Snooks Eaglin

Born: Fird Eaglin Jr, January 21, 1936 New Orleans, LA

Snooks Eaglin is a Louisiana musician who is noted as much for his influence in the Delta as a creative lyricist and unusual guitarist. Snooks Eaglin played guitar with the Cane Cutters on many of Sugar Boy Crawford's Checker label cuts during 1953 and 1954. Thereafter, Snooks was a New Orleans street singer during his early career after leaving the Cane Cutters. Snooks Eaglin recorded many vinyl LPs for the New Orleans label, Black Top, during the 1980s. We recently added a discography of 45-rpm records by this artist!!!

Snooks Eaglin is an outstanding performer who was overlooked because he seemingly refused to produce music just for the sake of popularity. He wrote hundreds of songs, and these songs were covered by artists as diverse as Earl King and Eric Clapton. Snooks Eaglin is a creative genius who deserves to be recognized as a pioneer in a study of New Orleans music history!!! We've highlighted a few of our favorites from his later works.

(Imperial 5671 1960) - Yours Truly / Nobody Knows
(Imperial 5692 1960) - That Certain Door / By The Water
(Imperial 5736 1961) - If I Could / Guess Who
(Imperial 5802 1962) - Goin' To The River / I'm Slippin' In
(Imperial 5823 1962) - Nothing Sweet As You / Don't Slam That Door
(Imperial 5866 1962) - People Are Talkin' / Reality
(Imperial 5890 1962) - Long Gone / Willy Lee
(Imperial 5946 1962) - Little Eva / Cover Girl
(Bluesville LP 1046 1962, "That's All Right") tracks: Don't You Tear My Clothes; Mailman Passed; I'm A Country Boy; I Got A Woman; Alberta; Brown Skinned Woman; Don't You Lie To Me; That's All Right; Goin' Down Slow; Bottle Up And Go; The Walkin' Blues; One More Drink; Fly Right, Baby
(GNP 10012 1971 "Legacy of the Blues,") track: There Goes that Train
(Black Top LP BT-1037 1987, "Baby, You Can Get Your Gun!") track: Pretty Girls Everywhere
(Black Top LP BT-1046 1987, "Out of nowhere")
(Black Top CD BT-1072 1992, "Teasin' You") track: Teasin' You
(Black Top CD BT-1112 1995, "Soul's Edge") tracks: Nine Pound Steel; Show Me the Way Back Home
(Black Top CD BT-1137 1997, "Live in Japan") tracks: Quaker City; I Went To The Mardi Gras; Soul Train; Don't Take It So Hard; Josephine; Down Yonder (We Go Ballin'); Lillie Mae; Nine Pound Steel; It's Your Thing; Yours Truly; (Boogie On) Reggae Woman; Black Night; Traveling Mood; Reprise