Lightning Hopkins Sings the Blues
| Lightning Hopkins Sings the Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | October 1947–1951 | |||
| Studio | Gold Star (Houston, Texas) | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 25:50 | |||
| Label | Crown CLP-5224 | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Lightning Hopkins Sings the Blues, also released as Original Folk Blues, is a 12-inch LP album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins collecting tracks recorded between 1947 and 1951 that were originally released as 10-inch 78rpm records on the RPM label.[2][3][4] The album was released on the Mainstream Records low budget, Crown subsidiary and was an early 12-inch LP collections of Lightnin' Hopkins material recorded at Gold Star Studios to be released. In 1999 a double CD collection of Jake Head Boogie was released containing all of the Hopkins recordings released by the RPM label along with several previously unreleased recordings.
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins
- "Just Sittin' Down Thinkin'" – 2:33
- "Jake Head Boogie" – 2:53
- "Lonesome Dog Blues" – 2:38
- "Tell Me Pretty Mama" – 3:03
- "Last Affair" – 2:55
- "Don't Keep My Baby Long" – 2:15
- "Santa Fe Blues" – 2:23
- "Give Me Back That Wig" – 1:56
- "Someday" – 2:38
- "Ain't It Lonesome" – 2:36
Personnel
[edit]- Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals
References
[edit]- ^ Lightnin' Hopkins: Sings the Blues – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ Both Sides Now: Crown Album Discography, Part 3: CLP-5201 to CLP-5299/CST-221 to CST-299 (1961–1963) accessed November 22, 2018
- ^ Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography accessed November 22, 2018
- ^ O'Brien, T. J. Lightnin' Album of the Week: Week 23 February 5, 2011 accessed November 22, 2018
