Lightnin' Hopkins
- MatchLightnin' Hopkins
- 100%John Lee Hooker
- 90%T-Bone Walker
- 86%Memphis Slim
- 85%Fred McDowell
- 85%Mississippi Fred McDowell
- 83%Elmore James
- 82%Skip James
- 80%Big Bill Broonzy
- 80%Howlin' Wolf
- 80%Howling Wolf
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... Read more
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blues
delta blues
classic blues
texas blues
guitar
blues
delta blues
classic blues
texas blues
guitar
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