Hardcover-8 page Introduction,24 pages of b&w photographs,236 pages of text,50 page Discography,23 pages of End Notes,8 page Selected Bibliography,plus Index. A portrait of the great Texas bluesman, 'Lightnin' Hopkins. Complete your Lightnin' Hopkins collection.
Portrait of the Cajun lifestyle in Southwest Louisiana.
It starts out depicting Hopkins as a young boy when he first decides to become a musician and then goes on to show Lightnin' as an adult performing the blues. Blues (That Mean Old Twister) Lyrics by Lightnin' Hopkins. The overview of his status in the blues recording world and perception of his distinctive style was reassuring. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. I wanted to taste the gin, breathe the smoke, and feel as if I was sitting in the juke joint. Enttäuschend! Written more from a 'reporter' perspective, it gives the necessary details on Lightnin's recording career, but does not provide enough background on the world he lived in. Blank interviews chefs, garlic lovers, and historians about the their love of the 'stinking rose.' To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Please try again. This book did not provide that for me. The model takes into account factors including the age of a rating, whether the ratings are from verified purchasers, and factors that establish reviewer trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote. A portrait of the great Texas bluesman, 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The (late) Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins was without a doubt one of the finest blues artists,not just in Texas,but in the entire history of the blues idiom.
Documentation of 1967 Los Angeles Easter Sunday Love-In. The title is taken from an old Polka standard.
The discography is helpful. He was also a man difficult to know. Must of the book is not worth reading. Was this review helpful to you? Because I am a Lightning fan, I was hoping to learn something.
Use the HTML below. A portrait of black Creole life in the Louisiana Delta, accompanied by the hot sounds of Zydeco music. Highly recommended for those who want to dig deeper into the man and his times. His family members and those close to him seem little more than photographs. The extra information eg exactly how his song "Fishin' clothes" came to be repeatedly called "Fishin' clothes" solves mysteries that are provoked by Lightnin's own songs and the milieu he lived through. This is a great documentary which captures the life of legendary Blues singer/guitarist Sam "Lightnin" Hopkins. A portrait of the life, culture and food surrounding the lovers of Polka music. Hopkins didn’t begin recording until 1946, when he was dubbed “Lightnin’” during his first session, and he soon joined Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker on the national R & B charts. It makes sense out of the confusing list of songs he recorded on multiple occasions.
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AN INTERESTING,INFORMATIVE LOOK INTO HOPKINS' LIFE AND MUSIC The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues (American Made Music Series) The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. With Lightnin Hopkins, Billy Bizor, Mance Lipscomb, Ruth Ames. Stars of the Polka world are highlighted. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2000 CD release of Lightnin's Boogie on Discogs. If so - or if you notice any other song that's missing - be the first to submit them! His detailed examination of how the delightfully cantankerous Hopkins rode the folk music craze of the early 1960s to rediscovery and a second, probably more remunerative recording career should be a cornerstone of blues-covering pop-music collections. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. 12 of 13 people found this review helpful. A portrait of the great Texas bluesman, 'Lightnin' Hopkins.
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