Shop Home / Shop / Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 £15.00 Stock Status: Temporarily Out Of Stock Temporarily Out of Stock Add to your Wish List Information Specifications Listen Here 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 its 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 second. This 71-track collection comprises the A & B sides of just about all his releases during these years on the Sittin’ In With, Decca, Herald, Chart, Bluesville and Prestige labels. His Sittin’ In With releases overlapped with his releases on the RPM label which go through to 1953 and are at the end of Vol. 1. It includes his hits in the US R&B charts with “Coffee Blues” and “Give Me Central 209”. 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. Disc 1: Track Title Artist 1 Gotta Move Boogie Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins 2 Praying Ground Blues Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins 3 Long Way From Texas Lightnin' Hopkins 4 Tell Me Boogie Lightnin' Hopkins 5 Give Me Central 209 Lightnin' Hopkins 6 New York Boogie Lightnin' Hopkins 7 New Short Haired Woman Lightnin' Hopkins 8 Coffee Blues Lightnin' Hopkins 9 You Caused My Heart To Weep Lightnin' Hopkins 10 Tap Dance Boogie Lightnin' Hopkins 11 Dirty House Lightnin' Hopkins 12 Bald Headed Woman Lightnin' Hopkins 13 New Worried Life Blues Lightnin' Hopkins 14 One Kind Of Favor Lightnin' Hopkins 15 Everything Happens To Me Lightnin' Hopkins 16 Papa Bones Boogie Lightnin' Hopkins 17 Freight Train Blues (When I Started Hoboin') Lightnin' Hopkins And His Guitar 18 Broken Hearted Blues Lightnin' Hopkins And His Guitar 19 Gone Again Lightning Hopkins 20 Down To The River Lightning Hopkins 21 The War Is Over Lightenin’ Hopkins 22 Policy Game Lightenin’ Hopkins 23 Merry Christmas Lightenin’ Hopkins 24 Happy New Year Lightenin’ Hopkins Disc 2: Track Title Artist 1 Cemetery Blues Lightenin’ Hopkins 2 Highway Blues Lightenin’ Hopkins 3 I'm Wild About You Baby Lightenin’ Hopkins 4 Bad Things On My Mind Lightenin’ Hopkins 5 Lightnin's Boogie Lightnin' Hopkins 6 Don't Think Cause You're Pretty Lightnin' Hopkins 7 Lightnin's Special Lightnin' Hopkins 8 Life Is Used To Live Lightnin' Hopkins 9 Movin' On Out Boogie Lightnin' Hopkins 10 Sick Feelin' Blues Lightnin' Hopkins 11 Nothin' But The Blues Lightnin' Hopkins 12 Early Morning Boogie Lightnin' Hopkins 13 Evil Hearted Woman Lightnin' Hopkins 14 They Wonder Who I Am Lightnin' Hopkins 15 My Baby's Gone Lightnin' Hopkins 16 Don't Need No Job Lightnin' Hopkins 17 I Had A Gal Named Sal Lightnin' Hopkins 18 Blues For My Cookie Lightnin' Hopkins 19 Hopkins Sky Hop Lightnin' Hopkins 20 Lonesome In Your Home Lightnin' Hopkins 21 Grandma's Boogie Lightnin' Hopkins 22 I Love You Baby Lightnin' Hopkins 23 Finally Met My Baby Lightnin‘ Hopkins With His Protege Ruth (Blues) Ames 24 That's Alright Baby Lightnin‘ Hopkins With His Protege Ruth (Blues) Ames 25 Shine On Moon Lightnin' Hopkins 26 Sitting And Thinking Lightnin' Hopkins 27 Remember Me Lightnin' Hopkins 28 Please Don't Go Baby Lightnin' Hopkins Disc 3: Track Title Artist 1 The Blues Is A Mighty Bad Feeling Lightnin' Hopkins 2 Lightnin' Don't Feel Well Lightnin' Hopkins 3 My Little Kewpie Doll Lightnin' Hopkins 4 Walkin The Streets Lightnin' Hopkins 5 Mussy Haired Woman Lightnin' Hopkins 6 So Sorry To Leave You Lightnin' Hopkins 7 Got To Move Your Baby Lightnin' Hopkins 8 Death Bells Lightnin' Hopkins 9 Sail On Lightnin' Hopkins 10 Back To New Orleans Lightnin' Hopkins 11 Hard To Love A Woman Lightnin' Hopkins 12 Happy Blues For John Glenn - Part 1 Lightnin' Hopkins 13 Last Night Blues Lightnin' Hopkins 14 Walkin' Blues Lightnin' Hopkins 15 Sinner's Prayer Lightnin' Hopkins 16 Angel Child Lightnin' Hopkins 17 Automobile Blues (The Fox Chase) Lightnin' Hopkins 18 Mojo Hand Lightnin' Hopkins 19 Katie Mae Lightnin' Hopkins UPC: 824046915322 Release: June 2024 FORMAT: CD Brand: Acrobat Product Code: ACTRCD9153 Weight: 0.2kg Related Products Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.1 1946-53 £15.00 Lightnin' Hopkins King Of The Texas Blues £8.00