Hugh Pool
| Hugh Pool | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hugh Eustis Pool |
| Born |
March 17, 1964 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Americana, roots rock, folk, blues, country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, film scorer, sound engineer, instructor, music producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, slide guitar, lap steel, harmonica, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, electric guitar |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Red Tug Records |
| Associated acts | Mulebone, Hugh Pool Band |
| Website | Hugh Pool |
Hugh Pool (born Hugh Eustis Potts Pool, March 17, 1964, Mars, Pennsylvania) is an American musician, songwriter, and producer who plays guitar in a unique style that melds traditional Delta blues, country music and classic and psychedelic rock and roll. His instrument of choice is a National Steel Triolian, a resonator guitar somewhat like a Dobro, played with a spark plug wrench through an Ibanez TS-9 overdrive pedal and a Dunlop Dyna comp compressor. He also plays Harmonica, Banjo, Lap Steel, Mandolin, sings and plays standard electric guitars.
Inspired by the album Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Neil Young, Deep Purple, Bob Dylan, The Allman Brothers and Creedence Clearwater Revival, Pool started playing the guitar at the age of 15 . At the age of 20, Hugh moved to New York City and began performing in the city's subway system. During this time he frequented The Sun Mountain Cafe, The Speakeasy and Matt Uminov Guitars, where he befriended and played with Chris Whitley and John Campbell, until their respective and untimely deaths.
Pool has shared the stage with such luminaries as Vassar Clements, Patti Smith, Government Mule, Levon Helm, Leslie West, Johnny Winter, Dave Edmunds, John Mayall, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Canned Heat and more.
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