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Po' Lightnin'

Lightning Hopkins
Po' Lightnin'
Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz has credited the music of Samuel “Lightnin” Hopkins with providing the emotional experience that led to his decision to form Arhoolie Records in 1960. During Hopkins’ career, it is estimated that he recorded hundreds of songs, gaining a large following in the African American and blues communities. This compilation presents Hopkins in sessions during the 1960s and includes topical songs about the weather (“Ice Storm Blues,” “Hurricanes Carla and Esther,” and “California Showers”), drinking songs (“Wine Drinking Woman” and “Gin Bottle Blues”) and Vietnam (“Please Settle in Vietnam”).

Track Listing

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101
Lightnin' Hopkins
07:16
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102
Lightnin' Hopkins
03:10
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103
Lightnin' Hopkins
05:01
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104
Lightnin' Hopkins
01:54
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105
Lightnin' Hopkins
04:38
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106
Lightnin' Hopkins
02:25
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107
Lightnin' Hopkins
02:27
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108
Lightnin' Hopkins
05:09
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109
Lightnin' Hopkins
03:37
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110
Lightnin' Hopkins
05:10
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111
Lightnin' Hopkins
02:37
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112
Lightnin' Hopkins
04:15
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113
Lightnin' Hopkins
03:14
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114
Lightnin' Hopkins
07:50
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115
Lightnin' Hopkins
04:41
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116
Lightnin' Hopkins
03:07
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117
Lightnin' Hopkins
03:16
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118
Lightnin' Hopkins
03:08
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119
Lightnin' Hopkins
03:08