The Hoopers
Alicia.... Madison.... Tony.... Olivia.... Avery....
| Alicia and I were married in 1996. We both are from Northeast, Mississippi. Alicia is an awesome wife and mother, but she's got many surprises beyond her domestic skills. She has an angelic singing voice, has great pitch and hears parts about as good as anyone. We actually recorded a prayer and meditation Cd called "Purity." In a nut shell, I was raised in a ministers home. Church was our life and I started playing around on guitar at age 7 and writing songs at 12. I started a Rock Christian Band called "Heart and Soul" in high school and that pretty much launched a life of ministry. There's a collage of Heart and Soul photos below, brace yourself for the mullets. In 1988, I met Lindell Cooley in Red Bay, Al. At the time I was playing in a secular rock band called "Radio Tokyo" of Muscle Shoals, Al. Lindell had me play at his church one Sunday and the rest is history. We became very good friends and his father, Pastor Gene Cooley, put me on staff and let me stay in the basement of the church, where I lived for 7 years. After Lindell moved on, I became the music pastor of Calvary Temple. There, I did two recordings: "The Shepherd's Field," and "Month of Sunday's." The song, "One God" off the "Month of Sundays" release made it into the Country Christian charts and it's just interesting that the recording was originally re-leased by the title, "Tony Hooper and the Mississippi Mudcats." The music has carried us all around the world. One missions trip with Christian Rocker, Rick Cua, produced a life-long friend and mentor. Rick, graciously let me join the band and I'm still traveling about with him today. We've recorded three Cd's together: "Like a Cool Drink", "Won't Fade Away", and a new release "The Blues Counsel." Cross Peace Music, my publishing company, was born sometime during all this and thanks to Rick Cua, Emi Christian Music Group bought over 300 of my songs and signed me as a writer for almost 3 years. Mentoring others and being mentored is what it's all about. In 1997, we moved to Winfield, Al., where we served as music ministers with Pastors Harry and Sandra Saylor at Faith Fellowship Church. We recorded two projects there: "737," and a live one called "Run with the Horses." After five years in Winfield, we helped plant a church in Atlanta, Ga., called "Life Church." In 2003, we received a call from long time friend Lindell Cooley to come and assist him at Brownsville Assembly of God. We were at Brownsville for 3 years serving as Music Director of the schools of ministry, BRSM and BMTC, as well as one of the staff co-pastors. At Brownsville we produced over 20 Cd's and two of our own: "Worship Rising" and "Purity." We moved back to Winfield, Al. in 2006 and we are based out of Faith Fellowship. We find ourselves traveling about the region and all over the world doing what we love to do. We are currently traveling with Michael O'brien and the "Extraordinary Women" event. More songs to write, more students to teach, more records, and more ministry, Praise God!!! |
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| Lindell and I in Mexico |
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| Madison and Olivia at the Alabama game! Roll Tide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| The Heart and Soul Years Kendall Frazier, Greg Frazier, Bobby Jones, Lee Miller, Anthony Frazier, Darryl Holden, Rodney Sloan(miss you bro.) and others! |
| Radio Tokyo Pics from the mid-80's. LOL |