`Hopkins, Lightning`-Texas Blues Man Limited Edition Forest Green Vinyl LP New
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Description
Sam "Lightning" Hopkins (!912-1982) was raised in east Texas and performed mainly in the Houston area during most of his career. He was known to play in neighborhood taverns for a little cash. He recorded some sides in Houston in the 1940s and 50s 1946-1951, and was finally tracked down by Sam Charters and Chris Strachwitz in 1959. It was the former who convinced Hopkins to go to New York City to produce a studio recording, and from there he toured some in the United States and Europe. His playing style in recording studios and on tour did not have the flavor of the taverns with the neighborhood audience interaction (something that can be said for most musicians starting out in local clubs), but he has a smooth, soft vocal style compared to the shouting style of some other early bluesmen. This LP represents recordings he made in the 1960s. Many are the slower Texas country blues, as opposed to the jazzy modern blues many performers had adopted in the 60s. The tracks on the LP were recorded in Houston, Texas, and Berkeley, California, and are from previously released Arhoolie recordings. All songs have Lightning Hopkins, vocal and guitar. Total playing time is over an hour. They include:
on Green Vinyl
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