Hood started his career playing with the Mystics and as a backup musician at FAME Studios.

He went on to co-found Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, where he produced songs for Willie Nelson, Cher and others.

He played bass on albums by Boz Scaggs, Joe Cocker, Albert King, Aretha Franklin, Cat Stevens, Peabo Bryson, Wendy Waldman, Julian Lennon, Paul Simon, Lulu, Shirley Brown, Glenn Frey, Patti Austin, Joan Baez, Tony Joe White, Linda Ronstadt, Paul Anka, Rod Stewart, Solomon Burke, J. J. Cale, Art Garfunkel, Bob Seger, Shelby Lynne, Bugs Bunny, Leon Russell, William Bell, Traffic, the Staple Singers, Frank Black, Odetta, John Hiatt, Etta James, John Altenburgh, Johnny & The MoTones and Percy Sledge.

Hood appeared in 2009 on Klaus Voormann's solo album A Sideman's Journey.

With Paul Anka With Nicole Atkins With Patti Austin With Joan Baez With William Bell With Frank Black and Reid Paley With Frank Black With Bobby Bland With Bonnie Bramlett With Dee Dee Bridgewater With Dianne Brooks With Shirley Brown With Peabo Bryson With Jimmy Buffett With Solomon Burke With Billy Burnette With J. J. Cale With Kate Campbell With Kim Carnes With Clarence Carter With Beth Nielsen Chapman With Cher With Jimmy Cliff With Joe Cocker With A. J. Croce With Steve Cropper With Sheryl Crow With Billy Ray Cyrus With Gail Davies With Mink DeVille With Willy DeVille With The Dramatics With José Feliciano With Eddie Floyd With Aretha Franklin With Glenn Frey With Art Garfunkel With Barry Goldberg With James Govan With John P. Hammond With Ronnie Hawkins With Levon Helm With Jason Isbell With Etta James With Margie Joseph With Albert King With Jim Lauderdale With Bettye LaVette With Julian Lennon With Lulu With Shelby Lynne With Mac McAnally With Mary MacGregor With Lonnie Mack With Delbert McClinton With Bill Medley With Frankie Miller With Jackie Moore With Willie Nelson With Laura Nyro With The Oak Ridge Boys With Odetta With Danny O'Keefe With Lindi Ortega With Dan Penn With Wilson Pickett With Don Preston With Primal Scream With Eddie Rabbitt With Helen Reddy With Johnny Rivers With Linda Ronstadt With Billy Joe Royal With Calvin Russell With Leon Russell With Carlos Santana With Boz Scaggs With Bob Seger With John Simon With Paul Simon With Percy Sledge With Starland Vocal Band With Mavis Staples With The Staple Singers With Candi Staton With B. W. Stevenson With Cat Stevens With Rod Stewart With Billy Swan With Kate Taylor With Traffic With Toulouse With Vaya Con Dios With Wendy Waldman With Leslie West With John Paul White With Tony Joe White