of the 1950s. He died in McKinney, Texas in 1960 of a haemorrhaging ulcer, at the age of 46. Relatives and others Hogg was reputed to be a cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins and to be distantly related to Alger "Texas" Alexander, but both claims are ambiguous. Hogg's cousin John Hogg was also a blues musician; he recorded for Mercury Records in 1951. He is not to be confused with Willie "Smokey" Hogg, a musician based in New York City in the 1960s. See also List of blues musicians List of Texas blues musicians List of Electric blues musicians References External links Illustrated Smokey Hogg discography American street performers American country singer-songwriters American blues guitarists American male guitarists Electric blues musicians Texas blues musicians 1914 births 1960 deaths Imperial Records artists Modern Records artists Specialty Records artists Federal Records artists Meteor Records artists Combo Records artists Recorded In Hollywood artists 20th-century American singers 20th-century American guitarists Singer-songwriters from Texas Guitarists from Texas Country musicians from Texas 20th-century American male musicians American male singer-songwriters