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Lightnin' Hopkins. 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.
Lightnin’ Hopkins toured and recorded prolifically until the mid 50’s when the new Chicago electric blues began to make his acoustic style appear old fashioned. In 1959, a young blues enthusiast named Sam Charters managed to track him down, and together they recorded ‘The Roots of Lightning Hopkins’ in his apartment, using a guitar he had to borrow.
15 de mar. de 2022 · Here’s how it works. Watch Lightnin’ Hopkins Play “the Best Blues Performance Ever”. Remembering the influential Texas bluesman born 110 years ago today with this archive gem featuring quotes from Johnny Winter, Billy Gibbons and more. "I had the one thing you need to be a blues singer," Lightnin' used to say. "I was born with the blues."
Lightnin' Hopkins chronology; California Mudslide (and Earthquake) (1969) Lightnin'! (1969) In the Key of Lightnin' (2002) CD Reissue Cover; Lightnin'! is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins recorded in California in 1969 and released on the Poppy label as a double LP.
Lightnin’ Hopkins. Sam Hopkins, bekannt unter dem Künstlernamen Lightnin’ Hopkins (* 15.März 1912 in Centerville, Texas; † 30. Januar 1982 in Houston, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Sänger und -Gitarrist.Er gilt als einflussreicher Vertreter des Texas Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins was of the latter variety. With a career that stretched from the 1920s through the '70s, the Texas bluesman was a genre unto himself, a deft guitarist equally at home in a quiet solo performance or fronting an electrified boogie band.
27 de dic. de 2023 · Lightnin' Hopkins at the New Orleans Jazz festival, 1978. "He could go from acoustic guitar to electric guitar or from playing by himself to playing with a band," said Johny Winter. "Lightnin' was a real blues guy." (Image credit: David Redferns/Getty Images)
