Lightnin Hopkins - Blues Masters: The Very Best of
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Artist: Lightnin HopkinsBrand: HOPKINS,LIGHTNIN'
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-08-15
Music Label: Rhino
Soundtracks:
- Katie Mae Blues
- Shotgun Blues
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Automobile
- Give Me Central 209 (Hello Central)
- Coffee Blues
- I'm Beggin You
- Contrary Mary
- Moanin' Blues
- Penitentiary Blues
- Fan It
- Conversation Blues
- Last NIght Blues
- Mighty Crazy
- Mojo Hand
- Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes
Music reviews of Blues Masters: The Very Best of
Music Review: The art of Lightnin' Hopkins
Rating: 5 Stars
The songs on this CD were recorded between 1946 and 1961. They cover a wide range of his songs. The instrumentation is spare, with--normally--only Hopkins or playing or only a couple other backing players (sometimes we don't even know who the other musicians were). This is unelectrified blues, hearkening back to an earlier era in the history of the blues.
A handful of examples of his work on this CD:
"Baby please don't go." The cut features simple and spare guitar work by Hopkins. The liner notes comment that (page 12): "They say he only knew three chords on the guitar. I say that made him greater. . . .I saw how he turned technical limitations to aesthetic advantage." He repeats the title line several times to set a tone and atmosphere and implores her not to go to New Orleans. Hopkins plays alone, with no backing instruments.
"Mighty Crazy", too, features no backing musicians. He surely displays a "lived in" voice. He begins the song, as with "Baby please don't go" with a repeat of the title four times.
Finally, "Mojo Hand," one of his better known works. This cut features a nice rhythm section backing him (musicians' names not known). This has some of the best recording quality on the CD. He shows animated singing and spare but effective guitar work.
The liner notes summarize Hopkins' place in the blues world (pages 11-12): "Lightnin' Sam Hopkins was one of the towering geniuses of American music. At a time when big-city blues was electrifying the world, Lightnin' brought us back to the basics. He infused his country sensibility and singular personality into every song he sang." This represents a nice introduction to the work of one of the finest blues players.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: HOPKINS,LIGHTNIN'
Title: BLUES MASTERS-VERY BEST OF
Street Release Date: 08/15/2000
Genre: BLUES TRADITIONAL
Another day, another Lightnin' Hopkins collection. It's only to be expected for a musician whose career lasted six decades, and whose recorded output was so profuse (often for several labels simultaneously) that the neophyte is hard pressed to determine which of the many albums, compilations, and box sets to acquire. One could do worse than this collection from Rhino Records, which includes classics such as "Coffee Blues" and "Mojo Hand," and even includes a few songs that aren't to be found on Mojo Hand: The Lightnin' Hopkins Anthology, generally considered the ideal collection for the beginning Hopkins aficionado. While hard-core fans probably have all these songs somewhere in their extensive collections, this CD is ideal for those seeking an introduction to the seminal bluesman. After all, he did help develop Texas blues, played a hand in developing the blues from rural to urban art form, and rode the 1960s folk-blues revival to one of the longest careers in blues history. Covering the 20 years of Hopkins's career between 1941 and 1961, the collection also provides a brief history of the development of the blues over the same period. --Genevieve Williams
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