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| genre = [[Blues music|Blues]], [[Blues-rock]]
| occupation = Singer, guitarist, song writer, recording artist
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'''Edward Leonard Wool Jr.''', the son of concert [[pianist]] Claudine Lucas Wool, is an American [[electric blues/rock]] guitar virtuoso, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and recording artist from [[Watertown, New York]].<ref>Brock, Chris: "What goes around...", Watertown Daily Times, December, 2006</ref> Wool has recorded with several bands on sevensix major record labels. In the 1980s he moved to [[Albany, New York]], and has continued writing, recording, and performing.
 
==Career==
Wool's first band, [[Ed Wool and the Nomads/Wool|Ed Wool and The Nomads]], was active in northeast America in the mid1960s and late 1960s1970s. In the book "Fuzz, Acid, and Flowers," a retrospective of the psychedeliclate '60s music scene, there is a chapter on Ed Wool stating that he was and continues to be an influential guitarist in northeast America. His guitar styleplaying is intuitive, and reflects his love offor the[[Texas]] open-stringand /[[Chicago]] finger-picking TexasElectric Blues, but with an edgier style, and Chicagohighly Electricdeveloped Bluestechnique. Wool has recorded with [[United Artists]], [[RCA]], [[Cameo-Parkway]], [[Epic Records|Epic]]/[[Diamond Records|Diamond]], [[ABC Records]], and [[Columbia Records]]. Although scoring high with his recording of "Valleri" produced on Epic/Records by MikeMichael Joyce, he is probably best known for the WOOL album recorded on ABC Records and produced by David Rosner and [[Margo Guryan]] with some help from [[Neil Diamond]].
 
His compositions and recordings have been used on major television shows and in several movies, including [[MGM]]'s "[[Hendrix (film)|HENDRIX]]". In 2006, the WOOL album originally recorded on ABC Records in 1969, was re-released as an import by Cherry Red/Delay 68 Records in London, England, and Amazon.
 
In 2011, he was voted the best blues guitarist in the Capital Region (Albany, NY), and won the King of The Blues contest.
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In 2012 Ed Wool and The BeBaBlues Band won 70% of the popular vote at the CDBN Blues Band Shootout.
 
In 2013 Wool, and Recordrecord Producerproducer Michael Joyce, began working on his next album, traveling between the famous [[Muscle Shoals Sound Studio]] in [[Alabama]], and Subcat Studios in [[Syracuse, New York]].
 
==Discography==
* 1964 Audition Recordings United Artists as Ed Wool and The Nomads
* 1965 RCA Victor Records as Ed Wool and The Nomads, 45 RPM, "I Need Somebody" / "Please Please (Don't Go)".
* 1966 Cameo-Parkway Records as The Sure Cure, 45 RPM, "Anything You Want" / "I Wanna Do It".
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1962-1965: Silvertone Twin Twelve amp, '59 Les Paul Special,'62 Fender Bassman Amp, Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Jaguar, Rickenbacker Capri 335, Gretsch Tennessean
 
1965-1967: VOX AC100 (Not the solid state SuperBeatleSuper-Beatle) tube amp, Orange Gretsch 6120, Sunburst Gretsch Viking
 
1967-1970: SUNN 100s amp, SUNN 1000s amp, Cadillac Green Gretsch Viking
 
1970-1976: 1967 Epiphone Sheraton (Cherry then White), 1971 Les Paul Deluxe Guitar, 1957 Les Paul Black Beauty ('Fretless Wonder'), Martin D-41 Guitar, 1972 SUNN Model-T Amp
 
1976-1987: 1967 Epiphone Sheraton, 1981 Black Gibson 347, '62 Fender Stratocaster, 1977 Mesa Boogie Mark I amp, Marshall Jubilee Combo Amp,
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1992-1999: 1981 Mesa Studio 22Plus Amp, 1996 Mesa Blue Angel Amp, Fender Tone Master Amp, Mesa Dual Rectifier Amp, and 1987 Warmoth Guitar
 
1999–Present: 1998 Rivera Fandango Amp(Late '60's Plexi and '59 Tweed Bassman / Twin Pre-amps), 2004 Acoustic Echo Amp, 2002 Fender BassBreaker Amp (Fender Custom Shop: based on 1959 "High-powered Tweed Twin Amp", 19971967 Fender Custom Vibrolux amp, 2003 Soldano Avenger amp, 2004 Marshall 2000 DSL amp, 2006 Ibanez 427 Guitar for SLIDE, 2001 Guild DV52 acoustic guitar, and 1987 Warmoth Red Tint SuperStrat Guitar
 
==References==
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* [http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=847064056 Ed Wool Facebook Page] (Must Login to Facebook)
 
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