Lightnin' Hopkins--Come Back Baby and Katie Mae
Lightnin' Hopkins
"Once he was playing, he would almost slip into a trance and a blues stream of consciousness would come pouring out, making him nearly oblivious to what was going on around him. Sometimes he would stop altogether and start talking the song instead of singing it. At best the rhythms would pick up speed or slow down; the musicians would desperately try and readjust by which time, Hopkins would have changed it again."
Harry Shapiro
Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912-January 30, 1982) was a country blues guitar legend, from Houston, Texas.
Born in Centerville, Texas, he learned the blues when young in Buffalo, Texas from Blind Lemon Jefferson and his older cousin, country-blues singer Alger 'Texas' Alexander. When Hopkins and Alexander were playing in Houston in 1946, he was discovered by Lola Anne Cullum of Los Angeles' Aladdin Records (although Alexander would not make it out to LA). Hopkins' fast finger style is very distinct. He settled in Houston in 1952 and gained much attention. Solid recordings followed including his masterpiece song Mojo Hand in 1960. He was an influence on Jimmie Vaughan's work, and, more significantly, on the vocals and blues style of Pigpen, the keyboardist of the of the Grateful Dead until 1972.
In 1968 he recorded an album backed by psychedelic rock band, the 13th Floor Elevators.
From wikipedia.org
These two cuts are from the 1961 album Lightnin'.
Lightnin' Hopkins--Come Back Baby
Lightnin' Hopkins--Katie Mae
"Once he was playing, he would almost slip into a trance and a blues stream of consciousness would come pouring out, making him nearly oblivious to what was going on around him. Sometimes he would stop altogether and start talking the song instead of singing it. At best the rhythms would pick up speed or slow down; the musicians would desperately try and readjust by which time, Hopkins would have changed it again."
Harry Shapiro
Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912-January 30, 1982) was a country blues guitar legend, from Houston, Texas.
Born in Centerville, Texas, he learned the blues when young in Buffalo, Texas from Blind Lemon Jefferson and his older cousin, country-blues singer Alger 'Texas' Alexander. When Hopkins and Alexander were playing in Houston in 1946, he was discovered by Lola Anne Cullum of Los Angeles' Aladdin Records (although Alexander would not make it out to LA). Hopkins' fast finger style is very distinct. He settled in Houston in 1952 and gained much attention. Solid recordings followed including his masterpiece song Mojo Hand in 1960. He was an influence on Jimmie Vaughan's work, and, more significantly, on the vocals and blues style of Pigpen, the keyboardist of the of the Grateful Dead until 1972.
In 1968 he recorded an album backed by psychedelic rock band, the 13th Floor Elevators.
From wikipedia.org
These two cuts are from the 1961 album Lightnin'.
Lightnin' Hopkins--Come Back Baby
Lightnin' Hopkins--Katie Mae
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