From booklist in only the second biographical book on seminal blues guitaristsinger hopkins see sarah ann west, deep down hard blues, 1995, govenar traces hopkins long, twisting route to worldwide fame. You can buy album hootin the blues 1965 lightnin hopkins. Listen to i love bluesby lightnin hopkins on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs. Check out mojo hand by lightnin hopkins on amazon music. Product information mojo hand by morris levy digital guitar tab. The very best of lightnin hopkins by lightnin hopkins. Lightnin hopkins might easily be seen as the father of rock and roll guitar playing. Lightnin hopkins lightnin and the blues mp3 album download. Texas blues guitar tab, lightnin hopkins guitar tab. Listen to mojo hand remastered by lightnin hopkins on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs. Morris levy mojo hand guitar tab in e major download. Studio album 11 compilation 3 live 2 charly blues masterworks, volume 8. Mojo hand guitar tab playalong, as performed by lightnin hopkins. Rolling stone magazine included hopkins at number 71 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
Sam lightnin hopkins mojo hand full album 1962 youtube. Print and download morris levy mojo hand guitar tab. Mojo hand remastered lightnin hopkins free internet. Po lightnin cd edition smithsonian folkways recordings. The very best of lightnin hopkins lightnin hopkins. Mojo hand is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins recorded in 1960 and released on the fire label in 1962. Lightnin hopkins style acoustic guitar lesson ep088 description although lightnin hopkins was best known for playing fingerstyle guitar, this lesson is a series of lightnin hopkins guitar licks, played with a pick on acoustic guitar although you could do this with electric as well. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Though some sources give his year of birth as 1912, his social security application listed the year as 1911.
Buy lightnin hopkins s album titled mojo hand to enjoy in your home or. Samuel john lightnin hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from centerville, texas. Lightnin hopkins mojo hand 1960 sam john lightnin hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist, from centerville, texas. Lightnin hopkins real name sam john hopkins, march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was a texas country bluesman whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Mojo hand is available on cd on many labels, sometimes with a rearranged track listing, sometimes with additional tracks the 1998 pvine records cd adds 9, all of the same quality as the original 9, sometimes with a different title, and sometimes in conjunction with other lightnin hopkins albums. It is excellently recorded and is one of the best blues packages of the year. As of 2010, a film documentary on hopkins, where lightnin strikes, was in production with fastcut films of houston. In the key of lightnin lightnin hopkins the texas bluesman lightnin hopkins.
Lightnin hopkins 1960 album mojo hand released on fire records. Penitentiary blues mmmm, big brazos here i come mmmm, oh lord have mercy, big brazos here i come you know im gonna do time for another man when there hasnt been a thing poor lightnin done they say you oughta been on brazos 1910 bud russell droves pretty women just like it did ugly mens mmmm big brazos, oh lord yes here i come fiendin to do time for another man and aint nothin poor. Download lightnin hopkins mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Tablature included, lyrics may be included, playalong version. Mojo hand by lightnin hopkins 90431511121 cd barnes. He was also the subject of a documentary, the blues according to lightnin hopkins, which won the prize at the chicago film festival for outstanding documentary in 1970.
Download the mp3 from alans interview on dallas kera program think. Lightnin hopkins the very best of lightnin hopkins expanded edition 19732018 official digital download 24bit44,1khz lightnin hopkins from the vaults lightnin hopkins rarities 19662019 official digital download 24bit44,1khz lightnin hopkins mojo hand anthology 19932019 official digital download 24bit44,1khz. During hopkins career, it is estimated that he recorded hundreds of songs, gaining a large following. Im goin to louisiana and get me a mojo hand im goin to louisiana and get me a mojo hand im gonna fix my woman so she cant have no othe. The anthology lightnin hopkins on allmusic 1993 as with its john lee hooker twodisc set, rhino. Buy lightnin hopkinss album titled mojo hand to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Mojo hand is available on cd on many labels, sometimes with a rearranged track listing, sometimes with additional tracks the 1998 pvine records cd adds 9, all of the same quality as the original 9, sometimes with a different title, and sometimes in conjunction with other lightnin hopkins. Nov 27, 2017 1 post published by russgary during november 2017. Hopkins learned the blues when was young in buffalo, texas from blind lemon jefferson and his older cousin, countryblues singer alger texas alexander.
Join our email list for the latest news from smithsonian folkways recordings click to join. In 1920, at the age of eight, hopkins met and played with the legendary blind lemon jefferson, even becoming jeffersons guide for a short time. Rolling stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Or if you need beginner guitar lessons online, try one of our six beginning guitar programs. 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. Stream mojo hand anthology by lightnin hopkins and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. The word hand in this context is defined as a combination of ingredients.
Find and install addons to add features to firefox firefox. Lightnin died aged 69 in 1982, leaving behind a remarkable recorded legacy that spanned more than 30 years. Texas blues guitar tab lightnin hopkins guitar tab lightnin hopkins had his mojo hand workin 24 7. Guitar tab playalong version based on the official, artistapproved notation. Now, im goin down to louisiana an get me a mojo hand my little woman she done quit me for some other man hoodoo man blues, junior wells, 1953 im goin to louisiana, and get me a mojo hand im goin to louisiana, and get me a mojo hand im gonna fix my woman so she cant have no other man mojo hand, lightning hopkins, 1960. Mojo hand, an album by lightnin hopkins on spotify. Her best known work is the novel mojo hand, first published in 1966, the story of a lightskinned upperclass young woman from san francisco, california, who after hearing a record by bluesman blacksnake brown seeks him out and becomes embroiled in an ultimately tragic relationship with him. Sam hopkins was born on march 15, 1912 in centerville, texas. Indeed, hopkins had a bag of licks and patterns that fit largely into two divisions slow e and fast e with an occasional venture into a.
California mudslide and earthquake remastered lightnin hopkins lightnin and the blues lightnin hopkins. Nov 27, 2017 hopkins also performed at the new orleans jazz and heritage festival. Listen free to lightnin hopkins mojo hand mojo hand, glory be. Whatever the version, these are some of the best and most focused tracks lightnin hopkins ever cut. Lightnin strikes mojo hand little wail cotton take me back nothin but the blues hurricane betsy guitar lightnin woke up this morning shake yourself. Lightnin hopkins style acoustic guitar lesson ep088.
Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises mojo hand lightnin hopkins the blues anthology. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Im goin to louisiana, and get me a mojo hand im goin to louisiana, and get me a mojo hand im gonna fix my woman so she cant have no other man discovered using shazam, the music discovery app. Lightnin hopkins sam hopkins was born on march 15, 1912 in centerville, texas. Its easy to hear that players like buddy holly, carl perkins, and scotty moore owe a considerable debt to lightnin hopkins style which is what attracted me to this video in the first place. These licks can be played over the blues shuffle from the previous lesson. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Buy lightnin hopkins s album titled the very best of lightnin hopkins to. Sam john hopkins centerville texas, 15 maart 1912 houston texas, 30 januari 1982, beter bekend als lightnin hopkins, was een amerikaans country. Listen to your favorite songs from lightnin by lightnin hopkins now. Buy and download lightnin hopkins music at mp3caprice. Aug 06, 2015 listen to i love bluesby lightnin hopkins on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs. I have a computer that is used by a community radio station that has three soundcards.
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. Lightnin hopkins finger picking guitar excited guitar players from jimmy vaughn to the grateful dead and folk musicians. His song once a gambler is on the soundtrack of the 2009 film crazy heart. Hopkins cousin, the great bluesman, texas alexander, was another influence. If you think this addon violates mozillas addon policies or has security or privacy issues, please report these issues to mozilla using this form. Lightnin hopkins mojo hand part 1 lyrics genius lyrics. Im goin to louisiana and get me a mojo hand im goin to louisiana and get me a mojo hand im gonna fix my woman so she cant have no. Lightnin hopkins songs for all instruments and levels. Interview with alan govenar about lightnin hopkins. Im goin to louisiana and get me a mojo hand im goin to louisiana and get me a mojo hand im gonna fix my woman so she cant.
Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Lightnin by lightnin hopkins on amazon music unlimited. One computer is powerful enough to perform all the functions needed at the same time, but the main playback system only works properly when it uses the default sound device. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Download and print mojo hand sheet music for guitar tablature, playalong by lightnin hopkins.
Here you can buy and download music mp3 lightnin hopkins. You can get addons that compare prices, check the weather, change the look of firefox, listen to music, or even update your facebook profile. I would like to be able to select the sound device used by firefox. Hopkins was standing behind gibbons and leaned forward, surprising the teenager with lightnin change when lightnin want to. Of all the influential texas blues men, none were more prolific than sam lightnin hopkins, who over the course of his career, recorded for nearly 20 different labels. Sam lightnin hopkins, blues singer and guitarist, was born in centerville, texas, on march 15, probably in 1911.
Because of this, a conjure hand is also considered a hoodoo bag, usually made by a respected community conjure doctor. Mojo hand by lightnin hopkins guitar tab playalong. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Buddha released lightnin and the blues in 2001 with four bonus tracks from the sessions added, while londons ember records collected all 26 herald sides on one disc as remember me in 2000. 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.
Rolling stone magazine included hopkins at number 71 on their list. Sam lightnin hopkins, blues singer and guitarist, was born in centerville, texas, on march 15, probably in 1911 though some sources give his year of birth as 1912, his social security application listed the year as 1. Last night blues is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins with sonny terry recorded in 1960 and released on the bluesville label the following year. Learn blues guitar from eric madis with an intermediate guitar lesson for licks by lightnin hopkins.
Sam john hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982, better known as lightnin hopkins, was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from houston, texas. Buy mp3 music online lightnin hopkins lightnin and the blues. Hold up your hand, my starter wont start this morning and more. Arhoolie records founder chris strachwitz has credited the music of samuel lightnin hopkins with providing the emotional experience that led to his decision to form arhoolie records in 1960. In 1972 he worked on the soundtrack to the film sounder. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri.
960 993 1493 29 927 1521 1464 553 1414 942 224 940 890 1170 290 331 536 1445 1508 335 445 1038 895 1199 1043 1289 959 748 982 611 492 941 1158 428 349 843