"I saw Lightnin' for the first time at a roadhouse in Gary, Indiana. He had on his shades, a process and a dark suit with white socks. He pulled up a chair, plugged in his guitar and tore the house up. The place went wild! It was one of the coolest things I ever saw. Lightnin' was definitely one cool operator." —Charlie Musselwhite
Pruning 16 tracks from Hopkins' extensive catalog for a best-of meant that some hard choices had to be made. The ones Rhino came up with won't [more]
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When the Swing Era ended during 1945-46, its huge audience split in two. While many listeners gravitated towards the ballad singers, those who wanted to dance and party [more]
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One of the great blues legends, Lightnin' Hopkins (1912-82) formed his conversational style early and, although adapting to changing times, he never lost his [more]
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Lightnin' Hopkins had a hard and fast approach to dealing with the abundance of record labels he recorded for during his career. The irascible bluesman would show up [more]
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