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Complete Aladdin Recordings

Lightnin' Hopkins

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This is where it all began for the Houston troubadour: 43 solo sides, as evocative and stark as any he ever did, from 1946-1948. The first 13 sides find the guitarist in tandem with pianist Wilson "Thunder" Smith (who handles the vocals on a few tracks), but after that, old Lightnin' Hopkins went the solo route. "Katie May," "Short Haired Woman," "Abilene," "Shotgun" -- all these and more rate with his seminal performances.

© Bill Dahl /TiVo

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Lightnin' Hopkins

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1
Katie Mae Blues
00:03:00

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, ComposerLyricist - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1991 EMI Records

2
Feel So Bad
00:02:09

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1946 Capitol Records, LLC

3
(Blues) That Mean Old Twister
00:03:09

Mac Mc Cormick, Composer - Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1946 Capitol Records, LLC

4
Rocky Mountain Blues/I Can't Stay Here In Your Town
00:02:48

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1946 Capitol Records, LLC

5
Can't Do Like You Used To
00:02:33

Wilson Smith, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1946 Capitol Records, LLC

6
West Coast Blues
00:02:38

Wilson Smith, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1946 Capitol Records, LLC

7
Short Haired Woman
00:02:24

Sam Hopkins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Mc Cormick, Composer - Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC

8
L.A. Blues
00:02:55

Wilson Smith, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC

9
Big Mama Jump (Little Mama Blues)
00:02:41

Sam Hopkins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC

10
Down Baby
00:02:16

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC

11
Let Me Play With Your Poodle
00:02:33

Hudson Whittaker, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC

12
Fast Mail Rambler
00:02:48

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC

13
Thinkin' And Worryin'
00:02:54

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC

14
Can't Get That Woman Off My Mind
00:02:37

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC

15
Woman, Woman (Change Your Way)
00:02:44

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC

16
Picture On The Wall
00:02:49

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC

17
You're Not Goin' To Worry My Life Anymore
00:02:50

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC

18
You're Gonna Miss Me
00:02:19

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

19
Sugar On My Mind
00:02:43

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

20
Nightmare Blues
00:02:39

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

21
Someday Baby
00:02:39

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

22
Come Back Baby
00:02:38

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

DISC 2

1
Lightnin's Boogie
00:02:19

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

2
Baby You're Not Going To Make A Fool Out Of Me
00:02:31

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

3
Daddy Will Be Home One Day
00:02:27

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

4
Moon Rise Blues
00:02:57

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

5
Howling Wolf Blues
00:02:44

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

6
Morning Blues
00:02:47

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

7
Have To Let You Go
00:02:39

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

8
Mama's Baby Child
00:02:44

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

9
Mistreated Blues
00:02:40

Sam Hopkins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

10
My California
00:02:34

Sam Hopkins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

11
Honey Babe
00:02:34

Webster, Composer - Steiner, Composer - Sam Hopkins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

12
So Long
00:02:47

Sam Hopkins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

13
See See Rider
00:02:36

Sam Hopkins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ma Rainey, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

14
Unpredictable Woman
00:02:59

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

15
I Just Don't Care
00:02:47

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

16
Drinkin' Woman
00:02:53

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

17
Abilene
00:02:27

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

18
Shotgun Blues
00:02:40

Sam Hopkins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

19
Rollin' And Rollin'
00:02:43

Sam Hopkins, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

20
Tell It Like It Is
00:02:39

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

21
Miss Loretta
00:02:41

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Composer - Lightnin' Hopkins, MainArtist

(C) 1991 EMI Catalog ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC

Album review

This is where it all began for the Houston troubadour: 43 solo sides, as evocative and stark as any he ever did, from 1946-1948. The first 13 sides find the guitarist in tandem with pianist Wilson "Thunder" Smith (who handles the vocals on a few tracks), but after that, old Lightnin' Hopkins went the solo route. "Katie May," "Short Haired Woman," "Abilene," "Shotgun" -- all these and more rate with his seminal performances.

© Bill Dahl /TiVo

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