Champ Hood
DOB Unknown – November 3, 2001
Champ Hood was a respected Texas guitarist who is perhaps best remembered as part of Uncle Walt’s Band (with Walter Hyatt and David Bell.) Formed in Austin during the early ’70s, Uncle Walt’s Band released a handful of critically acclaimed rock by way of country albums that may very well have been the birth of “Americana” music. The band ultimately performed on PBS’s landmark concert program, Austin City Limits. Outside of Uncle Walt’s Band, Hood collaborated with the likes of Lyle Lovett, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Blaze Foley. Champ Hood died as a result of cancer on November 3, 2001.
Thanks to Tom Buccieri for the assist.
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