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Lightnin hopkins close a visit to houston for any fan of vintage black american music cant fail to take in a ride through the citys third ward, the cradle of south texas blues and the point of origin for just about every strand of music to come out of htown since the early 20th century. Lightnin hopkins grew up steeped in blues in texas and learned much of his music from his distant cousin, the singer alger texas alexander. Jul 29, 2010 im looking for a detailed listing of recording sessions by the texan blues singerguitarist sam lightnin hopkins. Albums include lightnin hopkins, lightnin strikes, and lightnin and the blues.
Spread the classic jazz, and dont forget to share this playlist. In 1920, hopkins met the legendary blind lemon jefferson at a social function and got a chance to play with him. Rolling stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. In this double dvd set, ernie hawkins covers songs in unusual keys such as. Send me a pm if youre trying to download some of my torrents and there are no seeds, ill reseed. Discover all lightnin hopkinss music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. A discography and lightnin hopkins discography usa 45cat ghefla, jul 10, 2017.
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Or if you are looking for a specific album, maybe i have it. Music and lyrics on this site are for the sole use of educational reference and are the property of respective authors, artists and labels. Lightnin went on to record many more songs in the 60s. Lightnin hopkins was born on march 15, 1912 in centerville, texas, usa as sam hopkins. I have been a fan of lightnin hopkins for 40 years and have many of his recordings.
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The album was released on latent records in 1986, and rereleased internationally on rca records in 1991. Can anyone point me to an online sessionographydiscography. Publication date 1960 topics country, blues, texas language english. Lightnin hopkins rereleased as the roots of lightnin hopkins is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins, recorded in 1959 and released on the folkways label. He continued to record prolifically he made more albums than any other. Illustrated sam lightnin hopkins discography stefan wirz. The first 7 songs are are from the album down home blues, which in my opinion is lightnins finest work ever. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. This is a lotta lightnin, a compilation of 2 albums recorded in 1964, with a running time of 76 minutes. Mar 03, 2020 samuel john lightnin hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from centerville, texas. Strong recordings followed from hopkins, such as his song mojo hand 1960. This reissue is part of folkways records 70th anniversary celebration series, revisiting some of the most iconic and influential albums released on the record label.
Standing tall at the center of the texas blues story is lightnin hopkins. His compulsive guitar playing and harsh, emotive voice made him one of the last great country blues singers. Lightnin is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins recorded in 1960 and released on the bluesville label the following year. Foi feita em sua homenagem uma estatua em crockett, texas. Apr 26, 2017 neither of this is remotely comprehensive, but the offer quite a bit of information. Before it was recorded, the bluesman had disappeared from sight. Lightnin hopkins download full list album lightnin.
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These songs have been carefully remastered for this release and cut by warren defever and bill skibbe. Lightnin hopkins lightnin hopkins lyrics and tracklist. Jan 08, 2018 samuel john lightnin hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist, from centerville, texas. We have 117 lightninhopkins other torrents for you. Songstube is against piracy and promotes safe and legal music downloading on amazon. Tracklist a1 happy blues for john glenn a2 worried life blues a3 i got a leak in this old building.
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