Hugh Pool
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Hugh Pool is an American
musician
who plays guitar in a unique style that melds traditional Delta blues
with country music and classic and psychedelic rock and roll. His instrument of choice is a National, a resonator guitar somewhat like a Dobro
, played through a distortion pedal. He also plays harmonica, sings and plays standard electric guitars. These days Pool divides his time equally between the stage and the studio and has engineer countless albums by many notable New York bands.
Pool was inspired by Neil Young
, Deep Purple
and the Allman Brothers, Pool started playing the guitar at the age of 15. When he was 20, he headed to New York to play his music in the subway system.
Pool has shared the stage with such luminaries as Patti Smith
, Government Mule, Professor Washboard, Levon Helm
, Leslie West
, Johnny Winter
, Dave Edmunds
, John Mayall
, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
, and more. His first recording as a leader, Spirits Treat Me Gently, was tracked in 1993. That release came out on Red Tug Records, a record label started by Mr. Pool.
He has performed on the Emeril Lagassi Show, The Mitch Albom Show, and Late Night With Conan O'Brien
in addition to a cameo in the short-lived CBS
2006 television series, Love Monkey
. His original songs have been used for television, movies, award-winning documentaries and an off Broadway play.
Pool has made his living as a musician and can be found playing New York clubs regularly. A second recording, Live at the Rodeo Bar, attempts to capture this experience.
He is also a founding member of the blues group Mulebone
with John Ragusa.
He also spends time engineering and producing bands and he has worked at Excello Recording as an engineer for 8 years. Here he has worked with talented folks like Debbie Harry, Kiki & Herb, Pagoda
, Michael Brecker
, Radio 4
, Joseph Arthur, The Tirefires, Matt Smith, Larry Campbell
, Tony Garnier in addition to a host of others.
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Musician
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who plays guitar in a unique style that melds traditional Delta blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
with country music and classic and psychedelic rock and roll. His instrument of choice is a National, a resonator guitar somewhat like a Dobro
Dobro
Dobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
, played through a distortion pedal. He also plays harmonica, sings and plays standard electric guitars. These days Pool divides his time equally between the stage and the studio and has engineer countless albums by many notable New York bands.
Pool was inspired by Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
, Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
and the Allman Brothers, Pool started playing the guitar at the age of 15. When he was 20, he headed to New York to play his music in the subway system.
Pool has shared the stage with such luminaries as Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses....
, Government Mule, Professor Washboard, Levon Helm
Levon Helm
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm , is an American rock multi-instrumentalist and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and frequent lead and backing vocalist for The Band....
, Leslie West
Leslie West
Leslie West is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.-Biography:Originally named Leslie Weinstein, West was born in New York City, grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and in East Meadow, Forest Hills and Lawrence. After his parents divorced, he changed his surname to West...
, Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter
John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III is an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. Best known for his late 1960s and 1970s high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances, Winter also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues legend Muddy Waters...
, Dave Edmunds
Dave Edmunds
David 'Dave' Edmunds is a Welsh singer, guitarist and record producer. Although he is primarily associated with Pub rock and New Wave, and had numerous hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s style rock and roll.-Early bands:As a teenager Edmunds first...
, John Mayall
John Mayall
John Mayall, OBE is an English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, whose musical career spans over fifty years...
, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds are an American, Grammy-nominated Blues rock band, formed in 1974.-Career:After performing for several years in the Austin, Texas blues scene, the band won a recording contract with Takoma/Chrysalis Records, and later on signed with Epic Records.Their first two albums,...
, and more. His first recording as a leader, Spirits Treat Me Gently, was tracked in 1993. That release came out on Red Tug Records, a record label started by Mr. Pool.
He has performed on the Emeril Lagassi Show, The Mitch Albom Show, and Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
in addition to a cameo in the short-lived CBS
CBS
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2006 television series, Love Monkey
Love Monkey
Love Monkey is a television series created by Michael Rauch and based on a book of the same name, by Kyle Smith. It starred Tom Cavanagh as a 30-something, single, record executive who navigated the tumultuous and highly amusing waters of work and dating in New York City.Its first episode aired on...
. His original songs have been used for television, movies, award-winning documentaries and an off Broadway play.
Pool has made his living as a musician and can be found playing New York clubs regularly. A second recording, Live at the Rodeo Bar, attempts to capture this experience.
He is also a founding member of the blues group Mulebone
Mulebone
Mulebone is an American blues based duo of roots music specialist singer/guitarist Hugh Pooland multi-instrumentalist John Ragusa.-Biography:The combo originally formed in 1996 to play at the Brotherhood of Thieves on Nantucket Island....
with John Ragusa.
He also spends time engineering and producing bands and he has worked at Excello Recording as an engineer for 8 years. Here he has worked with talented folks like Debbie Harry, Kiki & Herb, Pagoda
Pagoda (band)
Pagoda was a indie band from Brooklyn, New York. It's last line-up before break-up in 2011 consists of Michael Pitt as vocalist and guitarist, along with Reece Carr on drums, Willie Paredes on bass, and Chris Hoffman on cello. Their first self-titled album was released February 27, 2007 through...
, Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane," he has been awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer and was inducted into Down Beat Jazz...
, Radio 4
Radio 4 (band)
Radio 4 is a band from Brooklyn who formed in 1999. They claim that their sound, which has been described as "danceable punk", is "made in New York, is about New York, and sounds like New York"....
, Joseph Arthur, The Tirefires, Matt Smith, Larry Campbell
Larry Campbell (musician)
Larry Campbell is a multi-instrumentalist who plays many stringed instruments in genres including country, folk, blues, and rock...
, Tony Garnier in addition to a host of others.
Discography
- Spirits Treat Me Gently (1993) Red Tug Records RTR 2998
- Mulebone (2001) Red Tug Records
- Live at the Rodeo Bar (2001) Red Tug Records RTR 2002
- Shed DVD (2005) Red Tug Records