{"product_id":"hopkins-lightnin-singles-collection-v1-cd-2404691522","title":"Lightnin Hopkins - Singles Collection Vol. 1 1946-53 [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eLightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol. 1 1946-53 - This substantial collection covering the early years of his recording career helps to explain and underline that view \/ Sam \"Lightnin'\" Hopkins was one of the true blues greats, a singer, guitarist, songwriter and occasional pianist from Texas, who through a life as a long-time solo performer developed a highly distinctive style, playing rhythm, lead, bass and percussion, with a legendarily unstructured approach to the 12-bar format. Musicologist Mark McCormick said that Hopkins is \"the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing it's ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act\". Born in 1912, he did not get an opportunity to record until the post-war years, and then recorded prolifically for a variety of labels. Acrobat has addressed his output on 78s and 45s from 1946 to 1962 with two 3-CD sets of which this is the first. This 78-track collection comprises the A \u0026amp; B sides of just about all his releases during these years on the Aladdin, Modern, Gold Star and RPM labels. His RPM releases overlapped with his releases on the Sittin' In With label which begin in 1951 and start Vol. 2. It includes his hits in the US R\u0026amp;B charts with \"Shotgun Blues\", \"T Model Blues\" and \"Tim Moore's Farm\". It also includes records for Aladdin with pianist Wilson \"Thunder\" Smith. His New York Times obituary in 1982 said he was \"one of the great country blues singers and perhaps the greatest single influence on rock guitar players\", and this substantial collection covering the early years of his recording career helps to explain and underline that view.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Mean Old Twister\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKatie Mae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRocky Mountain Blues (I Can't Stay Here)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Feel So Bad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Mama Jump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort Haired Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFast Mail Rambler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThinkin' and Worryin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlay with Your Poodle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown Home Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Mama Jump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort Haired Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSugar Mama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicture on the Wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoman, Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNightmare Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave to Let You Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorning Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaby Child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanging Weather Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRollin' Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShotgun Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoney, Honey Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoonrise Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiss Me Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbilene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorried Life Blues - You're Not Going to Worry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaddy Will Be Home Some Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo Long\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShining Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIda May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMercy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Can It Be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonesome Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppetite Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalkin'blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLightnin' Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Mail Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAin't It a Shame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTim Moore's Farm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Don't Know\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreat Me Kind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomebody Got to Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaby Please Don't Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeath Bells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMad with You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAirplane Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnsuccessful Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRollin' Woman Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJail House Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eT Model Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLightnin' Boogie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnkind Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFast Life Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEuropean Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomobile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZolo Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Woman Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUntrue Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenny Penny Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJazz Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJackstropper Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrievance Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBad Luck and Trouble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeggin' You to Stay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJake Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonesome Dog Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLast Affair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Keep My Baby Long\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Kind Favor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeded Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCandy Kitchen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother Fool in Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMistreater Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Cat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSanta Fe Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeday Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"541","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50739439075624,"sku":"82404691522","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/4340581-3210299.jpg?v=1763990491","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/hopkins-lightnin-singles-collection-v1-cd-2404691522","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}