Lightnin' Hopkins
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Lightnin' Hopkins was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Houston, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine included Hopkins at number 71 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
During the late 40s and 1950s Hopkins rarely performed outside Texas. However, he recorded prolifically. Occasionally traveling to the Mid-West and Eastern United States for recording sessions and concert appearances. It has been estimated that he recorded between 800 and 1000 songs during his career. He performed regularly at clubs in and around Houston, particularly in Dowling St. where he had first been discovered. He recorded his hits 'T-Model Blues' and 'Tim Moore's Farm' at SugarHill Recording Studios in Houston. By the mid to late 1950s his prodigious output of quality recordings had gained him a following among African Americans and blues music aficionados.
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FEATURED TRACK"Little School Girl"
TRACK LISTING
- DISC ONE:
- 1. Walk Me
- 2. Little School Girl
- 3. Let Me Play With Your Poodle
- 4. Katie Mae
- 5. Little Boy Blue
- 6. Pneumonia Blues
- 7. Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On
- 8. West Texas Blues
- 9. A Death In The Family
- 10. Huntin' In The Mornin'
- 11. Letter To My Back Door Friend
- 12. Love Me This Morning
- 13. Ride In Your New Automobile
- 14. Breakfast Time
- 15. You're Too Fast
- 16. Daddy Was A Preacher
- 17. I Hate I Got Married
- 18. I'm Coming Home
- 19. Jailhouse Blues
- 20. Lovin' Arms
- 21. Rock Me Mama
- 22. Mr. Charlie, Pts. 1 & 2
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- DISC TWO:
- 1. My Little Kewpie Doll
- 2. Blues For My Cookie
- 3. Had A Gal Called Sal
- 4. They Wonder Who I Am
- 5. Wimmin From Coast To Coast
- 6. Fan It
- 7. War Is Starting Again
- 8. Rolling And Rolling
- 9. Death Bells
- 10. I'll Be Gone
- 11. I Asked The Bossman
- 12. Shaggy Dad
- 13. Black Ghost Blues
- 14. No Education
- 15. Antoinette's Blues
- 16. Los Angeles Boogie
- 17. Let Them Little Things Be True
- 18. Mojo Hand