Artist: Lightnin' Hopkins
Title Of Album: Lightnin And The Blues
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Buddha
Genre: Blues
Quality: ape
Art: scans
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Notes:
Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins belongs on the Mount Rushmore of great blues artists. You'll get a strong sense of why upon listening to the 16 tracks (including four unearthed specially for the CD) that the fortyish Texan made for Herald Records in 1954, about the time his African American fans deserted his country blues for a more modern sound. Hopkins sings "Sick Feelin' Blues" and the rest (except for a couple of boogie instrumentals) in a carefully regulated yet declarative manner, expounding on rotten luck with women and life through an outstanding blend of warmth and self-awareness. Though usually thought of as an acoustic guitar picker, he plugs in here and lets amplification give an edge of unresolved tension to his jagged rhythms and idiosyncratic musical ideas. And while Hopkins is better known as a solo performer, he gets chased by a frisky rhythm section throughout. --Frank-John Hadley
Tracklist:
1. Nothin' But The Blues
2. Don't Think Cause You're Pretty
3. Lightnin's Boogie
4. Life I Used To Live
5. Sick Feelin' Blues
6. Evil Hearted Woman
7. Blues For My Cookie
8. Sittin' Down Thinkin'
9. My Baby's Gone
10. Lonesome In Your Home
11. Lightnin's Special
12. My Little Kewpie Doll
13. Shine On Moon
14. Had A Gal Called Sal
15. Remember Me
16. Moving On Out Boogie
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