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Sam Hopkins, bekannt unter dem Künstlernamen Lightnin’ Hopkins (* 15. März 1912 in Centerville, Texas; † 30. Januar 1982 in Houston, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues -Sänger und - Gitarrist. Er gilt als einflussreicher Vertreter des Texas Blues . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Musik. 3 Diskografie. 4 Literatur. 5 Weblinks. Leben.
Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born: 15 March 1912, Centerville, Leon County, Texas, USA. - Died: 30 January 1982, Houston, Texas, USA. In 1920, Hopkins met the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson at a social function and got a chance to play with him. His cousin was Texas Alexander.
Lightnin' Hopkins (re-released as The Roots of Lightnin' Hopkins) is an album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in 1959 and released on the Folkways label. [1] [2] [3] [4] The album was first released around the time that the book The Country Blues came out and was an instant success.
27. Dez. 2023 · Players. "He really lived it": Lightnin' Hopkins picked cotton and worked on a chain gang before becoming the most recorded of the postwar bluesmen – and schooling the likes of Billy Gibbons and Johnny Winter. By Jas Obrecht. published 27 December 2023. "Lightnin' did everything the way you'd think a real blues player would do…"
- Jas Obrecht
A true giant in blues history, Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins cut an imposing figure on the Texas blues scene and set standards across the country for postwar down-home blues. His work not only influenced countless country bluesmen but also many of the younger urban blues stylists who considered him the epitome of “cool.”.
About Lightnin' Hopkins. Sam (“Lightning”) Hopkins (15 March 1911 – 30 January 1982) was a blues singer and guitarist born in Centerville, Texas. He’s now considered as the last of the great...
