Jake Hooker grew up in west Texas where he learned to love the traditional sounds of country music from his father, Tommy Hooker. He was no stranger to the rodeo scene as his mother, Carol, competed in barrel racing. He quickly realized that rodeo people were his kind of people.
In 1998, Jake and his wife Sheila moved to the Fort Worth area and Jake began his career as a Ferrier by day and musician by night. It didn’t take long until his traditional sound mixed with western swing promptly made him popular among the rodeo crowds. His calendar filled with such legendary events as the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, San Angelo Roping Fiesta, Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping, and numerous PRCA Rodeos including the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Jakes’ relationship with Red Steagall and his involvement in Red’s television series “In the Bunkhouse” and “West of Wallstreet” immersed him further into the western cowboy culture. Jake has entertained for the smallest of rodeos and the most prestigious and feels both are equally important to promoting and preserving the western way of life.
Jake’s achievements include the 2000 Terry Award for Band of the Year, 2002 Academy of Western Artists Rising Star of the Year, 2003 Terry Award for Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year, 2019 Cowtown Society of Western Music Heroes Award, 2019 Texas Country Music Association Americana Artist of the Year, 2020 Texas Country Music Association Western Swing Artist of the Year and 2022 Official Country Music Association of Texas Traditional Country Artist of the Year. Jake deems his greatest accomplishment as his marriage of 27 years and his 2 sons, Mack, and Marshall. Jake’s legacy can be summed up in a few words; God, family, real country music and real cowboys.
