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Lightnin' Hopkins

Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin Hopkins (FS 3822) original LP artwork
Lightnin' Hopkins LP artwork
Lightnin Hopkins (SFW40019) CD artwork
Lightnin' Hopkins CD artwork

Texas bluesman Samuel “Lightnin’” Hopkins’ musical career was reignited by this 1959 release. With the aid of a little gin and a borrowed acoustic guitar, musicologist Sam Charters recorded Hopkins in his tiny apartment in Houston, Texas. The result is nine tracks of pure country blues and Hopkins’ reminiscences of his time performing with Blind Lemon Jefferson.

The vinyl reissue of Lightnin’ Hopkins features superbly remastered sound and includes liner notes written by Sam Charters. This reissue is part of Folkways Records’ 70th anniversary celebration series, revisiting some of the most iconic and influential albums released on the record label.

For a limited time only, we are offering the vinyl reissue of Lightnin' Hopkins along with the new reissues of Woody Guthrie's Struggle, and Joseph Spence's Bahaman Folk Guitar, as a Vinyl Bundle with Bonus Folkways Slipmat.

Track Listing

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Lightnin' Hopkins
02:55
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102
Lightnin' Hopkins
03:49
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103
Lightnin' Hopkins
03:56
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104
Lightnin' Hopkins
02:10
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105
Lightnin' Hopkins
03:13
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201
Lightnin' Hopkins
02:17
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202
Lightnin' Hopkins
02:47
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203
Lightnin' Hopkins
02:36
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204
Lightnin' Hopkins
04:18
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Lightnin' Hopkins
04:18