Happy Holidays!  Hope you’re enjoying the Season and staying warm.

I’m happy to report that the big Blues vs Opioids Benefit show on Sunday was a big success!  The music was great and the speakers were very moving and informative.  We must continue to increase awareness about this crisis and how  to deal with it.  Watch for videos from Fox8 TV promoting this event and from the event itself soon on the Videos Page.

I have several shows this month in several solo and band configurations.  Come on out and join the fun!

Right before Christmas, on 12/22, Sam Hooper Group will be splitting the bill with Jarred Goldweber and the Park Brothers at Happy Dog/Euclid Tavern in University Circle.  Jarred is great on blues harp and has a crack band that really gets the crowd going.  Our two bands will have the joint jumping so bring your dancing shoes!

Related show

• Artist: SAM HOOPER GROUP
• Date: 12/22/17
• Time: 9:00pm
• Venue: Happy Dog – Euclid Tavern
• City: Cleveland , Ohio
• Country: United States
• Admission: $5.00
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: SAM HOOPER GROUP & JARRED GOLDWEBER and the PARK BROTHERS SHG does the first set at 9:00pm, Doors open at 8:30 This will be an exciting night of Holiday Blues and more!
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Hi,  I celebrated my birthday this past Saturday on the 4th and one of the most exiting things I did was catch world class bassist, Victor Wooten  with his new trio (Dennis Chambers-drums, Bob Franceschini-saxes) performing at Beachland Ballroom.  It was rich, stupendous, inspiring and huge fun seeing what these well-seasoned musicians came up with.  Catch them live, if you can and you can also check out their new album, TRYPNOTYX.  https://www.victorwooten.com

Speaking of Beachland Ballroom, I hope you’ve gotten your tickets for our 5-band BLUES vs OPIOIDS Benefit there, Sunday 12/3 from 2-8pm.  All proceeds to benefit 5 local rehabilitation shelters

**We are rehearsing hard for our SAM HOOPER GROUP SHOW this Saturday, 11/11 at the BOP STOP! We’ll have a 6-piece band for this special show and are expanding our repertoire, so there’ll be some surprises for sure.  Join us!

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• Artist: SAM HOOPER GROUP
• Date: 11/11/17
• Time: 8:00pm
• Venue: BOP Stop
• City: Cleveland , Ohio
• Address: 2920 Detroit Ave.
• Venue phone: (216) 771-6551
• Country: United States
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: BOP STOP Ranked #1 of 4 for Best Jazz and Blues on Cleveland’s Hot List – Cleveland’s premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie. Featuring a full bar, menu, and over 230 performances annually, BOP STOP is the place to hear music in an ideal setting Sam Hooper Group will be a 6-piece band for this event, featuring: Sam Hooper -guitar/lead voc Sakait Baksar -keyboards/voc Jeff Rice -sax/harmonica/flute/voc/guitar Moss Stanley -keyboards/voc Derrick James-bass/voc Chuck Orange -drums/voc TICKETS $12: https://www.themusicsettlement.org/calendar/2017/11/11/sam-hooper-group-bop-stop More Details
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Hi,

Here in Cleveland, we’re still enjoying weather in the ’70’s.  It’s been fantastic!  I had a great walk in Chagrin Falls today among the sunshine, green trees and waterfalls.  I also met a friend there for a talk and book signing by Mike Belkin.  He and his brother, Jules, headed Belkin Productions,  the hottest rock concert promotion company in this area in the 1970’s, 80’s,  90’s and beyond.  Great to talk with Mike about the World Series of Rock show’s I saw at Cleveland Stadium and to hear about when he brought Jimi Hendrix to Cleveland on his first tour.  I’m looking forward to reading the book.

In addition to our Sam Hooper Group (6-piece) show at Bop Stop on Nov., 11th., I’m also excited about the Blues vs Opiods benefit we’re playing with several other bands at Beachland Ballroom on December 3rd.  See the Shows page for details.

Adios!

-Sam