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 Lightnin' Hopkins's Profile |
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| Location: | Centerville, Texas |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Apr 29, 2008 (596 days back) |
About Me |
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| Sam Hopkins was a Texas country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never appreciably altered his mournful Lone Star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and electric guitar. Hopkins' nimble dexterity made intricate boogie riffs seem easy, and his fascinating penchant for improvising lyrics to fit whatever situation might arise made him a beloved blues troubadour. At age eight he made his first instrument, a cigar-box guitar with chicken-wire strings. By ten he was playing music with his cousin, Alger (Texas) Alexander, and Blind Lemon Jefferson, who encouraged him to continue. By the mid-1920s Sam had started jumping trains, shooting dice, and playing the blues anywhere he could. He served time at the Houston County Prison Farm in the mid-1930s, and after his release he returned to the blues-club circuit. In 1946 he had his big break and first recording-in Los Angeles for Aladdin Recordings. Though he recorded prolifically between 1946 and 1954, his records for the most part were not big outside the black community. It was not until 1959, when Hopkins began working with legendary producer Sam Chambers that his music began to reach a mainstream white audience. Hopkins switched to an acoustic guitar and became a hit in the folk-blues revival of the 1960s. During the early 1960s he played at Carnegie Hall with Pete Seeger and Joan Baez and in 1964 toured with the American Folk Blues Festival. By the end of the decade he was opening for such rock bands as the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. He toured Europe during the 1970s, playing for Queen Elizabeth II at a command performance. Hopkins also performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In 1972 he worked on the soundtrack to the film Sounder. He was also the subject of a documentary, The Blues According to Lightnin' Hopkins, which won a prize at the Chicago Film Festival for outstanding documentary in 1970. In all, he recorded for over 20 labels. Hopkins was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1980. He died of cancer in 1982. | |
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Music:Member Since: 6/15/2006Band Members: Influences: Sounds Like: Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Blues) |
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| Seems like the buses done stopped runnin'
And the trains don't allow me to ride no more&
... Posted by Lightnin' Hopkins on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:10:00 PST |
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