Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, like John Lee Hooker, was one of the links between acoustic country/Delta blues and electrified urban blues. Hopkins had a relentless, driving guitar sound and an improvisational style with his lyrics--he combined the folk rambling troubadour tradition with the more urban Texas blues boogie style.
Hopkins was a significant influence on many folk, blues, and rock & roll performers in the '50s and '60s. FIRST RECORDINGS collects tracks from the mid-to-late 1940s in Houston and Los Angeles, and captures Hopkins' essence very well. The recording quality is excellent, Hopkins is in good voice (one could argue that he was a big influence, vocally and lyrically, on Chuck Berry), and his acoustic guitar playing is chillingly sharp and spare, sounding almost electric.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $17.49/month
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer - Wilson Smith, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer - Wilson Smith, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer - Wilson Smith, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer - Tampa Red, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Writer - Merriweather Major, Composer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Performer, Composer, Writer
EPM
Album review
Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, like John Lee Hooker, was one of the links between acoustic country/Delta blues and electrified urban blues. Hopkins had a relentless, driving guitar sound and an improvisational style with his lyrics--he combined the folk rambling troubadour tradition with the more urban Texas blues boogie style.
Hopkins was a significant influence on many folk, blues, and rock & roll performers in the '50s and '60s. FIRST RECORDINGS collects tracks from the mid-to-late 1940s in Houston and Los Angeles, and captures Hopkins' essence very well. The recording quality is excellent, Hopkins is in good voice (one could argue that he was a big influence, vocally and lyrically, on Chuck Berry), and his acoustic guitar playing is chillingly sharp and spare, sounding almost electric.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:40
- Main artists: Sam Lightnin' Hopkins
- Composer: Sam Lightnin' Hopkins
- Label: EPM
- Genre: Blues
EPM EPM
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.