Person
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Albums
393
Members
0
Active
1912–1982
Origin
United States
Biography
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.
Discography
Cadillac Blues
Lightnin' Strikes Twice
The Blues Anthology
Bring Me My Shotgun
Nothin' But The Blues
Nothin' But The Blues
Lightnin’ Special (Volume 2 of the Collected Works)
Shinin' Moon
Texas Blues
Texas Thunderbolt
Texas Thunderbolt
The Great Electric Show And Dance
Rockin' At Herald
Charly Blues Masterworks. Vol 18. Lightnin' Hopkins
Dirty House Blues
Dirty House Blues
His Blues
Mojo Hand
Texas Blues Giant
12 Bar Blues
The Blues Accordin' To Lightnin' Hopkins, A Film By Les Blank
Blues Masters, Volume 8
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Acoustic Years 1959-1960
Blues Master Works
Lightnin' Strikes
Lightnin' Strikes plus Lightnin' Hopkins {Self-titled Folkways LP}
Acoustic Years 1959-1960
Eight Classic Albums
Eight Classic Albums
Shake That Thing
Shootin' Fire
Shootin' Fire - April 11, 1969
Wake Up the Dead!
Four Classic Albums
Thinkin’ and Worryin’: The Aladdin Singles 1947–1952
Thinkin' And Worryin' - The Aladdin Singles 1947-1952
Four Classic Albums - Blues In My Bottle/Walkin' This Road By Myself
Four Classic Albums - Second Set
Four Classic Albums - Sings The Blues/Lightnin' Hopkins
Live in Denver
The Very Best of Lightnin' Hopkins
The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins
The Last Concert Ever
The Very Best of Lightnin' Hopkins
Bring Me My Shotgun - The Essential Collection
Indian Spirit
Four Classic Albums - Third Set
My Music My Love
Twelve Classic Albums
Coffee House Blues
King of Dowling Street
Live From The Ash Grove…Plus!
The Singles Collection Vol. 1 1946-53
The Singles Collection, Vol. 2 1951-62
Lightnin’ Strikes
1981-04-10: Tramp's, New York, NY, USA
20 Reflective Recordings
20 Reflective Recordings
A Legend in His Own Time
Credits
Lightnin’ Strikes
Real Blues
Bad for You Baby
Texas Blues
Hello Central: The Best of Lightnin’ Hopkins
Shake It Baby
Blues Hoot Live Recording at 'The Ash Grove'
California Mudslide (And Earthquake)
Lightnin'!
Nothin’ but the Blues
Sittin' In With Lightnin' Hopkins
The Swarthmore Concert
Charly Blues Masterworks, Volume 8: Morning Blues
Lonesome Life
The Texas Bluesman
From the Vaults of Everest Records, Part 2: Prison Blues
Live At The Bird Lounge
Live at The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
Hootin’ and Hollerin’
Talkin’ Some Sense
First Pull Up, Then Pull Down
Blue Lightnin’
Down Home Blues
Smokes Like Lightning
Sonny Is King
Lightnin' Sam Hopkins
Lightnin’ Strikes
Mojo Hand
Walkin' This Road By Myself
Last Night Blues
Sings the Blues
Autobiography in Blues
Lightnin'
Lightnin' in New York
Lightnin' Hopkins
1946-1960
Absolutely The Best
Acoustic Years 1959-1960
A Legend in His Own Time
American Festival Folk Blues
And The Blues
At His Natural Best
Automobile Blues / Mojo Hand
Back Door Friend / Fishing Clothes
Best Blues Masters Vol.1
Black Cat / Mistreated Blues
Blowing My Blues Away
Blues Festival
Blues For My Baby
Blues For My Cookie / Had A Gal Called Sal
Blues In My Bottle
Blues Roots
Boogie Woogie Dance
Broken Hearted Blues (Original 1950 - 1952 Blues Masterpieces)
Brownie & Sonny
Come On Baby
Country Blues
Danny O'Keefe
Dirt Road Blues
Don't Need No Job / My Baby's Gone