Tony Hooper

For other people named Anthony Hooper, see Anthony Hooper (disambiguation).

Tony Hooper
Birth name	Anthony Hooper
Born	(1943-09-14) 14 September 1943
Origin	Eastry, Kent
Genres	Bluegrass, Folk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1960s–present

Tony Hooper (born 14 September 1943) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as a founder-member of Strawbs together with Dave Cousins and double bassist Ron Chesterman. He left The Strawbs in 1972 after their album Grave New World, when it became obvious that the band was moving further away from its folk roots towards rock and progressive rock. He rejoined for a 10-year stint in 1983. Hooper has been the guitarist in the Ceilidh & Barn-Dance Band Pitchfork since 1984, and is also a member of Misalliance.

Discography

Albums

Strawbs

• All Our Own Work (with Sandy Denny) (Denmark, 1967)
• Strawbs (1969)
• Dragonfly (1970)
• Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios (1970)
• From the Witchwood (1971)
• Grave New World (1972)
• Don't Say Goodbye (1987)
• Ringing Down the Years (1991)
• Strawberry Sampler Number 1 (2001)

Solo

• A Month of Sundays (1996)

Singles

Strawbs

• "Oh How She Changed"
• "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus"
• "Benedictus"
• "Forever"
• "Here It Comes"

External links

• The Strawbs website
• Tony Hooper on Strawbsweb
• Tony Hooper interview on Strawbsweb