Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins · 1959
32 min · 10 tracks · electric blues · country blues · Texas blues
Raw and soulful Texas blues infused with storytelling and a deep sense of personal history.
Why this album works
This album is significant as it helped bring Texas blues to a wider audience during the late 1950s, influencing future generations of blues musicians. It received positive critical acclaim and has been cited as a key work that paved the way for the electric blues genre.
- Best for
- steady storytelling with raw emotion short tracks for quick sessions soulful reflections on personal history
- Context
- Released in 1959, this was Lightnin' Hopkins' debut album, marking his transition from local performer to national recording artist. Prior to this, he had gained recognition in the Houston music scene and had recorded for various labels, but 'Lightnin' Hopkins' solidified his unique sound and storytelling prowess on a broader scale.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Dave Van Ronk· Odetta· Jimi Hendrix
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Penitentiary Blues Standout 2:55
- 2 Bad Luck and Trouble Standout 3:49
- 3 Come Go Home With Me 3:56
- 4 Trouble Stay 'Way From My Door 4:10
- 5 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Standout 2:10
- 6 Goin' Back to Florida 3:13
- 7 Reminiscenses of Blind Lemon 2:16
- 8 Fan It 2:47
- 9 Tell Me, Baby 2:36
- 10 She's Mine 4:18
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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