' Mates
"between the polecats" guitar on "red ready amber". also released on vinyl and re-released on Raucous Records nv records nvcd5 1992	"A Whiter Shade of Dirty Water" with Matthew Fisher and Inmates, guitar on "Pushin' Too Hard". Kingdom Records CDKVL 9031 1993
Steve Hooker Rumble	Various Artists
"loco rumble" 13 rough and rockin' tracks Vampirella Records mcg 1020032-2 1998	"kings of the rockabilly guitar" exclusive tracks "teenage partner", "rebels lane" Vampirella Records mcg 1020042-2 1999
Steve Hooker	Steve Hooker
"boogie chal" 12 tracks inc. shakers, bozmen, steve and wilko, rumble and soundtrack rarities Vampirella Records mcg 1020064-2 2000	"don't try to understand 'em" 6 track mini cd with polecats, inmates and matchbox members Crazy Love Records clmcd 64131 2001
Steve Hooker	Steve Hooker & and Wilko Johnson
"Boptown" 10 tracks from the rockabillyblues and soulman. on the hill records OTHRCD-014 2004	"Back in The Day" includes "It's All Over Now" and 4 more from the vaults. 1000's Records 1000MCD 101 2005
Boz & the Bozmen	Steve Hooker
"Dress in Deadmens Suits" Boz's fave album from 1988 on cd with bonus tracks Raucous Records RAUCD 186 2006	"Stagger Lee is back " 8 tracks - all killer no filler! NV Records NVCD21 2006
Steve Hooker	Steve Hooker Shakers
"Punk Rock 'n' Roll (The Boots That Time Forgot)" singles and rare tracks 1977 - 1979 limited edition promo SH003	"Really Gone - Remastered" album tracks and more 1982 - 1984 limited edition promo SH004
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Part 4 - CD compilations

various "twenty blasters from blighty" uk
feat. boz and the bozmen "rock ol' sputnick"
nv records NV COMP 1 1990

various "all night garage service" uk
(reissue with alt. and bonus tracks) a steve hooker production
feat. steve hooker "route 66" (alt.), the shakers "how did you know?"
waterfront records WF 029 CD 1991

various "rhythm & blues express" uk
a steve hooker production for heineken music big top
feat. steve hooker "motorcycle ditch"
toll house records TOLL 002 CD 1992

boz boorer "between the polecats" uk
feat. boz and the bozmen "red ready amber"
nv records NVCD5 1992

various "what's in the pub in 1996" nl
feat. steve hooker and wilko johnson "i want to talk to you", steve hooker rumble "rock ol' sputnick"
pub records PUB 001 CD 1996

various "john fogerty wrote a song for everyone" (john fogerty tribute) finland / usa
feat. steve hooker "run through the jungle"
rubber rabbit records 5R00196 1996

various "burnin' love" soundtrack usa
feat. steve hooker rumble "elmore stroll"
garage rock records GRR001 1996

various "international rockabilly" uk
a steve hooker production
feat. steve hooker rumble "blues stay away from me"
nv records NVCD15 1997

various "what's in the pub in 1999" nl
feat. steve hooker rumble "stranger in my own home"
pub records PUB 002 CD 1997

various "get rhythm - a tribute to the man in black" (johnny cash) uk
feat. steve hooker rumble "you're my baby"
raucous records RAUCD 031 1998

various "friday nite rumble - volume 1" usa
feat. steve hooker rumble "motorcycle ditch" (alt.)
run wild records RW902CD 1998

various "wild men bop - volume 1" d
feat. steve hooker rumble "teenage partner" (unreleased)
vampirella records MCG 1020030-2 1998

various "rockin' at the topside" d
feat. steve hooker rumble "rockin' ace of spades"
vampirella records MCG 1020034-2 1998

various "slick & rockin" d
feat. steve hooker rumble "you're my baby"
vampirella records MGC 1020041-2 1998

various "a tribute to carl perkins" d
feat. steve hooker rumble "boppin' the blues" (unreleased)
vampirella records MCG 1020044-2 1999

rick hollow "swing your hips" d
feat. steve hooker "don't mess around" (unreleased)
vampirella records MCG 1020049-2 1999

various "a tribute to buddy holly" d
feat. steve hooker rumble "midnight shift"
vampirella records MCG 1020053-2 1999

various "kings of the rockabilly guitar" d
presented by musiker szene magazine
feat. steve hooker rumble "teenage partner" / "rebels lane" (alt.)
vampirella records MCG 1020042-2 1999

various "wild men bop - volume 4" d
feat. steve hooker "raise your window" (unreleased)
vampirella records MCG 1020056-2 2000

various "it came from hell - volume 3" d
feat. steve hooker "the worryin' kind" (unreleased) / "it's all over now" (alt.)
crazy love records CLCD 6463 2000

various "twenty blasters from blighty" uk
(same as nv release / new sleeve art)
raucous records RAUCD 071 2000

boz boorer "between the polecats" uk
(same as nv release / extra photos in booklet)
raucous records RAUCD 082 2000

various "tribute to lee brilleaux - part 2" fr
feat. steve hooker "talkin' 'bout you" (unreleased)
outside records OUT 580 011 2000

various "riday nite rumble - volume 5" usa
feat. steve hooker and the st's "rebels lane"
run wild records RW911 2000

various "voodoo news" uk
a steve hooker production
feat. steve hooker ".45 blues" (unreleased)
nv records NVCD 19 2001

various "talavera suena" spain
feat. lobos negros with steve hooker "el boogie del dolor de muelas" (unreleased)
radio segurlia 107.0fm (no cat. no) 2001

various "rockin' with darrel higham" d
feat. darrel higham "leather heart"
vampirella records MCG 10020085-2 2001

various "artistas en rutas 2001"
feat. lobos negros with steve hooker "el boogie del dolar de muelas"
comunidad de madrid / radio 3 (no cat no) 2001

various "rockabilly hall of fame - cd showcase # 1" usa
feat. steve hooker "let me play wit' yo' poodle"
rockabilly hall of fame SH-RHOF-01 2002

various "musica de roque banos - original soundtrack" spain
feat. lobos negros with steve hooker "el boogie del dolar de muelas"
jmb JMB 2049/2 2002

various "rough house r & r vol 2" jp
feat. steve hooker and the st's "alligator boogie", boz boorer "dollar short"
rough house / on the hill records RHCD-002 2003

various "shrink to fit - volume 1 - blue jean boppers" uk
a steve hooker production
feat. steve hooker with tetsuji and hiroshi "jeannie with the dark blue eyes" uk
in association with slick 50 barber shop SLICK 501 CD 2003

various "friday nite rumble - volume 11" usa
feat. steve hooker with tetsuji and hiroshi "rockin' ace of spades"
run wild records RW918 2003

various "flat top bros presents one for the girls - part five" uk
feat. steve hooker and the st's "rebels lane"
flat top records FTB 131 2004

various "shake baby shake" d
feat. steve hooker "bootlegged blues" (unreleased) / "straight from the hip" (alt.),
captain drugbuster " the raid" / "skip to the loo"
be be's records BE BECD 011 2004

various "cat' n around - volume 3" uk
feat. steve hooker "steelyard" / "let me play wit' yo' poodle"
pink 'n' black records PBCD 009 2006

various "get rhythm - a tribute to the man in black" (johnny cash) uk
(same as original release in digi pack sleeve)
raucous records RAUCD 031 2007

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Part 5 vinyl compilations

various "southend rock" uk
feat. steve hooker band "i'm looking for you" (unreleased)
sonet records SNTF 806 1979

various "a chance encounter" uk
feat. the shakers "nothin' but talk"
rambert records BERT 291 1982

various "all night garage service" uk
a steve hooker production
feat. the tattooed love boys "route 66" live (unreleased),
the shakers "how did you know?"
waterfront records WF 029 1986

various "garage kings and junkyard angels" uk
a steve hooker production
feat. steve hooker "i don't believe you" (new version)
waterfront records WF 039 1988

various "the southend connection" uk
a steve hooker production
feat. boz and the bozmen "creepy john" (unreleased)
waterfront records WF 045 1989

boz boorer "between the polecats" uk
feat. boz and the bozmen "red ready amber"
nv records NVLP5 1992

various "teenage crime wave" d
with issue # 1 of wild youth magazine
feat. steve hooker rumble "walk with me" live (unreleased)
wild youth / crazy love records WYR 6601 1996

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Part 6 cassettes and cassette compilations

steve hooker "smash hits" uk
compilation of early vinyl releases
terminal records NO CAT NO 1982

the shakers "live and studio"
five live tracks and three rough mixes (unreleased)
issued with two different sleeves
music for midgets NO CAT NO 1982

various "all night garage service" uk
a steve hooker production
feat. the tattooed love boys "route 66" live (unreleased),
the shakers "how did you know?"
waterfront records WF 029c 1986

the shakers "the missing link ep" uk
four tracks from the 12" vinyl release plus "catch on" and "poison"
waterfront records WF T25c 1886

the shakers "live in france" x
"G.L.O.R.I.A.", "Stop Breaking Down", "(Like A) Stake Through My Heart" (unreleased)
el pachuco records PF 0100 1987

various "garage kings and junkyard angels" uk
a steve hooker production
feat. steve hooker "i don't believe you" (alt)
waterfront records WF 039c 1988

various "the canvey pound" x
feat. steve hooker "route 66" (alt)
el pachuco records PF 0102 1990

steve hooker "heart of trash" x
rare and unreleased including bozmen and wilko tracks
el pachuco records PF 0103c 1990

various "horseplay freebie" uk
with issue # 1 of horseplay zine
feat. steve hooker "temptation walk" (alt)
horseplay vol 1 1991

various "horseplay freebie" uk
with issue # 4 of horseplay zine
feat. steve hooker "straight from the hip"
horseplay vol 4 1991

steve hooker "diggin' the bare bones of rock 'n' roll" x
two demos, four live and a radio track (unreleased)
el pachuco records PF 0104c 1992

various "Rhythm & Blues Express" uk
a steve hooker production for heineken music big top
feat. "motorcycle ditch"
toll house records TOLL 002 MC 1992

steve mitchell "neon rainbow" x
a steve hooker production for shiloh
unreleased studio album - rhythm guitar on two tracks
el pachucho records PF 0105c 1992

steve hooker rumble x
"rock ol' sputnick", "elmore stroll" (alt)
el pachuco records PF 0106c 1995

rumble "in london" x
"you're my baby", "trash pickin"
el pachuco records PF 0107c 1997

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Part 7 production

Producer and trouble shooter for around 30 labels
including Waterfront Records (uk),
Hound Dog Records (uk), Heineken Big Top (uk),
NV Records (uk), Crazy Love Records (d),
On The Hill Records (jp), 1000's Records (jp).

Film - TV - Promo Clips - Video - DVD

The Shakers	The County Line
"Stop Breakin' Down" TV mime-up and interview FR31986	"Heroes" Essex all-star BBC Children In Need promo VHS 1986
The Shakers	Steve Hooker
"Southend Rock" Local band compilation feat. "Run Rudolf Run" VHS 1986	"Toledo Road" Short art film Shown on FR3 TV / VHS clip 1986
Various	Steve Hooker
"Night of the Long Knives feat. Boz and the Bozmen "Everybody's Rockin" Jettisound VHS 1988	Interview and "Toledo Road" clip Lazer TV 1990
Various	Various
Marquee Series "Southend Rock" feat. "Motorcycle Ditch" edit Anglia TV 1991	"Burnin' Love" Full length rockabilly vampire film and VHS Garage Rock pictures 1996
Various	Steve Hooker & Boz Boorer
"Burnin' Love Soundtrack" feat Rumble "Elmore Stroll" Garage Rock CD GRR 001 1996	"Catch On" live performance from Tramps NYC USA National TV 1996
Various	The Polecats / Boz & the Bozmen
"Rockabilly Vampire" re-release of "Burnin' Love" Troma Studio DVD TR4930 2001	Includes complete 1988 live performance Raucous RAUDVD 002 2005
Various	Various
"Let's Groove Baby" (Part One) "Straight From The Hip" menu Flat Top Bros promo DVD 2005	"Psycho Attack" compilation including "Night of the Long Knives" tracks Cherry Red Films DVD CRDVD58 2005
Various	Steve Hooker
"Nothin' But Trash" garage punk includes bozmen Cherry Red Films DVD CRDVD115 2006	"Stagger Lee Is Back" slide show DVD promo SH001 2007

Online Videos by Veoh.com
STEVE HOOKER TRIO "SOUTHCHURCH SHAKE" LIVE (Hooker S. / Rock Music Ltd) 100 Club London Sept 2007 sound and vision Raye Caluori

BERNIE DEXTER WITH STEVE HOOKER "STAGGER LEE IS BACK" (Hooker S. / Rock Music Ltd) vision Levi Dexter 2008
Look out for un-archived footage and clips from FF3 Fr, German TV, Cult TV - Nl, USA and Japan.

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Ratbeat Finland	Ratbeat Finland

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Ruta 66 Spain

Heineken Big Top 1992

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Lo-Fi USA The Batcave N.Y.C.	By laura "Rhythm Overdrive" Kane 24th May 1996

Canada	Germany

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	Continental Restyling UK May 1997

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Steve Hooker and Wilko Johnson. Photo Studio 2000 1988.

"It's All Over Now" session. Photo Studio 2000 1988
with Dr Feelgood and Blockhead's Wilko Johnson.

"Night of the Long Knives" 1988
Polecats and Morrissey mainman
Boz Boorer centre stage

Southend Teddy Boys at the Long Bar in 1972
Who are they? Are they still rockin'? Do they still have hair?
Find out on "Where Are They Now?"
shown on Anglia and Granada TV in 2005.

Rockabilly Star Robert Gordon. Photo Mike Lynam 1979
Steve Hooker Rockin' Trio shared stages
in Germany 2001 and the UK 2002

Mr. Maybellene Chuck Berry.
Photo Mike Lynam 1981
(The Shakers were support act on his UK dates in September 1983)

New York Dolls and Heartbreakers Johnny Thunders and fans. Photo Dublin 1990 (The Shakers were special guests on J.T.'s birthday at the old Marquee in July 1985)

Terry & Eddie let it all hang out !
Redbridge Green Fair 2005

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