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Lightnin' Hopkins: King Of Dowling Street (3-CD)

(Sunset Blvd Records) 57 tracks incl. live recordings (CD-3), digisleeve

  •     20 songs never before released on CD
  •     12 previously unreleased recordings
  •     Remastered from analog tapes


Texas bluesman Lightnin' Hopkins' career was both long and prolific. He performed live for six decades and recorded for over 30, amassing a catalog larger than almost any of his contemporaries. In addition to being prolific, he was a great storyteller and a very good live performer with an "act" he had perfected at dances and parties in the antebellum era.

His guitar playing was unconventional, some have even called it ragged, but it is not as a guitarist that he will be remembered. Somehow the way he set his songs seemed completely appropriate and it gave everything he did an authenticity that few others could ever match.

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Hopkins, Lightnin' - King Of Dowling Street (3-CD) CD 1
01Moanin' BluesLightnin' Hopkins
02Leavin' BluesLightnin' Hopkins
03Late In The EveningLightnin' Hopkins
04Lightnin' JumpLightnin' Hopkins
05Long Gone Like A Turkey Through CornLightnin' Hopkins
06How Long Have It Been Since You Been HomeLightnin' Hopkins
07Mojo HandLightnin' Hopkins
08Glory BeLightnin' Hopkins
09How Long Has That Train Been GoneLightnin' Hopkins
10Have You Ever Loved A Woman?Lightnin' Hopkins
11SantaLightnin' Hopkins
12Black Mare TrotLightnin' Hopkins
13Coffee For MamaLightnin' Hopkins
14Awful DreamLightnin' Hopkins
15Sometimes She WillLightnin' Hopkins
16Shine On, MoonLightnin' Hopkins
17Houston BoundLightnin' Hopkins
18Baby I Don't CareLightnin' Hopkins
19Give Me Time To ThinkLightnin' Hopkins
20No EducationLightnin' Hopkins
Hopkins, Lightnin' - King Of Dowling Street (3-CD) CD 2
01This Time We're Going To TryLightnin' Hopkins
02Christmas Time Is ComingLightnin' Hopkins
03Let's Work AwhileLightnin' Hopkins
04The JetLightnin' Hopkins
05I Don't Need You WomanLightnin' Hopkins
06I Wish I Was A BabyLightnin' Hopkins
07The Crazy SongLightnin' Hopkins
08Lightnin's LoveLightnin' Hopkins
09Take It If You Want ItLightnin' Hopkins
10How Have You BeenLightnin' Hopkins
11My Baby Was Crying For BreadLightnin' Hopkins
12I Wonder Where She Can Be TonightLightnin' Hopkins
13Feel Like Ballin' The JackLightnin' Hopkins
14Rainy Day In HoustonLightnin' Hopkins
15How Does It (Instrumental)Lightnin' Hopkins
16A Man Like Me Is Hard To FindLightnin' Hopkins
17Movin' OutLightnin' Hopkins
18You Just Gotta Miss Me World's In A TangleLightnin' Hopkins
19World's In A TangleLightnin' Hopkins
20Shinin' MoonLightnin' Hopkins
Hopkins, Lightnin' - King Of Dowling Street (3-CD) CD 3
01You Gonna Miss Me When I'm GoneLightnin' Hopkins
02Big Black Cadillac BluesLightnin' Hopkins
03Baby Please Dont GoLightnin' Hopkins
04Houston RockLightnin' Hopkins
05Leave Jike Mary AloneLightnin' Hopkins
06Rock Me All Night LongLightnin' Hopkins
07Dont Treat That Mam The Way You Treat MeLightnin' Hopkins
08Cook My BreakfastLightnin' Hopkins
09You Treat Po' Lightnin' WrongLightnin' Hopkins
10I Got My Hook In Your WaterLightnin' Hopkins
11Mighty CrazyLightnin' Hopkins
12My BabeLightnin' Hopkins
13Last Night I Lost The Best Friend I Ever HadLightnin' Hopkins
14Mr Charlie (Part 2)Lightnin' Hopkins
15Baby Scratch My BackLightnin' Hopkins
16Mojo HandLightnin' Hopkins
17Shining MoonLightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins Niemand konnte Lightnin' Hopkins etwas vormachen, wenn es darum ging,... more
"Lightnin' Hopkins"

Lightnin' Hopkins

Niemand konnte Lightnin' Hopkins etwas vormachen, wenn es darum ging, gigantisch loszurocken. Auch Little Richard nicht. Jedenfalls gibt es keinen Beleg dafür, dass Richard jemals ein schnelleres Tempo angezählt hätte als Lightnin' auf Hopkins' Sky Hop.

Aufgenommen wurde das Instrumentalstück in seiner Heimatstadt Houston im April 1954 während äußerst produktiver Sessions, bei denen eine Menge Masteraufnahmen entstanden. Herald Records in New York konnte mehrere Jahre davon zehren. Die unglaublich schnelle Nummer spielte Hopkins mit zwei lokalen Musikern ein, die seinen unvorhersehbaren Timing- und Akkordwechseln traumwandlerisch folgen konnten: Bassist Donald Cooks und Drummer Ben Turner. Lightnin' kam mit seiner elektrischen Gitarre bestens klar; es machte ihm offensichtlich einen Heidenspaß, hier einige der toughesten Gitarrenlicks in der Geschichte des texanischen Blues abzufeuern.

Doch die Zeit überholte den altgedienten Texas-Bluesmann. Sessions für TNT und Chart Mitte der 50er Jahre blieben offensichtlich seine letzten Chancen auf dem R&B-Markt. Dann kam Anfang 1959 der Musikwissenschaftler Sam Charters vorbei und nahm Lightnin' mit einem Mikro in seinem Zimmer für eine Folkways-LP auf, die dem Blues-Veteranen ein ganz neues Publikum erschloss. Viele weitere Aufnahmen folgten für eine große Anzahl von Firmen, und bald steckte Hopkins voll im Folkblues-Boom, durch den längst vergessene Bluesmänner aus dem Süden zum Teil nach Jahrzehnten wiederentdeckt wurden. Lightnin' hatte mit Sonnenbrille und gestylten Haaren eine coolere Bühnenpräsenz als die meisten anderen. Seine 1960er-Session für Bobby Robinson in Harlem verschaffte ihm mit Mojo Hand auf dem Fire-Label sogar noch einen letzten Jukebox-Hit.

Lightnin' spielte über die gesamte Dauer seiner weiteren Karriere eine große Menge Platten ein. So lange ein Produzent ein Bündel Geldscheine für ihn hatte, machte er für ihn Aufnahmen, wobei es immer nur einen Versuch pro Titel gab. Zu Stan Lewis' Jewel Records stand er loyaler als zu den meisten anderen und reiste 1969 für eine Jewel-Session in die Muscle Shoals Studios. Hopkins starb am 30. Januar 1982 in Houston. Er war der ultimative Texas-Bluestroubadour, egal ob er seine Boogies und beseelten langsameren Bluestitel auf einer elektrischen oder akustischen Gitarre spielte.

Bill Dahl
Chicago, Illinois

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Tracklist
Hopkins, Lightnin' - King Of Dowling Street (3-CD) CD 1
01 Moanin' Blues
02 Leavin' Blues
03 Late In The Evening
04 Lightnin' Jump
05 Long Gone Like A Turkey Through Corn
06 How Long Have It Been Since You Been Home
07 Mojo Hand
08 Glory Be
09 How Long Has That Train Been Gone
10 Have You Ever Loved A Woman?
11 Santa
12 Black Mare Trot
13 Coffee For Mama
14 Awful Dream
15 Sometimes She Will
16 Shine On, Moon
17 Houston Bound
18 Baby I Don't Care
19 Give Me Time To Think
20 No Education
Hopkins, Lightnin' - King Of Dowling Street (3-CD) CD 2
01 This Time We're Going To Try
02 Christmas Time Is Coming
03 Let's Work Awhile
04 The Jet
05 I Don't Need You Woman
06 I Wish I Was A Baby
07 The Crazy Song
08 Lightnin's Love
09 Take It If You Want It
10 How Have You Been
11 My Baby Was Crying For Bread
12 I Wonder Where She Can Be Tonight
13 Feel Like Ballin' The Jack
14 Rainy Day In Houston
15 How Does It (Instrumental)
16 A Man Like Me Is Hard To Find
17 Movin' Out
18 You Just Gotta Miss Me World's In A Tangle
19 World's In A Tangle
20 Shinin' Moon
Hopkins, Lightnin' - King Of Dowling Street (3-CD) CD 3
01 You Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
02 Big Black Cadillac Blues
03 Baby Please Dont Go
04 Houston Rock
05 Leave Jike Mary Alone
06 Rock Me All Night Long
07 Dont Treat That Mam The Way You Treat Me
08 Cook My Breakfast
09 You Treat Po' Lightnin' Wrong
10 I Got My Hook In Your Water
11 Mighty Crazy
12 My Babe
13 Last Night I Lost The Best Friend I Ever Had
14 Mr Charlie (Part 2)
15 Baby Scratch My Back
16 Mojo Hand
17 Shining Moon