Born in Denham Springs, Louisiana, United States, he is best known for the close resemblance of his singing style to that of Bobby Bland and B.B.
[1][7] Hooker, after being released from the hospital in 1968, assembled a new band and began performing in Chicago clubs and touring, against his doctor's advice.
It has been said that the session had a "coherence and consistency" that helped make the album part of Hooker's "finest musical legacy".
In 1971, Delmark Records released Dawkins's second album, All for Business, with Odom on vocals and Otis Rush on guitar.
[1][4] On December 23, 1991, Odom suffered a fatal heart attack while driving from the blues club Buddy Guy's Legends to his next scheduled appearance at the Checkerboard Lounge.
[1][2] Some of his work appeared on the compilation album The Chicago Blues Box: The MCM Records Story.