[1] After gaining national exposure playing in Lavelle White's backing ensemble, Hooks has released three albums to date, appeared on German television and undertaken various tours, including one in Europe.
He found early musical inspiration from the recordings of fellow Texans Albert Collins, Billy Gibbons and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
[4] AllMusic noted that Hooked Up contained "a collection of gritty, rock-tinged electric blues numbers that didn't stray far outside the conventions that his aforementioned guitar heroes had brought into an international spotlight.
The resulting self-titled album was made under the tutelage of record producer Ben Elliott.
[8] Red Line mostly contained songs written by Hooks, apart from his cover of Jimi Hendrix's track, "Freedom".