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Lightnin' Hopkins

Blues

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Listen to Let Them Little Things Be True by Lightnin' Hopkins, see lyrics, music video & more!
Let Them Little Things Be TrueLightnin' Hopkins
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Latest Release

Listen to Last Night Blues (Remastered 2024) by Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry
ALBUMLast Night Blues (Remastered 2024)Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry

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Listen to Mojo Hand: The Complete Fire Sessions (Deluxe Edition) by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMMojo Hand: The Complete Fire Sessions (Deluxe Edition)Lightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Blues Bash (Remastered) by Big Joe Williams, Sonny Terry, Lightnin' Hopkins & Brownie McGhee
ALBUMBlues Bash (Remastered)Big Joe Williams, Sonny Terry, Lightnin' Hopkins & Brownie McGhee
Listen to The Sonet Blues Story by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to Lightnin' and the Blues: The Herald Sessions (Remastered 2001) by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMLightnin' and the Blues: The Herald Sessions (Remastered 2001)Lightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival by Clifton Chenier, Mance Lipscomb & Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMLive! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues FestivalClifton Chenier, Mance Lipscomb & Lightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Lightnin' Hopkins: The Remaining Titles, Vol. 1 (1950-1961) by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMLightnin' Hopkins: The Remaining Titles, Vol. 1 (1950-1961)Lightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Straight Blues by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMStraight BluesLightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Classic Blues, Jazz and Vaudeville Singers Vol. 4 (1921-1928) by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMClassic Blues, Jazz and Vaudeville Singers Vol. 4 (1921-1928)Lightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Los Angeles Blues by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to Sittin' In With Lightnin' Hopkins by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMSittin' In With Lightnin' HopkinsLightnin' Hopkins
Listen to The Gold Star Sessions, Vol. 1 by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMThe Gold Star Sessions, Vol. 1Lightnin' Hopkins
Listen to The Gold Star Sessions, Vol. 2 by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMThe Gold Star Sessions, Vol. 2Lightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Po' Lightnin' by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to The Blues Giant by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMThe Blues GiantLightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Double Blues by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMDouble BluesLightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Lightnin' Strikes, Vol. 1 by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMLightnin' Strikes, Vol. 1Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to California Mudslide (And Earthquake) [Remastered] by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to Fishing Clothes, Vol. 2 by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMFishing Clothes, Vol. 2Lightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Free Form Patterns by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to Talkin' Some Sense by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to Lightnin'! by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to Lightnin’ Strikes (2025 Remaster) by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to Sometimes I Believe She Loves Me by Barbara Dane & Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMSometimes I Believe She Loves MeBarbara Dane & Lightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Soul Blues (Remastered) by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to Blue Lightnin' by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to Lightnin' Sonny & Brownie by Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
ALBUMLightnin' Sonny & BrownieLightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Listen to Blues Hoot - Live Recording At The Ash Grove by Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
ALBUMBlues Hoot - Live Recording At The Ash GroveLightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Listen to Goin' Away (Remastered) by Lightnin' Hopkins
ALBUMGoin' Away (Remastered)Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to Lightnin' (Remastered) by Lightnin' Hopkins
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ALBUMLightnin' In New York (Remastered)Lightnin' Hopkins
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ALBUMBlues In My Bottle (Remastered)Lightnin' Hopkins
Listen to Last Night Blues (Remastered) by Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry
ALBUMLast Night Blues (Remastered)Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry
Listen to Autobiography in Blues by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Listen to Down South Summit Meetin' by Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Joe Williams & Sonny Terry
ALBUMDown South Summit Meetin'Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Joe Williams & Sonny Terry
Listen to Country Blues by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Lightnin' Hopkins's Popular Music Videos

Watch Take Me Back (Live) music video by Lightnin' Hopkins
Take Me Back (Live)
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An astronomical blues talent from the Lone Star State.
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About Lightnin' Hopkins

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Hometown
Centerville, TX, United States
Born
March 15, 1912
Genre
Blues
Legendary for his rhythmic fingerpicking, talking-style vocals, and improvisational songwriting, Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins is a singular presence in Texas blues. Though he didn’t achieve widespread recognition until the ’60s, when albums like Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mojo Hand became required listening for folk revivalists, his career goes back to the early 20th century. Born in Centerville, TX, in 1912, Hopkins was soaking up the country blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson by age eight and playing parties alongside his cousin, Alger “Texas” Alexander, in his teens. His recordings in the ’40s and ’50s deftly bridge the archaic with the modern. Whereas the 1948 hit “Short Haired Woman” is rooted in pre-war blues, 1954’s “Lightnin’s Boogie” is every bit as rowdy as early rock ’n’ roll. Hopkins’ popularity remained unabated into the ’70s thanks in large part to his sold-out performances across the U.S. and Europe. His trademark mix of brilliant fret-work, charismatic storytelling, and sharp wit proved especially influential on then up-and-coming blues rockers Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood. Hopkins’ long career came to a close in 1982 when the blues icon succumbed to esophageal cancer at the age of 69.
Lightnin' Hopkins has also released music as a member of Lightnin' Hopkins & The Blues Summit.

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