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Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
Dec 27, 2023 · Bassist Donald Cooks and a variety of drummers accompanied Hopkins on records between '52 and mid '54, when Lightnin' played his last major session for Herald. Shifts in R&B; and the advent of rock and roll caused a lull in demand for middle-aged blues artists like Hopkins and Muddy Waters.
Jun 23, 2017 · Justin Time. 5.64K subscribers. Subscribed. 1.3K. 84K views 6 years ago. On June 23, 1977, Sam ‘Lightnin’ Hopkins walked onto a small stage in a smoke & whisky filled club in Montreal and ...
Mar 15, 2024 · Like many of his contemporaries, Lightnin’ recorded something of a progressive electric blues album – The Great Electric Show & Dance, but it was not a setting in which Hopkins felt ...
Sam (“Lightning”) Hopkins (15 March 1911 – 30 January 1982) was a blues singer and guitarist born in Centerville, Texas. He’s now considered as the last of the great country bluesmen who ...
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Samuel John " Lightnin " Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Lightnin' Hopkins. Background information.
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