Lightnin' Hopkins is arguably the greatest Texas blues star of the 1960 s era. A country bluesman of the highest caliber, his career began in the 1920 s and stretched all the way into the 1980 s. Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never altered his mournful Lone Star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and electric guitar. His style, strong rhythms punctuated by his flowing but compact lead lines, created a stinging and heart-tearing evocative sound. This quintessential collector's edition includes two of Hopkins' finest albums: The long unavailable Lightnin' Strikes, originally released in 1962 by Vee-Jay Records, and the self-titled Lightnin' Hopkins, his 1959 debut for the Folkways label. The two LPs are widely regarded as landmarks of the late-'50 s/early-'60 s blues revival. Both solid-blues masterpieces have been re-mastered and packaged together in this very special release, which also includes five bonus tracks from the same period. Soul Jam.