Ron Hacker

One could easily say that the blues saved Ron Hacker's life. It certainly changed his life and gave him a purpose and a structure, and he developed into a powerful slide guitar player with a too-little-known but sturdy musical legacy. Born January 25, 1945 in Indianapolis, Indiana, he grew up essentially without a family, raised by an assortment of aunts, uncles, and church women. He got in trouble early and was sent to a juvenile facility after he was caught breaking into parking meters when he was 11 years old. He discovered blues music while in the facility, and after reloc...