Lightnin' Hopkins

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.1 1946-53 (2024)

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.1 1946-53 (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 309 min | 725 / 507 Mb
Genre: Blues

Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins was one of the true blues greats, a singer, guitarist, songwriter and occasional pianist from Texas, who through a life as a long-time solo performer developed a highly distinctive style, playing rhythm, lead, bass and percussion, with a legendarily unstructured approach to the 12-bar format. Musicologist Mark McCormick said that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”.

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Acoustic Years 1959-1960 (2013)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Aug. 9, 2024
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Acoustic Years 1959-1960 (2013)

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Acoustic Years 1959-1960 (2013)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 4:52:44 | 643 Mb / 1.13 Gb
Genre: Blues

Lightnin' Hopkins Sam Hopkins was a Texas country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never appreciably altered his mournful Lone Star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and electric guitar. Hopkins' nimble dexterity made intricate boogie riffs seem easy, and his fascinating penchant for improvising lyrics to fit whatever situation might arise made him a beloved blues troubadour. Hopkins' brothers John Henry and Joel were also talented bluesmen, but it was Sam who became a star. In 1920, he met the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson at a social function, and even got a chance to play with him. Later, Hopkins served as Jefferson's guide. In his teens, Hopkins began working with another pre-war great, singer Texas Alexander, who was his cousin. A mid-'30s stretch in Houston's County Prison Farm for the young guitarist interrupted their partnership for a time, but when he was freed, Hopkins hooked back up with the older bluesman.
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.1 1946-53 (2024)

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.1 1946-53 (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 309 min | 725 / 507 Mb
Genre: Blues

Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins was one of the true blues greats, a singer, guitarist, songwriter and occasional pianist from Texas, who through a life as a long-time solo performer developed a highly distinctive style, playing rhythm, lead, bass and percussion, with a legendarily unstructured approach to the 12-bar format. Musicologist Mark McCormick said that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”.

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Acoustic Years 1959-1960 (2013)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Aug. 9, 2024
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Acoustic Years 1959-1960 (2013)

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Acoustic Years 1959-1960 (2013)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 4:52:44 | 643 Mb / 1.13 Gb
Genre: Blues

Lightnin' Hopkins Sam Hopkins was a Texas country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never appreciably altered his mournful Lone Star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and electric guitar. Hopkins' nimble dexterity made intricate boogie riffs seem easy, and his fascinating penchant for improvising lyrics to fit whatever situation might arise made him a beloved blues troubadour. Hopkins' brothers John Henry and Joel were also talented bluesmen, but it was Sam who became a star. In 1920, he met the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson at a social function, and even got a chance to play with him. Later, Hopkins served as Jefferson's guide. In his teens, Hopkins began working with another pre-war great, singer Texas Alexander, who was his cousin. A mid-'30s stretch in Houston's County Prison Farm for the young guitarist interrupted their partnership for a time, but when he was freed, Hopkins hooked back up with the older bluesman.
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.1 1946-53 (2024)

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.1 1946-53 (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 309 min | 725 / 507 Mb
Genre: Blues

Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins was one of the true blues greats, a singer, guitarist, songwriter and occasional pianist from Texas, who through a life as a long-time solo performer developed a highly distinctive style, playing rhythm, lead, bass and percussion, with a legendarily unstructured approach to the 12-bar format. Musicologist Mark McCormick said that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”.
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 (2024)

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 310 min | 819 / 486 Mb
Genre: Blues

Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins was one of the true blues greats, a singer, guitarist, songwriter and occasional pianist from Texas, who through a life as a long-time solo performer developed a highly distinctive style, playing rhythm, lead, bass and percussion, with a legendarily unstructured approach to the 12-bar format. Musicologist Mark McCormick said that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”. Born in 1912, he did not get an opportunity to record until the post-war years, and then recorded prolifically for a variety of labels.
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 (2024)

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 310 min | 819 / 486 Mb
Genre: Blues

Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins was one of the true blues greats, a singer, guitarist, songwriter and occasional pianist from Texas, who through a life as a long-time solo performer developed a highly distinctive style, playing rhythm, lead, bass and percussion, with a legendarily unstructured approach to the 12-bar format. Musicologist Mark McCormick said that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”. Born in 1912, he did not get an opportunity to record until the post-war years, and then recorded prolifically for a variety of labels.
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 (2024)

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 310 min | 819 / 486 Mb
Genre: Blues

Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins was one of the true blues greats, a singer, guitarist, songwriter and occasional pianist from Texas, who through a life as a long-time solo performer developed a highly distinctive style, playing rhythm, lead, bass and percussion, with a legendarily unstructured approach to the 12-bar format. Musicologist Mark McCormick said that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”. Born in 1912, he did not get an opportunity to record until the post-war years, and then recorded prolifically for a variety of labels.
Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Strikes Twice [Recorded 1967-1968] (2005)

Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Strikes Twice [Recorded 1967-1968] (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 676 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 322 MB | Covers - 47 MB
Genre: Blues, Texas Blues, Country Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Little Darlin/KOCH Records (KOC-CD-9850) (DBCD 52)

Aubrey Mayhew, founder of the maverick country label Little Darlin' Records, sought out taciturn bluesman Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins in Houston in 1967 and persuaded him to make some casual field recordings for him at nearby Gold Star Studio and, as it turned out, at two small local bars. The results of these extremely loose and casual sessions were issued as a series of five short albums under the blanket title of The Lost Texas Tapes, and it is those five releases that are collected here into one double-disc set. Intimacy is the operative word for these tracks, as Hopkins (playing solo electric guitar) sounds relaxed and at ease, and while these recordings are hardly the place to start with Lightnin', die-hard fans will find them indispensable for the insight they give into his creative process…
Lightnin Hopkins - King of Dowling Street Vol. 2: Rarities (2021)

Lightnin' Hopkins - King of Dowling Street Vol. 2: Rarities (2021)
FLAC tracks | 1:18:18 | 374 Mb
Genre: Blues, Funk, Soul, RnB / Label: Sunset Blvd Records

Lightnin' Hopkins, bluesman très rural, mène une carrière discrète jusqu'à l'explosion blues rock des années 70. Enfin reconnu, il se produit avec les groupes phares de l'époque, The Grateful Dead et The Jefferson Airplane en particulier. De santé fragile, il décède à Houston au Texas le 30 janvier 1982.