Description

180GR.

Artist

American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Born: 15 March 1912, Centerville, Leon County, Texas, USA.
Died: 30 January 1982, Houston, Texas, USA.

In 1920, Hopkins met the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson at a social function and got a chance to play with him.

His cousin was Texas Alexander. While they were playing together in Houston in 1946, he was discovered by Lola Anne Cullum of Los Angeles' Aladdin Records. Hopkins first recorded with pianist Wilson Smith and the pair were dubbed 'Lightning' & 'Thunder' to add some dynamic to their marketing.

Strong recordings followed from Hopkins, such as his song "Mojo Hand" (1960). He later inspired many artists such as Jimmie Vaughan, Townes Van Zandt and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan.

Tracks

A1 Buddy Brown's Blues

A2 Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee

A3 Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On

A4 DC-7

A5 Death Bells

B1 Goin' To Dallas To See My Pony Run

B2 Jailhouse Blues

B3 Blues In The Bottle

B4 Beans, Beans, Beans

B5 Catfish Blues

B6 My Grandpa Is Old Too!

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, CD, Cassette

Labels

Disques Vogue, Not Now Music, Vogue, Stateside, Carrere, Fonit Cetra, Prestige, XTRA, Ace, Original Blues Classics, Pepper Cake, Prestige Bluesville

Countries

Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe, Australia & New Zealand

years

1961, 1967, 1972, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2008, 2015, 2018

Members