Description

.. hopkins / 180GR. / 2 bonus tracks

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 Penitentiary Blues 02:56

A2 Bad Luck And Trouble 03:50

A3 Come And Go With Me 03:55

A4 Trouble Stay 'Way From My Door 04:10

A5 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 02:11

A6 So Long Baby 01:50

B1 Goin' Back To Florida 03:14

B2 Reminiscences Of Blind Lemon 02:14

B3 Fan It 02:47

B4 Tell Me Baby 02:35

B5 She's Mine 04:18

B6 The Foot Race Is On 02:43

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, CD, Cassette

Labels

P-Vine Records, DOL, Vinyl Lovers , Smithsonian Folkways, Le Chant Du Monde, Wax Love Records, Sonet, Rumble Records , Doxy, Folkways Records, Motivator Co. Deluxe Reissues, XTRA, Verve Folkways, Blue Angel

Countries

Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe

years

1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1981, 1990, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

Members