Lightnin' Hopkins
| 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. 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". He influenced Townes Van Zandt, Hank Williams, Jr., and a generation of blues musicians like Stevie Ray Vaughan, whose Grammy winning song "Rude Mood" was directly inspired by the Texan's song "Hopkins' Sky Hop." |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 15, 1912 (Centerville), Died January 30, 1982 (Houston)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 84970 | 7/29/1953 | Highway blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 84971 | 7/29/1953 | I'm wild about you baby | Lightnin' Hopkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 84972 | 7/29/1953 | Bad things on my mind | Lightnin' Hopkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 84973 | 7/29/1953 | The war is over | Lightnin' Hopkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 84974 | 7/29/1953 | Policy game | Lightnin' Hopkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 84975 | 7/29/1953 | Merry Christmas | Lightnin' Hopkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 84976 | 7/29/1953 | Happy New Year | Lightnin' Hopkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 84977 | 7/29/1953 | Cemetery blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hopkins, Lightnin'," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104057.
Hopkins, Lightnin'. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104057.
"Hopkins, Lightnin'." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82234802
Wikidata: Lightnin’ Hopkins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q435552
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34643441
MusicBrainz: Lightnin’ Hopkins - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d5c55b61-78b8-40c9-be1b-de7517c3aebb
ISNI: 0000 0001 1441 4501 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114414501
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