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Listen to Lightnin' Rod, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Lightnin' Rod

Hip-Hop/Rap

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SportLightnin' Rod
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The Break Was So Loud, It Hushed the CrowdLightnin' Rod
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Doriella du FontaineJimi Hendrix & Lightnin' Rod
Listen to The Shit Hits the Fan Again by Lightnin' Rod, see lyrics, music video & more!
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The Bones Fly From Spoon's HandLightnin' Rod
Listen to Doriella du Fontaine (Instrumental Version) by Jimi Hendrix & Lightnin' Rod, see lyrics, music video & more!
Doriella du Fontaine (Instrumental Version)Jimi Hendrix & Lightnin' Rod
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Hamhock's Hall Was BigLightnin' Rod
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Coppin' Some Fronts for the SetLightnin' Rod

About Lightnin' Rod

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Hometown
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Born
July 24, 1944
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
A former member of the Last Poets, Lightnin' Rod helped pioneer the spoken-rhyme style that would one day become rap. His most renowned album, Hustler's Convention, told the story of an ill-fated ghetto "player" and featured backing instrumentation by Kool & the Gang. ~ Dan Heilman

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