Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Lightnin' Hopkins 1950-1951

~ Release by Lightnin’ Hopkins (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Drifting Blues
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:20
2Last Affair
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:59
3Jack Head Boogie
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:55
4Ticket Agent
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:40
5Lonesome Dog Blues
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
recording of:
Lonesome Dog Blues
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightning Hopkins2:45
6House Upon the Hill
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:36
7Tell Me Pretty Mama
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins3:14
8Give Me Back That Wig (Wig Wearing Mama)
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:18
9Everyday I Have the Blues
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:22
10War New Blues
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:49
11Needed Time
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
producer:
Teo Macero and Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
Lightning Hopkins2:54
12One Kind Favor
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
cover recording of:
One Kind Favor
additional lyricist:
Guy Davis (Blues musician)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Careers
is based on:
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Lightning Hopkins2:52
13Another Fool in Town
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:57
14Candy Kitchen
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar and piano:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:45
15Mistreater Blues (Mistreated)
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:45
16Black Cat
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:39
17Santa Fe
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:51
18Someday Baby
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightning Hopkins2:33
19Black Cat Bone
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1950 until 1951)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1950 until 1951)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1950 until 1951)
Lightning Hopkins2:57
20Disagreeable
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1950 until 1951)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1950 until 1951)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1950 until 1951)
Lightning Hopkins3:22
21Dark and Cloudy
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1950 until 1951)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1950 until 1951)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1950 until 1951)
Lightning Hopkins2:55
22Coffee Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1951)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1951)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1951)
recording of:
Coffee Blues
writer:
Robert Ellen (alias of Robert Shad)
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:43
23Praying Ground Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1951)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1951)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1951)
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:57
24Gotta Move
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1951)
guitar and tap dance:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1951)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1951)
recording of:
Gotta Move
writer:
Robert Ellen (alias of Robert Shad)
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:39
25Give Me Central 209 (Hello Central)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1951)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1951)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1951)
recording of:
Hello Central (Give Me Central)
writer:
Robert Ellen (alias of Robert Shad)
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:55

Credits

Release

liner notes:Dave Penny (UK music journalist/critic) (in 2004-12)
distributed by:Night & Day (French distributor)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1593149 [info]
ASIN:FR: B0007OC7V4 [info]

Release Group

part of:Blues & Rhythm Series (The Chronological Classics) (number: 5133) (order: 134)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000344837 [info]