096297033029

The Gold Star Sessions - Vol. 1

Lightnin' Hopkins

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Format: CD

Cat No: ARHCD330

Release Date:  01 March 2000

Label:  Arhoolie

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  096297033029

Genres:  Blues  

  • Description

    Bluesman Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins recorded a number of songs for Gold Star Records in Houston, TX between 1947 and 1950. The recordings were eventually licensed to Arhoolie Records for re-release in 1990. According to one source, Hopkins acquired his nickname based in part on his lightning fast finger work on his guitar and that the piano player on one of his early recording sessions was nicknamed "Thunder." This collection includes his version of Mance Lipscomb's classic protest song "Tom Moore's Farm" (titled "Tim Moore's Song" to avoid possible legal issues with the real Tom Moore).

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Short Haired Woman
      • 2. Baby Please Don't Go
      • 3. Going Home Blues (Going Back And Talk To Mama)
      • 4. Automobile Blues
      • 5. Big Mama Jump
      • 6. Loretta Blues
      • 7. Seems Funny Baby
      • 8. Thunder And Lightning Blues (Coolin' Board Blues)
      • 9. Grosebeck Blues
      • 10. Tim Moore's Farm
      • 11. Lightning Boogie
      • 12. Traveler's Blues
      • 13. Goodbye Blues
      • 14. Unkind Blues
      • 15. Fast Life Woman
      • 16. Zolo Go (Zydeco)
      • 17. You Don't Know
      • 18. Treat Me Kind
      • 19. Somebody Got To Go
      • 20. Death Bells
      • 21. Mad With You
      • 22. Airplane Blues
      • 23. Racetrack Blues
      • 24. Unsuccessful Blues