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Lightnin' Hopkins



Genres: Blues, Jazz
Descriptive "tags": blues, delta blues, classic blues, guitar, texas blues Powered by AudioScrobbler
Decades Active: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s
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Biography

Sam Hopkins, 15 March 1912, Centreville, Texas, USA, d. 30 January 1982, Houston, Texas, USA. One of the last great country blues singers, Hopkins’ lengthy career began in the Texas bars and juke joints of the 20s. Towards the end of the decade he formed a duo with a cousin, Texas Alexander, while his Lightnin’ epithet was derived from a subsequent partnership with barrelhouse pianist Thunder Smith, with whom he made his first recordings. Hopkins’ early work unveiled a masterly performer. His work first came to prominence when, after being discovered by Sam Charters at the age of 47, The Roots Of Lightnin’ Hopkins was released in 1959 and numerous sessions followed. His sparse acoustic guitar and narrated prose quickly made him an important discovery, appealing to the audience of the American folk boom of the early 60s. His harsh, emotive voice and compulsive, if irregular, guitar playing, conveyed an intensity enhanced by the often personal...

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Freeform Patterns (with 13th Floor Elevators) Boxart

From The Vaults of Everest Records (4-CD Box Set) Boxart

From The Vaults of Everest Records, Part 1 - Drinkin' In the Blues Boxart

From The Vaults of Everest Records, Part 2 - Prison Blues Boxart

From The Vaults of Everest Records, Part 3 - Mama And Papa Hopkins Boxart

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From The Vaults of Everest Records, Part 4 - Nothin' But The Blues Boxart

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Goin' Away Boxart
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Herald Recordings - 1954 Boxart

Herald Recordings - 1954, Volume 2 Boxart

Lightnin's Love Boxart

Lost Texas Tapes, Volume 1 Boxart

Lost Texas Tapes, Volume 1 (Audio Cassette) Boxart
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Lost Texas Tapes, Volume 2 Boxart

Lost Texas Tapes, Volume 3 Boxart

Lost Texas Tapes, Volume 4 Boxart

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Mojo Hand - Golden Classics Boxart
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Prestige Profiles (Plus Bonus CD, Volume 8) (2-CD) Boxart

Sings the Blues Boxart

 

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