Lightnin' Hopkins - Sings the Blues (Audio CD - Mar 4, 2016)

2016 archive recording. Legendary Houston bluesman, Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins was an icon of American music. This CD compiles the crème of his 1946-1948 recordings for the Los Angeles-based Aladdin Record company - remarkable solitary blues recorded in the fully-formed individual style on which he would build a life-long career Lightnin's guitar style was compelling - old, yet new. His ad-libbed chord changes and stop-time rhythms, produced the hit, "Katie May" right out of the gate. Hopkins scored national R&B hits for Aladdin with his "Shotgun Blues," "Short Haired Woman", etc. Essential, evocative Texas blues rooted in a tradition going back to Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Willie Johnson.

Condition:NEW.

TRACK LISTINGS

1. Lightnin's (Sis') Boogie
2. Come Back Baby
3. Daddy Will Be Home One Day
4. Baby You're Not Going to Make a Fool Out of Me
5. Morning Blues
6. Have to Let You Go
7. Let Me Play with Your Poodle
8. Down Baby
9. Fast Mail Rambler
10. Thinkin' and Worryin'
11. Picture on the Wall
12. You're Not Goin' to Worry My Life Anymore
13. Sugar on My Mind
14. Shotgun
15. Katie May
16. Short Haired Woman
17. Feel So Bad
18. Can't Do Like You Used to
19. West Coast Blues
20. Drinkin' Woman
21. See See Rider
22. Unpredictable Woman
23. Blues (That Mean Old Twister)
24. I Can't Stay Here in Your Town
25. You're Gonna Miss Me
26. Someday