Janey Hooper

Janey, we think of you and HEAR YOU, in the Key of Love. with our thoughts more often than once a year... stay tuned,,,, RIP kenxqed > Patsy and Kenny Newman

I met Janey around '74 when we played together in a very short lived band. After i returned from California a few years later we played together with Ella Ruth Piggee at P.J. Brennan's. I recently moved back to Des Moines from Florida and was shocked and saddened to learn of Janeys passing. This last Sunday; April 7th 2019 I was lucky to be asked to perform at the concert for her posthumous induction into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame. It was an emotional evening for me because it also is the...

Janey was in my high school class. A special lady even then. So sorry for your loss.

We are very grateful that our paths crossed with Janey's in recent years. Her subtle, yet sublime, singing & playing style was such a delight! May God comfort all her family & close friends in the months & years ahead.

Thank you, Janey for sharing your world class gift with us. Especially in your special performances at The Life Center where you brought such joy to the residents including my Mom. Rest in musical heaven, dear lady.

My husband and I met at Lloyd's. The reason I was there was Janey. I had been following Janey for a while. I loved her voice and her renditions of the classics - songs I heard while growing up - I got my love of music from my mom. My husband and let Janey know we met because of her. She made our day when she played at our wedding reception, which included her version of our favorite song, "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life". I was so sad to hear she passed away last week. She will be...

Janey's been a musical force in the Midwest for many years, but her participation with Merrymakers in Central Iowa brought out a side of her that won't surprise her many fans and friends. Performing for senior audiences in nursing homes and the like, Janey seemed always to make a connection, even with those whose cognitive abilities were diminished. She knew the oldies, but even when she didn't , her talent allowed her to play along while audience members supplied the lyrics. She left many...

Janey, rest and sing on in heaven! May God bless and strengthen your surviving family, friends, and fellow musicians.

it is really sad to know that janey is gone but she was such a classy lady and treated everyone she met as if THEY WERE SPECIAL when she was the one that truly was! bobby "wild thing" penson