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    VA - Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues 1959-68 (2001) 3CD Set

    Posted By: Designol
    VA - Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues 1959-68 (2001) 3CD Set

    VA - Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues 1959-68 (2001) 3CD Set
    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 874 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 395 Mb | Scans ~ 35 Mb | 02:52:09
    Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Folk-Blues | Label: Vanguard | # 193/95-2

    This three-CD set documents some historic country-blues performances by the likes of Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Bukka White, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Mance Lipscomb. The urban side of things is well represented by Lightnin’ Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters with Otis Spann, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and The Chambers Brothers turning in a riveting rendition of “See See Rider.” Included here are 11 previously unreleased tracks. A must for acoustic-blues fans.

    VA - Rhythm & Blues: Original Masters (2005) 10CD Box Set

    Posted By: Designol
    VA - Rhythm & Blues: Original Masters (2005) 10CD Box Set

    VA - Rhythm & Blues: Original Masters (2005) 10CD Box Set
    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 2.4 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 1.1 Gb | Scans ~ 45 Mb | Time: 08:16:52
    Rhythm & Blues, Blues, Jump Blues, Boogie-Woogie | Label: Membran | # 223007-321

    10 CD Wallet Box featuring the best of late 40s/early 50s rhythm & blues, jump blues, boogie blues and just plain ol' blues.

    Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues (Bluesville Series / Remastered) (1960/2024)

    Posted By: delpotro
    Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues (Bluesville Series / Remastered) (1960/2024)

    Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues (Bluesville Series / Remastered) (1960/2024)
    WEB FLAC (tracks) - 212 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 85 Mb | 00:36:46
    Blues | Label: Craft Recordings

    Last Night Blues is Lightnin’ Hopkins’ 1961 album, featuring Sonny Terry. The second of three album collaborations, Last Night Blues showcases Hopkins’ and Terry’s different yet complementary styles to create a well-rounded listening experience. AllMusic declared, “this dynamite disc represents what the blues should be: stripped-down, soulful, and full of truth.” This edition has been remastered from the original tapes.

    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Acoustic Years 1959-1960 (2013)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Acoustic Years 1959-1960 (2013)

    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Acoustic Years 1959-1960 (2013)
    FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 4:52:44 | 643 Mb / 1.13 Gb
    Genre: Blues

    Lightnin' Hopkins 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. Hopkins' brothers John Henry and Joel were also talented bluesmen, but it was Sam who became a star. In 1920, he met the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson at a social function, and even got a chance to play with him. Later, Hopkins served as Jefferson's guide. In his teens, Hopkins began working with another pre-war great, singer Texas Alexander, who was his cousin. A mid-'30s stretch in Houston's County Prison Farm for the young guitarist interrupted their partnership for a time, but when he was freed, Hopkins hooked back up with the older bluesman.

    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 (2024)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 (2024)

    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.2 1951-62 (2024)
    FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 310 min | 819 / 486 Mb
    Genre: Blues

    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.

    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.1 1946-53 (2024)

    Posted By: ciklon5
    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.1 1946-53 (2024)

    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol.1 1946-53 (2024)
    FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 309 min | 725 / 507 Mb
    Genre: Blues

    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”.

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand (The Complete Fire Sessions) (1962/2022)

    Posted By: delpotro
    Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand (The Complete Fire Sessions) (1962/2022)

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand (The Complete Fire Sessions) (1962/2022)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 375 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 178 Mb | Covers included | 01:16:97
    Blues, R'n'B | Label: Sunset Blvd Records, Fire Records

    Lightnin’ Hopkins is widely considered one of the great popular architects of the blues style that came be known as “country blues” and which proved to be huge influence on the future development of Rock ‘n’ Roll. “Mojo Hand” was one of Hopkins‘ signature tunes. Mixing his own style with Louisiana Creole and voodoo culture, the song ripples with an occult energy.This album, recorded for Fire Records, is especially interesting because it casts Hopkins in a more R&B-flavored environment. This obvious effort to get a hit takes for some excellent blues; moody and powerful performances play throughout. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote that "Lightnin' is focussed and businesslike and delivers a strong and varied sequence of songs; the bassist and drummer unobtrusive but very much there”.

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Live From The Ash Grove...Plus! (2024)

    Posted By: Rtax
    Lightnin' Hopkins - Live From The Ash Grove...Plus! (2024)

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Live From The Ash Grove…Plus! (2024)
    WEB FLAC (tracks) - 140 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 117 MB
    40:32 | Blues | Label: Liberation Hall

    Samuel John Hopkins was born in 1912 to a poor sharecropping family in Centerville, Texas. He immersed himself in the blues at an early age, having met Blind Lemon Jefferson at a church picnic not long after having struck out on his own. In 1946, Hopkins was discovered by Aladdin Records' talent scout Lola Anne Cullum, who convinced him to travel to Los Angeles from Houston. There, he cut sides both as a solo artist and as part of a duo with pianist Wilson Smith. It was during his stint at Aladdin that he acquired his nickname, while his partner was dubbed Thunder. Shortly thereafter, Hopkins returned to Houston, his home base for the balance of his life.

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Strikes (1962) & Lightnin' Hopkins (1959) [Reissue 2013] (Repost)

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    Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Strikes (1962) & Lightnin' Hopkins (1959) [Reissue 2013] (Repost)

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Strikes (1962) & Lightnin' Hopkins (1959) [Reissue 2013]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 329 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 181 MB | Covers - 264 MB
    Genre: Blues, Acoustic Blues, Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Soul Jam Records (600821)

    Lightnin’ Hopkins is arguably the greatest Texas blues star of the 1960s era. A country bluesman of the highest caliber, his 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 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, his1959 debut for the Folkways label. The two LPs are widely regarded as landmarks of the late-‘50s/early-‘60s blues revival. Both solid-blues masterpieces have been remastered and packaged together in this very special release, which also includes 5 bonus tracks from the same period.

    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Swarthmore Concert [Recorded 1964] (1993)

    Posted By: gribovar
    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Swarthmore Concert [Recorded 1964] (1993)

    Lightnin' Hopkins - The Swarthmore Concert [Recorded 1964] (1993)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 230 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 121 MB | Covers - 5 MB
    Genre: Blues, Acoustic Blues, Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige/Bluesville Records (00025218056328)

    A Lightnin' solo concert from his college kiddie-folk period (1964), this languished unissued in Fantasy Records' vaults until its release in the early '90s. That's a shame, because this concert captures Lightnin' at his beguiling best, spinning tales and blues magic with every track. His introductions are half the show, making even shopworn staples like "Baby Please Don't Go" and "My Babe" sound fresh. His guitar work is astounding, pulling off inventive leads while maintaining a constant boogie rhythm that makes other instruments superfluous. If you want a disc that clearly showcases Lightnin' Hopkins at his enchanting best, start your collection with this one; it's a charmer.

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Straight Blues [Recorded 1961-1964] (1999)

    Posted By: gribovar
    Lightnin' Hopkins - Straight Blues [Recorded 1961-1964] (1999)

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Straight Blues [Recorded 1961-1964] (1999)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 223 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 99 MB | Covers - 8 MB
    Genre: Blues, Acoustic Blues, Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OBC/Prestige/Bluesville (00025218058629)

    A grab bag of early-'60s Hopkins, four of the songs recorded solo in a Houston studio in July 1961, two recorded with bass and drums in New York in May 1964, and the other six recorded live as a solo in New York in December 1964. These were originally released on the following Prestige/Bluesville LPs: the 1961 cuts on Walkin' This Road by Myself, the two New York band songs on Down Home Blues, and the live New York tracks on My Life in the Blues. Hopkins plays good country blues on the 1961 numbers, particularly on "Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes" and his interpretation of "Good Morning Little School Girl." The two 1964 band efforts are pretty good spare electric blues, whether "I Like to Boogie" or the more unusual "Get It Straight," which gets rather close to country music in its rhythms and guitar work…

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Hootin' The Blues (1964) [Reissue 1994]

    Posted By: gribovar
    Lightnin' Hopkins - Hootin' The Blues (1964) [Reissue 1994]

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Hootin' The Blues (1964) [Reissue 1994]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 169 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 76 MB | Covers - 5 MB
    Genre: Blues, Acoustic Blues, Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OBC/Prestige Records (00025218057127)

    The most important part of Lightnin' Hopkins' career was spent in juke joints in Houston, but during the early 1960s, he also became a star along the folk circuit, playing clubs that catered mostly to college students eager to hear authentic acoustic blues. Several of those shows were recorded over the years to capitalize, and while the albums don't have the same importance as Hopkins' classic blues sides of the 1940s and 1950s, they do show another side of the man, and one he seemed to take to very naturally. Hootin' The Blues is one of Hopkins' better folk club concerts, capturing him in an intense performance on acoustic guitar, rapping (in the sense of talking) about the blues and what it means as he introduces some powerful songs: "Blues Is a Feeling," "In the Evenin'," and "Meet Me in the Bottom," among others…

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Smokes Like Lightning (1963) [Reissue 1992]

    Posted By: gribovar
    Lightnin' Hopkins - Smokes Like Lightning (1963) [Reissue 1992]

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Smokes Like Lightning (1963) [Reissue 1992]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 187 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 85 MB | Covers - 3 MB
    Genre: Blues, Acoustic Blues, Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OBC/Prestige/Bluesville Records (00025218055123)

    One of the most weirdly compelling elements of Smokes Like Lightnin' is Mack McCormick's liner notes, reproduced from the original 1963 LP. Almost breathtaking in their ferocity, McCormick's notes characterize Hopkins as a spoiled crybaby whose only redeeming quality is his ability to make music. The album, recorded in three 1962 sessions, consists simply of Hopkins and his guitar, except for three songs that are performed with a full band. The sound is spare and very loose, with a re-recording of "T Model Blues" and the dance song "Let's Do the Susie-Q," a musical exhortation that seems unlikely to inspire dancing. A brief and uneven album, Smokes Like Lightnin' is less compelling than Hopkins' '50s recordings, but strikes an appealingly lazy acoustic groove.

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Free Form Patterns (1968) [Reissue 1993]

    Posted By: gribovar
    Lightnin' Hopkins - Free Form Patterns (1968) [Reissue 1993]

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Free Form Patterns (1968) [Reissue 1993]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 161 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 101 MB | Covers - 3 MB
    Genre: Country Blues, Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Collectables Records (COL-CD-0554)

    Lightnin' Hopkins originally recorded the ten tracks that make up Free Form Patterns on February 1, 1968, for the International Artists label. Also on that label's roster was the psychedelic group 13th Floor Elevators, which, by 1968, had basically disbanded. For this session, producer Lelan Rogers (Kenny's brother) teamed Hopkins up with Elevators drummer Danny Thomas and bassist Duke Davis. While not as revolutionary as John Lee Hooker's sessions with Canned Heat, Free Form Patterns steers clear of the late-'60s psychedelic trappings that screwed up such similar sessions as Electric Mud. No one tried to bend Hopkins to fit a foreign musical approach on Free Form Patterns; he made the music bend to him.

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' (1961) [Reissue 1990]

    Posted By: gribovar
    Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' (1961) [Reissue 1990]

    Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' (1961) [Reissue 1990]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 225 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 97 MB | Covers - 4 MB
    Genre: Blues, Acoustic Blues, Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OBC/Prestige/Bluesville Records (00025218053228)

    Recorded for Prestige's Bluesville subsidiary in 1960 and reissued on CD for Fantasy's Original Blues Classics (OBC) series in 1990, Lightnin' is among the rewarding acoustic dates Lightnin' Hopkins delivered in the early '60s. The session has an informal, relaxed quality, and this approach serves a 48-year-old Hopkins impressively well on both originals like "Thinkin' 'Bout an Old Friend" and the familiar "Katie Mae" and enjoyable interpretations of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee's "Back to New Orleans" and Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup's "Mean Old Frisco." Hopkins' only accompaniment consists of bassist Leonard Gaskin and drummer Belton Evans, both of whom play in an understated fashion and do their part to make this intimate setting successful. From the remorseful "Come Back Baby" to more lighthearted, fun numbers like "You Better Watch Yourself" and "Automobile Blues," Lightnin' is a lot like being in a small club with Hopkins as he shares his experiences, insights and humor with you.