Lightnin' Hopkins
Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982)[1] was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Centerville, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.[2]
The musicologist Robert "Mack" McCormick opined 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".[3]
Musical style
Hopkins's style was born from spending many hours playing informally without a backing band. His distinctive fingerstyle technique often included playing, in effect, bass, rhythm, lead, and percussion at the same time.[citation needed] He played both "alternating" and "monotonic" bass styles incorporating imaginative, often chromatic turnarounds and single-note lead lines. Tapping or slapping the body of his guitar added rhythmic accompaniment.
Much of Hopkins's music follows the standard 12-bar blues template, but his phrasing was free and loose. Many of his songs were in the talking blues style, but he was a powerful and confident singer.[citation needed] Lyrically, his songs expressed the problems of life in the segregated South, bad luck in love and other subjects common in the blues idiom. He dealt with these subjects with humor and good nature. Many of his songs are filled with double entendres, and he was known for his humorous introductions to songs.[citation needed]
Some of his songs were of warning and sour prediction, such as "Fast Life Woman":
Track listing
0:00 Mojo Hand 3:20 Little Wail 6:21 Cotton 12:23 Take Me Back 15:23 Nothin' But The Blues 20:38 Hurricane Betsy 26:36 Guitar Lightnin' 30:59 Woke Up This Morning 35:34 Shake YourselfPersonnel
Vocals, guitar – Lightnin' Hopkins Bass – Jimmy Bond Drums – Earl Palmer Harmonica – Don Crawford Producer – David HubertRecorded on October 4 & 5th, 1965 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
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