Stix Hooper

Nesbert "Stix" Hooper (born August 15, 1938) is an American drummer and founding member of The Crusaders.
Hooper developed an interest in music, drums, and percussion at an early age. Starting in middle school with band director George Magruder, he began devoting much of his time to the study of music. While he was a student at Wheatley High School (Houston), he formed the band the Swingsters, then the Modern Jazz Sextet. At Texas Southern University, he received coaching... meer