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DAVID HOOD

David Hood began playing on the fraternity band circuit with the Mystics while working at his father's tire store in Florence. He soon found his bass playing in demand at Fame Studio, and made the move to becoming a professional musician.

He teamed with drummer Roger Hawkins and for over two decades they have created laid back yet rock solid rhythm tracks for hundreds of artists.

In addition to playing on recordings by Willie Nelson, Art Garfunkel, Joan Baez, Linda Ronstadt, Bobby Womack, Helen Reddy, James Brown, Archie Bell and the Drells, Glenn Frey, Boz Scaggs, Leon Russell, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dr. Hook, Traffic, The Staple Singers, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Arthur Conley, Clarence Carter, Percy Sledge, Cher, Bob Seger, Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, Tony Joe White, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Jose Feliciano, Carlos Santana, Dorothy Moore, Rod Stewart, Bonnie Bramlett, Billy Swann, John Conlee, Lonnie Mack, Sanford-Townsend, Delbert McClinton, Eddie Rabbit, he has also produced acts such as Blackfoot, Smith-Perkins-Smith, and Jackson Highway.

In the early 70s, he joined the group Traffic for tours of Europe and the U.S. and appears on the live album by that group titled "On The Road".


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