Nigel Francklin HOOPER

1944 - 1999  (55 years)

Eric William HOOPER

1921 - 2002  (80 years)

Birth	Fri 18 Mar 1921	Windy Ridge, Highfield Avenue, St Austell, Cornwall, England
Died:	Fri 18 Jan 2002	Dartmouth Cottage Hospital, Dartmouth, Devon, England
Cremated	Fri 1 Feb 2002	Torquay Crematorium, Devon, England
Father	John Yelland HOOPER           born. Wed 29 Aug 1888, St Dennis, Cornwall, England
Mother	Gladys Violet JEFFERY           born. Tue 02 Feb 1892, St Ive, Cornwall, England
Married	Wed 16 Jun 1915	Greenbank United Methodist Church, Liskeard, Cornwall, England
Family 1	Helen Phyllis GOODBURN           born. Thu 9 Aug 1917, Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Married	Mon 30 Aug 1943	Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Divorced	Wed 31 Oct 1951
Children	+ 1. Nigel Francklin HOOPER           born. Thu 20 Apr 1944, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England   2. Liz HOOPER + 3. Living + 4. Living   5. Malcolm John HOOPER           born. Wed 25 Feb 1948, Redruth, Cornwall, England
Family 2	Ada Muriel GOODBURN           born. Thu 9 Aug 1917, Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Married	No
Children	1. Elizabeth FARMER           born. Wed 9 Oct 1946, Exeter, Devon, England
Family 3	Dorothy Yolande JENKIN           born. Thu 15 Apr 1915
Married	1951	Liskeard Registration District, Cornwall, England
Divorced	Yes, date unknown
Children	1. Christina L. HOOPER           born. 1957, St Austell Registration District, Cornwall, England
Family 4	Moyra Nancy LAWRENCE           born. Sun 29 Jan 1928, St Columb Registration District, Cornwall, England
Married	1961	Plymouth Registration District, Devon, England
Children	+ 1. Living

Helen Phyllis GOODBURN

1917 - 1998  (81 years)

Birth	Thu 9 Aug 1917	Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Baptised	Sun 21 Oct 1917	Anglican Church Of All Saints, Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died:	Fri 11 Sep 1998	Penrice Hospital, St Austell, Cornwall, England
Buried:	Thu 17 Sep 1998	Gerrans, Cornwall, England
Father	Harold GOODBURN           born. Sat 8 Aug 1891, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Mother	Ada FRANCKLIN           born. Sat 8 Aug 1891, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France
Married	Wed 15 Sep 1915	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Family 1	Eric William HOOPER           born. Fri 18 Mar 1921, Windy Ridge, Highfield Avenue, St Austell, Cornwall, England
Married	Mon 30 Aug 1943	Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Divorced	Wed 31 Oct 1951
Children	+ 1. Nigel Francklin HOOPER           born. Thu 20 Apr 1944, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England   2. Liz HOOPER + 3. Living + 4. Living   5. Malcolm John HOOPER           born. Wed 25 Feb 1948, Redruth, Cornwall, England
Family 2	Douglas George Shepherd DAVIS           born. Fri 30 May 1913, Muswell Hill, London, England
Married	Sat 20 Jan 1973	The Independent Chapel, Portscatho, Gerrans, Cornwall, England

Living

Father	Edward John WHITE           born. Wed 8 Dec 1920, St Blazey, Cornwall, England
Mother	Rose Alexandra KILLINGBACK           born. Wed 21 Jun 1922, Islington Registration District, London, England
Married	1942	Surrey, England
Family	Nigel Francklin HOOPER           born. Thu 20 Apr 1944, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living

• Name	Nigel Francklin HOOPER
  Birth	Thu 20 Apr 1944	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1946-1954	St Hilary, St Nicholas Street, Bodmin, Cornwall, England
  Residence	1954-1959	Elm Terrace, St Austell, Cornwall, England
  Residence	1959-1965	Hillside, Grampound, Cornwall, England
  Also known as	Spike
  Death	Thu 15 Jul 1999	Par, Cornwall, England
  		Nigel Francklin Hooper death certificate 1999
  Burial	Sat 24 Jul 1999	Tywardreath, Cornwall, England
  Person ID	P1294	| Descendant of King Edward III | , Descendant of John Yolland alias Welbroke
  Last Modified	Wed 29 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Eric William HOOPER           born. Fri 18 Mar 1921, Windy Ridge, Highfield Avenue, St Austell, Cornwall, England           died. Fri 18 Jan 2002, Dartmouth Cottage Hospital, Dartmouth, Devon, England (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Helen Phyllis GOODBURN           born. Thu 9 Aug 1917, Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina           died. Fri 11 Sep 1998, Penrice Hospital, St Austell, Cornwall, England (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Mon 30 Aug 1943	Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
  Age at Marriage	He was 22 years - She was 26 years.
  Divorce	Wed 31 Oct 1951
  Family ID	F446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1 (Divorced)	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F11598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Mon 18 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Fri 15 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 3	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Thu 5 Jul 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Thu 20 Apr 1944 - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Residence - 1946-1954 - St Hilary, St Nicholas Street, Bodmin, Cornwall, England Residence - 1954-1959 - Elm Terrace, St Austell, Cornwall, England Residence - 1959-1965 - Hillside, Grampound, Cornwall, England Death - Thu 15 Jul 1999 - Par, Cornwall, England Burial - Sat 24 Jul 1999 - Tywardreath, Cornwall, England

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Helen Phyllis Goodburn and Nigel Francklin Hooper 1944
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  		Nigel Francklin Hooper 1949
  		Nigel Francklin Hooper at St Austell Grammar School 1956
  		The Hooper "Band" 1958 See the 1958 recording
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  		Spike Hooper at Launceston Town Hall 1958
  		Spike Hooper at Launceston Town Hall 1958
  		Spike Hooper with The Angels Skiffle Group 1958
  		Nigel Francklin Hooper 1960
  		Nigel Francklin Hooper 1961
  		Nigel Francklin Hooper about 1962
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  		Spike Hooper playing sax with Wescombe brothers 1969
  		Helen Phyllis Goodburn and Nigel Francklin Hooper 1973
  		Spike Hooper with Danny Kerwin Quartet 1974
  		Spike Hooper and Shades 1977
  		Nigel Francklin Hooper 1979
  		Spike Hooper in 'Oh Boy Show' 1981
  		Spike Hooper with Johnny James Quartet early 1980s
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  		Spike far right
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  		Nigel Francklin Hooper 1989
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  		Spike and Malcolm Hooper in The Flying Tigers 1994
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  		Nigel Francklin Hooper 1995
  		Nigel Francklin Hooper 1995
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  		Spike Hooper and Soul Society 1997
  		Nigel Francklin Hooper 1999 funeral

  
  

  Videos » Slide Show		The Guitar Short film made about 1958 by the St Austell Boys Grammar School Film Society. Spike playing Guitar 9 minutes in. (John Nettles also on guitar) Julia painting 12 minutes in
  		Lonesome Town Spike on guitar and vocals, Malcolm on drums with The Flying Tigers 1994.
  		Jitterbug Mary Spike on sax and vocals, Malcolm on drums and vocals with The Flying Tigers 1994.
  		Flying Tigers - Come Go With Me Spike on sax and vocals, Malcolm on drums and vocals with The Flying Tigers 1994.

  
  

  Documents		Nigel Francklin Hooper 1999 tribute gig ticket
  		Nigel Francklin Hooper 2009 memorial gig ticket

  
  

  Recordings » Slide Show		The Hooper teenage sing song 1958 See the 1958 photo
  		Dixie Spike playing with Shades
  		Special Angel Sung and played by Spike alone
  		Georgina Written sung and played by Spike alone
  		Piltdown Rides Again Spike on sax, Malcolm on drums with The Flying Tigers 1994

  
  

  Newspapers » Slide Show		Spike at Glastonbury 1971
  		Nigel Francklin Hooper 2009 memorial gig
  		Nigel Francklin Hooper 2009 news item

  
  

  Headstones

  TYWARDREATH CEMETERY, TYWARDREATH, CORNWALL, ENGLAND In Loving Memory of NIGEL FRANCKLIN HOOPER 'SPIKE' Born April 20th 1944 Died July 15th 1999 Forever in our thoughts

  
  

• Notes

  !GRO birth index: Jun 1944, NIGEL F. HOOPER Mother GOODBURN District OXFORD 3A/3066 !GRO marriage index: Mar 1965, NIGEL F. HOOPER Married WHITE District ST.AUSTELL 7A/398 !GRO marriage index: Mar 1965, SANDRA WHITE Married HOOPER District ST.AUSTELL 7A/398 !GRO marriage index: Jun 1993, NIGEL F. HOOPER Married PRIMMER District ST.AUSTELL 21/464/693 !GRO marriage index: Jun 1993, JUDITH L. PRIMMER Married HOOPER District ST.AUSTELL 21/464/693 !GRO death index: Jul 1999, NIGEL FRANCKLIN HOOPER Born 20 APR 1944 District ST AUSTELL 3671A/13B/114/799 !FROM THE WESTERN MORNING NEWS DATED THURSDAY 22 JUL 1999: OBITUARIES Nigel 'Spike' Hooper Multi-talented musician who gave joy to so many ROCK and roll musician "Spike' Hooper, of Par, Mid-Cornwall, was an inspirational musician who brought joy to many thousands of people with his bands' performances across Britain and Europe. He died of cancer at his home in Par, aged 55. Born in Oxford and originally known as Nigel Hooper, he moved to Cornwall, where he was educated at Mount Charles Primary, St Austell Grammar School and Launceston College, at which he achieved a distinction in music. His lifelong passion for music gained momentum in his childhood home at Grampound, where he made his first guitar out of an old cigar box and began playing a clarinet. Every night and weekend saw the Hooper household full of skiffle-playing teenagers with guitars, brass instruments, drums and pianos. Spike soon revealed his flair as a multi-instrumentalist, arranger and band leader. His crew cut hair earned him the name "Spike", and his first band was The Saxons. Others to follow included the Senators, Individuals, Soul Society, Jack Russell and the Terriers, Al Hodge's Headquarters and the Flying Tigers. But it was his time as a saxophonist, guitarist and vocalist with rock and roll revivalists Shades that gave Spike a taste of wider recognition and saw his career take off, with a tour of Europe. He was also much in demand as a recording sessionist especially in the Sawmill Studios at Golant, near Fowey. His last visit there was to play on a session for London band Supergrass. Jazz was also a . major part of his life and led to collaborations with many top players, with Spike featuring on sax, clarinet, guitar and banjo. He was also a mainstay of the former Charlestown jazz Club. Soul Society singer Will Coon paid tribute, saying: 'Spike was a true original. "He had a huge talent which inspired a whole generation of young Cornish musicians.' "Spike loved Cornwall and Cornwall loved him." Flying Tigers' guitarist Pete Flaskett, with whom Spike continued to appear until shortly before his death, described Spike as his hero and said that he was a unique character. "He will be missed both socially and musically, but remembered for the joy he brought to many, many thousands of people.' Apart from his music, the modest Spike was a keen collector of stamps and coins and took a great interest in nature and the Cornish countryside. He is survived by his wife Jude and children Julie, Jo, David, Robin and Henry. His funeral service is at 11am on Saturday, July 24, at Tywardreath Parish Church. !FROM THE CORNISH GUARDIAN DATED Thursday, 22 Jul 1999: Rocker Spike loses fight ONE of Comwall's most inspirational post-war musicians, Spike Hooper, has died at his Par home after losing his fight against cancer. He was 55. Oxford-born, Spike attended Mount Charles Primary School and St Austell Grammar School, before going on to Launceston College where he gained a distinction in music. Family reminiscences recall his early years in Grampound as the beginning of a life- long passion for music, starting from when he made his first guitar out of an old cigar box through to his first serious instrument and musical first love the clarinet. Every night and weekends saw the Hooper household full of skiffleplaying teenagers on guitars, brass instruments, drums and piano, Spike already revealing a unique flair as multi-instrumentalist, arranger and band leader. And it was in the mid-50s that the former Nigel Hooper became Spike, thanks to the dramatic effects of a crewcut, the fashion for which, together with rock 'n' roll, were America's most exciting exports at the time. The music had an immediate and lasting effect, resulting in the emergence of Spike's first rock band, The Saxons, in 1957/58. Other St Austell-based combos followed, including The Senators, The Individuals, The Soul Society, Marvellous Kid, and in the 1980s Jack Russell and the Terriers and Al Hodge's Headquarters. It was with 50s rock revivalists Shades that gave Spike a taste of wider recognition. In the early 1970s, the band -Spike, sax/guitar/vocals; Colin Price-Jones, guitar/ vocals; Alan Ross, bass/vocals; and Mike Bunt, drums - took the UK rock'n'roll circuit by storm and went on to tour extensively throughout Europe to rave reviews. Later came the hugely popular Flying Tigers, with which Spike continued to appear until shortly before his death. Between gigs he was an in-demand session player, especially at Golant's Sawmills Studios where his last visit was to play on a session for London band Supergrass. But jazz was also a major influence and led to collaborations with many top players. Featuring on sax, clarinet, guitar and banjo, he was also a mainstay of the former Charlestown Jazz Club where lifelong friendships with every other musician he played with were formed. Soul Society singer Will Coon, a friend from teenage days said: 'Spike was a true original. He had a huge talent which inspired a whole generation of young Cornish musicians, and I feel privileged to have been considered a friend. 'Spike loved Cornwall, and Cornwall loved him." Flying Tigers guitarist Pete Flaskett said: 'When we knew Spike was seriously ill, I wrote telling him what it was like playing in a band with 'my hero,' and I meant it- That's exactly what he was to me. He was unique. 'He will be missed both socially and musically, but remembered for the joy he brought to many, many thousands of people. Spike was a modest, private man and apart from music, he was a keen collector of stamps and coins, taking a great interest in the natural world and the Cornish countryside, which he loved." He is survived by his wife Jude and children Julie, Jo, David, Robin and Henry. The funeral service takes place at llam on Saturday at Tywardreath Parish Church. Ray Telford: 01726 76815 TRIBUTES: Terry Dean's website Spike Hooper.....Singer and very talented multi instrumentalist. Everybody in the 'business' knew Spike. His band 'The Flying Tigers' dominated the Music scene in Cornwall for many years and I had the pleasure of having Spike stand in with my band on several occassions. Ever heard 'Me & Bobby Mcgee' played with a saxaphone as a lead instrument? Spike always filled the dance floor when he played!