The anthology lightnin hopkins on allmusic 1993 as with its john lee hooker twodisc set, rhino. Song information for mojo hand lightnin hopkins on allmusic allmusic. Jan 10, 2012 last night blues is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins with sonny terry recorded in 1960 and released on the bluesville label the following year. Check out mojo hand by lightnin hopkins on amazon music. Sam john hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982, better known as lightnin hopkins, was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from houston, texas.
In 1968, hopkins recorded the album free form patterns, backed by the rhythm section of the psychedelic rock band. Remembering lightnin hopkins, born on this day in 1912 in centerville, texas. Free shipping in the continental usa everything blues. Song information for mojo hand lightnin hopkins on allmusic. As of 2010, a film documentary on hopkins, where lightnin strikes, was in production with fastcut films of houston. Mojo hand is available on cd on many labels, sometimes with a rearranged track listing, sometimes with additional tracks the 1998 pvine records cd adds 9, all of the same quality as the original 9, sometimes with a different title, and sometimes in conjunction with other lightnin hopkins albums. Lightnin hopkins 1959, last night blues 1960, mojo hand 1960 lightnin 1960 blues in my bottle 1961, walkin this road by myself 1962, lightnin and co 1962, and lightnin strikes 1962. Stream mojo hand anthology by lightnin hopkins and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music. Hopkins was standing behind gibbons and leaned forward, surprising the teenager with lightnin change when lightnin want to. Lightnin hopkins mojo hand anthology 19932019flac tracks 24bit44,1 khz time 01.
Solid recordings followed including his masterpiece song mojo hand in 1960. Find lightnin hopkins discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Start your exploration of lightnin hopkins right here. Some artists are influential because so many followers try to imitate them. In 1968, hopkins recorded his best album free form patterns backed by the rhythm. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from lightnin hopkins. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. Listen to songs by lightnin hopkins on myspace, stream free online music by lightnin hopkins. Sam hopkins, bekannt unter dem kunstlernamen lightnin hopkins 15. Listen to your favorite songs from mojo hand by lightnin hopkins now.
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Watch the video for mojo hand from lightnin hopkinss mojo hand for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Like walker, hopkins met jefferson when he was just a boy and was forever. Sam lightnin hopkins mojo hand full album 1962 youtube. Mojo hand by lightnin hopkins on amazon music unlimited. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Sam john hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982, better known as lightnin hopkins, was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and.
Licensed to youtube by ingrooves, the orchard music on behalf of fire records. Several tracks were released on three vanguard records compilation albums, the great blues men 1971, great bluesmen newport 1977, and blues with a feeling 1993 before the complete performance was released on cd in 2002. 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. Includes the entire 1960 studio album, mojo hand, plus many more classics. Mojo hand follows lightin hopkins s life and music from the acoustic country blues that he began performing in childhood, through the rise of 1950s rock n roll, which nearly derailed his career, to his reinvention and international success as a pioneer of electric folk blues from the 1960s to the 1980s. Mar 09, 2016 last night blues is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins with sonny terry recorded in 1960 and released on the bluesville label the following year. The recordings which followed included his song mojo hand in 1960. Apr 18, 20 sam john hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982, better known as lightnin hopkins, was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from houston, texas. Lightnin hopkins country blues by lightnin hopkins. Mojo hand the life and music of lightnin hopkins by.
With a career that stretched from the 1920s through the 70s, the texas bluesman was a genre unto himself, a deft guitarist equally at home in a quiet solo performance or fronting an electrified boogie band. Indeed, hopkins had a bag of licks and patterns that fit largely into two divisions slow e and fast e with an occasional venture into a. Lightnin hopkins mojo hand anthology 19932019 flac. His compulsive guitar playing and harsh, emotive voice made him one of the last great country blues singers. Download country blues calling by lightnin hopkins emusic.
Mojo hand follows lightin hopkinss life and music from the acoustic country blues that he began performing in childhood, through the rise of 1950s rock n roll, which nearly derailed his career, to his reinvention and international success as a pioneer of electric folk blues from the 1960s to the 1980s. Mojohand blues tees are often imitated but no one can compete with the quality of my shirts. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of fantasy records. 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. Samuel john lightnin hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was an american. Samuel john lightnin hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from centerville, texas. Lightnin hopkins blues concert tshirt front print on a high quality, cotton tee.
Find album credit information for mojo hand lightnin hopkins on allmusic. Find album release information for mojo hand lightnin hopkins on allmusic. Sam hopkins lightnin hopkinss influence on texas blues is surpassed only by that of blind lemon jefferson and tbone walker. Stream mojo hand by lightnin hopkins on amazon music. Mojo hand the life and music of lightnin hopkins by timothy.
Tracklist a1 happy blues for john glenn a2 worried life blues a3 i got a leak in this old building a4 walkin this road by myself b1 the devil. Song mojo hand album version artist sam lightnin hopkins, billy bizor. Mojo hand by lightnin hopkins im goin to louisiana, and get me a mojo hand im goin to louisiana, and get me a mojo hand. His song once a gambler is on the soundtrack of the 2009 film crazy heart. Emi music publishing, bmg rights management us, llc, uniao. Lightnin hopkins 1960 album mojo hand released on fire records. Mojo hand limitededition jetzt fur 14,99 euro kaufen. Last night blues is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins with sonny terry recorded in 1960 and released on the bluesville label the following year. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Available on cd and download only from the document records store. Mojo hand is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins recorded in 1960 and released on the fire label in 1962.
Live at newport is a live album by blues musician lightnin hopkins recorded at the newport folk festival in 1965. Bluesstudio master, official digital download front cover. Rolling stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Im goin to louisiana and get me a mojo hand im goin to louisiana and get me a mojo hand im gonna fix my woman so she cant have no other man cold ground was my bed last. Lightnin strikes mojo hand little wail cotton take me back nothin but the blues hurricane betsy guitar lightnin woke up this morning shake yourself. Hopkins nimble dexterity made intricate boogie riffs seem. Mojo hand 180 gram, import, extra tracks, remastered hopkins, lightnin artist format. Mojo hand is widely regarded as one of the true masterpieces from hopkins. Nov 01, 2008 last night blues is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins with sonny terry recorded in 1960 and released on the bluesville label the following year. Lightnin hopkins smithsonianfolkways smithsonian folkways recordings. Publication date 1960 topics country, blues, texas.
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