Eli Cook - Shenandoah Bluesfest

Eli Cook grew up on the blues: Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, the Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Mississippi John Hurt. He first picked up the guitar when he was fourteen, and began his own performance career playing vintage blues, gospel shows, and revivals in Nelson County, Virginia when he was fifteen. (Braving the Blues, Lynchburg News and Advance, Jan. 9, 2003, by Theresa Boyd)

His first electric trio, The Red House Blues Band, was formed in 2002 while a junior at Monticello Highschool. Eli was called a 'blues phenomenon' by reviewers in near-by Charlottesville:

"Featuring fast-fingered guitar and a powerful voice beyond his years, Cook doesn't need any Robert-Johnson-style pact with the devil to take him to the top."
(Eli Cook's Red House Blues Band, by Matthew Hirst, C'ville Review, 12/10/2003)

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[Gerry19831]

@OneFromSomewhereElse, I recommend you check out his other material. It covers a pretty broad spectrum of genres and sounds. Peace.

[t3gt2000]

Big Rick and Jean at 1:36!!!....Hell yeah!!!....Enjoying them blues!!!

[OneFromSomewhereElse]

All his songs seems alike; heard him play live. Gives you a headache; can't believe he's popular. Good filler act.