Jimmy Vaughn recently said in an interview that there would be no Jimmy Vaughn or Stevie Ray Vaughan without a Lightnin Hopkins. Lightnin Hopkins influenced all our music we listen to today. You can hear him in the Stone's Led Zeppelin The Beatles and on and on... possibly the greatest, no positively the greatest!
@user-qf8tl8rj3d Жыл бұрын
And ZZZ top
@paulmucho9231 Жыл бұрын
Mr Blues ,himself.
@gostrum111 ай бұрын
He was brilliant & influential no doubt, But there were a fair few others.. Robert Johnson, Bill Broonzy, Fred Macdowell, Howlin Wolf & Muddy, Jimmy Reed amongst others
@pabo-qv3nx9 ай бұрын
@@gostrum1 They were all Great.
@reverbandchill34256 ай бұрын
And he taught Hank Williams Jr.
@paulvandoorn9405 Жыл бұрын
This genius let me feel 20 years old while i am 77. This is magic.
@TSharpx9 ай бұрын
Thats the beauty of music sir. Im only 24 and i feel like music is the closest thing i have to a time machine. When i listen to old beatles song it bring me back to being 4 years old with my late father singing in the car. Im sure you can relate somehow. God bless
@paulvandoorn94059 ай бұрын
@@TSharpx Thanks , you made my day. It is a pity that we didnt meet in the 60s to see Lightnin in Brussels or Antwerp. Young people like you will carry the blues for future generations. I am sure you can relate to that. Keep in touch. Paul
@hodie35914 ай бұрын
My man!
@roygunter32446 жыл бұрын
Ain't nothin special, just one of the greatest bluesmen in history at his best. He don't need a dozen foot pedals or an orchestra he does it all just right. No wonder all the real blues players mention his name when asked for their influences, there are a lot of great ones but he is right up there in the top drawer, the very top drawer.
@sethsanford32196 жыл бұрын
Impossible to emphasize his impact on music. I consider him not only as a perfect example of a bluesman, but also a rockstar.
@rssempresas74786 жыл бұрын
Lightning Hopkins influenced EVERY blues guitarist to ever play the music....and if you watched and listened to him....there is no doubt he was a rock star.
@MARKIEBANUNCE5 жыл бұрын
Fucking A!!!
@JohnDoe-hc7gl4 жыл бұрын
That's My Second Cousin Mr Lightin Hopkins I Miss Him My Grandmother And Both Of Them Look.Just A Like RIP
@mackwilliams52834 жыл бұрын
That's a H town hombre throwing down. . He used to run the country side when it was all country side... From downtown to rosharron and Galveston to North side. Playing in the wards of Houston area with other greats. The one and only and legend... poor old lightnin'
@geoffreydonaldson2984 Жыл бұрын
I asked a dear late friend one time, many years ago, who his favourite Blues player was. He was a total Charlie Parker-bebop freak, next to that, SRV-and I turned him onto Ronnie Earl (by the time he passed he had every Ronnie Earl album made at the time-quite a few) and so I kinda thought I knew what his answer would be. So I was surprised when he thought for a while and said “Lighting Hopkins.” I thought he was funnin’ me. His place used to be like a tavern for a select group of aficionados and we listened to Blues while arguing the world issues for over 25 years. I inherited his music collection-no Lightning Hopkins in the lot (about eight boxes of vinyl and a couple boxes of CDs. I just remember his conviction, the way he thought about it, just me and him having a beer on a hot afternoon. Then he said, “Lightning’s the real Blues-Stevie Ray, Willie Dixon, Howlin Wolf were all great Bluesmen, but Hopkins was the real deal, natural, country Blues-kinda like how you play it: nice and simple with feeling.” That blew me away. I just never thought I’d ever hear anything like that! So I says: “Get serious! Me? No way!” And he said, “where’d you learn that kinda shuffle and lead thing you do, then?” He was an astute musicologist, my-our friend was. Somehow he knew-and swear, I never told him-that I musta listened to a lot of Sam Hopkins at some point. And here I almost forgot: I did play the grooves offa a couple of Hopkins’ LPs, way back before my friend and I ever met. So whenever I lay down some shuffle (like last week for a seniors’ lunch on our little island), I always remember my friend whom I miss a lot. And Sam “Lightning Hopkins.” That’s where I learned how to shuffle. Forever indebted. XO
@Marcus-le9ri2 ай бұрын
Please let him here your voice🎉🎉🎉😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢
@paulmucho92314 жыл бұрын
Every time you listen to Lightning, Lightning strikes again.
@giovanna81873 жыл бұрын
Ha! I like that.
@needsaride15126 Жыл бұрын
Proving that Lightnin' can strike the same place more than twice.
@brianoneil353210 ай бұрын
Good one!
@gtstangman969 ай бұрын
Got me this morning and I stop everything I was doing to get my guitar lesson in the blues
@benificentmillipedius6343 жыл бұрын
This is one of, or the, last performances by Sam "Lightnin" Hopkins. He influenced an entire generation of blues, rock, and blues-rock musicians. In many ways he was the Grandaddy of Rock 'n Roll.
@lewchowen2735 Жыл бұрын
82 yes old listening to lightning since 1960,s.always my favorite GlC
@LoneWolf-McWeed3 ай бұрын
SEE ALSO JOHN LEE HOOKER
@benificentmillipedius6342 ай бұрын
@@LoneWolf-McWeed John Lee was also influential, and Bo Didley and dozens of others. Hooker had that "Crawlin Kingsnake" mystique. I was mentored by one of Lightnin Hopkins' guitarists and I can tell you, he was absolutely revered by other players. His name was spoken in hushed awed tones, the was Earl Scruggs was among banjo pickers. Maybe I'm biased, but I think they're ALL great !!
@mariesims9671 Жыл бұрын
My Grandma And Lightning Hopkins Are First Cousin Ms Lucille Hopkins You Both RIp And My Madea Love Some Samuel Hopkins Sing It My Cousin
@benificentmillipedius6342 ай бұрын
Bless you.
@dhillmad2 жыл бұрын
Amazing! His phrasing is impeccable. The timing is so spot on. One of the best ever.
@jimchristopher4529 Жыл бұрын
This man is LEG-EN-DAIRY! This whole video is like a clinic in pure deep-rooted blues (both guitar and vocal). The section from 6:05 to 10:30 by itself teaches everything there is to know about Blues in E. Just incredible
@frankE912108 ай бұрын
but it in E flat..
@hankstevens7 ай бұрын
The tuning may be a half step down but he is playing in the key of A in this section. Watch his fingers closely.
@MarioCavett3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest musicians ever.
@alexbowman7582 Жыл бұрын
He’s better than that.
@clanrencewilliams8299 Жыл бұрын
Nnqddfqq
@zztopyoungblood Жыл бұрын
Like that Lightin' Hopkins
@mikebunyak19105 жыл бұрын
Lightning doesn't strike in the same place twice. There will truly only ever be one Lightning Hopkins. Peace. Out.
@bignoyz41114 жыл бұрын
Everybody's Crazy bout a Sharp dressed Man!
@annbugbee56233 жыл бұрын
TRULY Only ONE LIGHTIN HOPKINS! WALTER B,MEMPHIS, TAKE CARE AND STAY WELL AND SAFE.
@johnniereynolds97163 жыл бұрын
@@annbugbee5623 2 PM 7
@alexbowman75822 жыл бұрын
There’s an American guy who has been struck 5 times by lightning, he said there was once a thunderstorm and everyone present started backing away from him.
@Voo504Doo2 жыл бұрын
Much love from New Orleans this man’s my favorite bluesman so far
@raymondtucker70563 ай бұрын
I'm so fortunate to get a chance to hear this man when I was a young man him and all of the legendary heroes I so loved
@CuChiKat Жыл бұрын
The name of the song is Mojo Hand and don't forget he had a brother that was called Thunder, Frank Frost told me that about twenty years ago at King Biscuit Blues Festival in West Helena Arkansas. Centerville, Texas was home. One of the best.
@freedomfighters5095 Жыл бұрын
i love you ever mr the Great legend . you know i just went there where you are sleeping with peace !
@cyndik99213 жыл бұрын
Ohhh yessss!... some good ole real blues, a bottle of Jack Daniels, a pack of smokes, sitting on the porch, looking at the stars. Ah, so relaxing... Thanks for this terrific video!!!
@t4texastomjohnnycat9785 жыл бұрын
Damn, I need a doctor.... I've been struck by LIGHTNING.🎸⚡🌩
@tonyfrascella18574 жыл бұрын
Ohyeah!
@mariofidele19923 жыл бұрын
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@LoneWolf-McWeed6 ай бұрын
That guy is a LEGEND
@Marcus-le9ri2 ай бұрын
Fixing the aul
@stevetrivago Жыл бұрын
Even if he tried to mess up it would sound good… What a treasure we’ve got in these recordings…
@kotoznanikonistanezna86782 жыл бұрын
And he promise the earth to me..and I believe him...only promise that came true;)
@MrBluesmeister5 жыл бұрын
Notice how he used distortion on several occasions in this performance. Truly at the top of the Blues food chain. God Bless him for being so unique and real to the core. RIP Sam you were like no other!
@donniechalk3018 Жыл бұрын
Awesome and most definitely one of my favorites. When I was just a lad I used to notice my granddaddy and my uncle sitting on the front porch reminiscing and trying to sing his music. One song I remember was Mr. Charlie. My Uncle say's that him and Lightnin Hopkins were friends riding around together in Houston once upon a time. Both of whom are gone on but their memories linger on. RIP!
@wallacejeffery57866 ай бұрын
Amazing
@MrDoneboy4 жыл бұрын
Lightnin' and Gatemouth Brown, ruled Texas blues!
@roybean71664 жыл бұрын
Don matejek, I got same taste as you, lightnin and gatemouth, two of my favourites I discovered some time ago on you tube. Especially gatemouth, he is incredible.
@michaelhorton13504 жыл бұрын
Don Matejek In the Land of Leadbelly and T-Bone Walker (Texas/Arkansas/Louisiana) Lightnin’ and Gatemouth are up there along with the heavy cats, hardly the monarchs, though.
@marlonakinsiku82002 жыл бұрын
The greatest of them all as far as Blues Music is concerned. My man anytime , any day. With much love from Nigeria.
@stevetessier65684 жыл бұрын
Lightning Sam Hopkins and his brother Joel Squatty Hopkins. Were dear and close friends to, and of my great grandfather John B. Orr. He had a large farm outside of Centerville Texas. I learned all about playing music, and capturing an audience from Lightning Hopkins. He taught me how to take advantage of a guitar. I am an old man now. With Lung Cancer. Living day by day. I dream about riding my pinto pony Clyde Barrow and having a cool drink of water and fresh biscuits with honey and butter. Piping hot and strong coffee and country bacon with Boss Lightning and Boss Joel Hopkins. God bless their eternal souls. They were my beloved friends and my teachers and mentors.....
@georgemcclurelive4 жыл бұрын
Dig it. A real bluesman took interest in me, teaching me blues guitar. Only person I ever let show me anything. He was working as a janitor in Charlotte, said he toured with Lightnin' Hopkins. He called him "Sam". He was a good man.
@marycrowther88134 жыл бұрын
He has always been my favorite bluesman.it's just something about the way he plays that guitar and the way he sings just love him.god rest his soul.
@rhysdrader99722 жыл бұрын
100p
@6thwatergateplumber4 жыл бұрын
The quintessential dark blues bar room musician. You can picture the dim lights, cigarette smoke, scotch whiskey glasses...
@josephareizaga6603 Жыл бұрын
He is one of my favorites and his voice makes him unique
@irmarobinson32033 жыл бұрын
Rest in power cousin Lightning Hopkins. Never to be forgotten ⚘
@davidlindley171 Жыл бұрын
Amen!!!!! Preach 🙏🙏🙏
@major-Mihailo-Madzarevic11 ай бұрын
No. I'm his cousin.
@wescollins29814 жыл бұрын
To me THIS MAN is the goddamn king of cool!
@timhoovermusicman4 жыл бұрын
I can go with that.
@roybean71664 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@theherbpuffer3 жыл бұрын
Tied with John Lee Hooker for me
@hanpua10565 жыл бұрын
Mike Bloomfield called him the king of the blues !
@moonwind63034 жыл бұрын
I do too.
@stevetessier65684 жыл бұрын
That's Gospel fact. Poor Lightning Sam Hopkins was the King of Doweling St. He was the very last of the old breed. He could sing about picking cotton, and pulling corn. And working upon chain gangs. Because Lightning Sam Hopkins had lived that hard harsh life. And he had the ankle scars from his Shackles to prove it too. I adored Poor Lightning. He was my beginning with guitar. And open tuned blues. In the Texas tradition. I miss Sam Hopkins, and Joel Squatty Hopkins most muchly. God bless their eternal Souls. God bless Mrs. Lola Ann Cullum. She bought me my first store bought tropical weight sharkskin suit. And a fine white linen suit and some Lucchasse Black Lizard Cowboy boots. God bless her fine eternal soul. As the blessed Angels attend her in Heaven.
@johncuscaden20214 жыл бұрын
Jeez there's so many kings
@roybean71664 жыл бұрын
@@stevetessier6568 I love lightnin Hopkins, thanks to youtube I discovered him. The other names you mention, I not sure off, but thanks for the names, I will listen to them some time.
@4orrcountry4 жыл бұрын
That's 'cuz it sure as hell wasn't Mike Bloomfield!
@jandeboer4265 жыл бұрын
Great to see and hear Hopkins playing electric. Man was he great or what? What a voice, style and technique. Where is the real blues today? Where are the lightnin hopkins of today? Do we miss him or what.
@davol24495 жыл бұрын
actually, he ALWAYS played electric.
@michaeltoner19934 жыл бұрын
@@davol2449 Always you reckon?
@BRLaue4 жыл бұрын
David M. Levine He played acoustic. Just look a little further on YT.
@robertwinkelbauer32442 жыл бұрын
Today to hear only digital technics. No soul no feeling. Only dylan sounds good...
@marcbrandes96822 жыл бұрын
@@davol2449 Lighting played acoustic most of his career. You must be young.
@davidlindley1712 жыл бұрын
Sorry all the rest This right here is the FATHER of The Blues!!!!!!!!
@ASSHOLE123456ish2 жыл бұрын
Good night Mr Sam Hopkins ! And thank you sir
@timmitzlaff89604 жыл бұрын
Nothing new can compare to this. I don’t know what’s up with this everything sounds the same so called blues now days. These older blues men all are so unique, and their rhythm players add so much. I love this guy.
@ewokc19283 жыл бұрын
See Damon Fowler, Selwyn Birchwood, Mike Zito, Nick Moss Band, Monster Mike Welch, Albert Castiglia Samantha Fish, Danielle Nicole, Nick Schneblen The Next Gen of Blues is Alive and Rockin!
@bigmonmagoomba96343 жыл бұрын
I’d never seen him play a strat before. And he does it good.
@charlesfinney10554 жыл бұрын
The coolest bluesman ever
@theherbpuffer3 жыл бұрын
Idk I'd say tied with John Lee Hooker
@ZeitlanKozan4 жыл бұрын
These cats up here talking about Lightnin' know his shit? He damn near invented this shit!!!!
@LoneWolf-McWeed3 ай бұрын
He lived this shit
@julianasbatarginas39305 жыл бұрын
Amazing live footage, this guy is a true pioneer 👍
@denniscox4233 Жыл бұрын
It has been said that he always played in the key of E. It is truly amazing because he made ever single song sound different and unique. Only a true artist could pull that off!
@El_Pimpin_Shizz Жыл бұрын
He played in A as well, its because he was a master at using the bass strings to keep the groove while soloing himself. Most blues in acoustic are in E or A because of standard tuning. Then ofc you have the common Key of g when using g blues in open g tuning.
@brileyvandyke57925 жыл бұрын
Lightnin Hopkins the pride of Centerville TX!
@AP-xq3jm4 жыл бұрын
Leona, Texas!
@TeddyxxMexx3 жыл бұрын
@@AP-xq3jm Centerville
@AP-xq3jm3 жыл бұрын
Leona, Leon County.
@MrKeyboardCommando5 жыл бұрын
You've heard the rest, now listen to the best‼️
@dhillmad3 жыл бұрын
These old blues men were The Godfather’s of Rock & Roll. Hopkins Waters Wolf Dixon all of the great ones.
@richardcarew47083 жыл бұрын
a man who took the time to play a few songs with a couple of poor boys trying to learn how at the San Diego folk festival in 72 and 73... carrying my guitar and my best friend with the hottest blues harp on the west coast... two years running... he told us the story of his name.. and his quick reflexes.. awesome man.. the music lives on.. some people just gotta boogie
@Grathom153 жыл бұрын
How did he get his name/reflexes? Any good stories you want to share?
@stewartfenton76603 жыл бұрын
@@Grathom15 he made some records early on(which I admit I've never heard) with a guy called Thunder Smith. Exciting records apparently, which led someone to call them Thunder and Lightning. That's what I read anyway, wish I HAD seen him, never mind met him.
@kcamos32 Жыл бұрын
Imagine going to get a sandwich w Lightning
@mathieumoons96774 жыл бұрын
And a big hand for drummer and bass player! Great feel!
@mdkell4261 Жыл бұрын
I can't sit still listening old Lightning got, to move around a little. 😅
@tns44214 жыл бұрын
If a music fan does not know Lightning it is not his fault but it is a crime of the new era really....just a legend!!
@jayeperkins Жыл бұрын
My grandma cousin had a juck joint in 1966 many memories
@markkennard8612 ай бұрын
Any relation to pinetop ?
@vonscharf4 жыл бұрын
This is bad ass ! To see the man doin it ! Wow ! Lightning has been a hero of mine for a very long time!
@user-zk3bw4kt1m3 жыл бұрын
The man is a L E G E N D !!!
@JamesMontgomery-ut6mb Жыл бұрын
Loved Sam Hopkins. When I turned 18 in 1972 and could go to clubs where alcohol was served, I went to see Lightnin' perform in Houston whenever he would perform. Very special artist. Best show I saw was at Liberty Hall on Chenevert St. in August 1976 when Lightnin' lead off a show for James Cotton. It was his birthday and he was late to arrive and the crowd was irrate. Lightnin' came on and calmed down the crowd with a killer performance. Long live Lightnin'.
@markhatfield8809 Жыл бұрын
Shit-fire & James Cotton, too ? You were amongst the best Great Music had to offer . . . .
@dreamweaver160311 ай бұрын
You are lucky to have been there.
@user-ul7og5up4v4 ай бұрын
You are real damn lucky to be there with the best blues musicians that started it all! ❤❤❤
@davidwalker50542 жыл бұрын
Nobody and i mean nobody can tell me there is anybody cooler than ole lightnin
@frankgonzales-gv4us Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Nailed It… The original blues performer.. Lightning Hopkins
@tpatton67733 жыл бұрын
Miss this tremendously ❣Smooth listening, history being told in a song , all avenues 💓
@sharko53003 жыл бұрын
I got to see him many long years ago in Chi-Town. He was the 1st bluesman I became a fan of.
@Frustratedartist26 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest
@imasportsphile62476 жыл бұрын
Gil, we at Imasportsphile web page are glad you enjoyed one of the 2300 vintage videos that we currently have posted on our site....cuz we believe talents like Lightnin's deserve to be remembered forever.
@granthutcherson45104 жыл бұрын
Just another incredibly great Texas musician and if you looking really close and in the right places you can still find them out there today
@JohnRankin19436 жыл бұрын
Lightning is the dogs bollex on any guitar, the man was magic xxx
@stevenwalker25584 жыл бұрын
Just plain good period!!! Original!!! Paved the way for many who followed him and believe me he didn't lead them wrong!!!😃
@soonerlegendspodcast4 жыл бұрын
One of a kind blues man no doubt. I love how he plays clean undistorted music. No pedals to enhance tone. Just his two hands doin what they supposed to
@notabagel Жыл бұрын
Lol what are you talking about he plays with distortion and a wah pedal
@gtsipejr5 жыл бұрын
BB King said Lightnin was a big influence on him. And I love it when Lightnin says he just made shit up when asked to pray.
@gtsipejr4 жыл бұрын
@@conniewolf7300 Listen closely at the 8:20 mark. "You know I went to church last night.......and they called on me to pray."....@9:42, "and I make shit up......Classic Lightnin. love this guy.
@Harpplayer5043 жыл бұрын
@@gtsipejr Making Shit up,that will look good later on.. When time comes to go home.. What is that remark again .. Austin City Limits homes? Well Mr. Hopkins,let me refresh your memory.. You was talking bout your mama..being sanctified.. When you talked to the preacher.. You know you lied..
@theherbpuffer3 жыл бұрын
BB king said alot of things lol
@albertjackson92363 жыл бұрын
Lightning Hopkins was a natural blues man.
@bobsyeruncle48416 жыл бұрын
I do get the impresion this cat knows his shit , he has got it down man has he got it down. Lightnin strike.
@imasportsphile62476 жыл бұрын
Since our Bone Daddy, the original Sportsphile, has seen Lightnin' live on 4 different occasions.....and he agrees with you..."this cat knows his shit and got it down".
@4orrcountry4 жыл бұрын
Absurd. No one should be judging an original bluesman - and that includes YOU.
@bobsyeruncle48414 жыл бұрын
@@4orrcountry ya is a dipstick
@floobuscanoobus Жыл бұрын
To see him play electric and he still sounds just like Lightning’!!
@mrblueroadscellphone19915 жыл бұрын
Thumbs way up Mr lightning and the bass player to to know when to change chords fantastic Blues the best
@johnveasley81303 жыл бұрын
Yes
@roywayne58473 жыл бұрын
CHANGE CHORDS, Uh?
@gentx21603 жыл бұрын
Lightnin change. When Lightnin wants to change!
@richardallen34573 жыл бұрын
⁰
@charlesbanks1414 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal absolutely great exceptional Blues Man
@princebonnie13573 жыл бұрын
Quite likely the most crucial and riveting 16 minutes and 30 seconds of viewing I have yet seen on KZfaq. Lightnin' - The most OG of the Bluesman and most gracious too at the same time. Top shelf from beginning to end, Love this!!!🌩⭐❤
@jamiebridges124Ай бұрын
I was at this show. And I saw him the night before at the Armadillo World Headquarters and was pure magic.
@mickyboy19554 жыл бұрын
A cool dude and a great bluesman...
@adriprog18553 жыл бұрын
Spettacolare, I can't stop listening to his songs. Thanks Sam
@jkaw92912 жыл бұрын
After this video I needed a cigarette...And I don't even smoke.
@t4texastom5876 ай бұрын
R. I. P. SAM🎸🇨🇱 "Lightning" HOPKINS
@benmoore7015 жыл бұрын
I have been there, your site is doing us all a major service and please keep up the good work. Thanks again
@rssempresas74785 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your words Ben Moore....for we have 7500 more to post....and folks like you give us inspiration.
@darnellbroadnax83812 жыл бұрын
Listening to my dad makes me appreciate him more. Love u Lightning and miss.u so much.
@eivindgjengstjohansen96254 ай бұрын
🆒
@carlsmith12635 жыл бұрын
Damn he could bend a string, RIP Lightning
@andrewthompson57284 жыл бұрын
Piano too!
@luisdiaz-xf7zw4 жыл бұрын
he was the man back then and steel rolling 2020 in Miami what a great blues man we missing him very much
@OldSchoolBluesGuitar4 жыл бұрын
"Lightnin changes when Lightnin want to change" - Lightnin' Hopkins
@davemckay43594 жыл бұрын
Yeah... staying in one chord the whole time
@willoutlaw49713 жыл бұрын
He was Boss! Did not play a boring ass one two buckle my shoe style. Damn right he changed chords and counts when he felt the need to do so. Great blues man, he was.
@tjcolatrella9433 жыл бұрын
The Truth..
@MrBlack-ze6hw3 жыл бұрын
He was like thunder, He was like lightning...and when he struck it was frightening!
@bignoyz41114 жыл бұрын
You don't need thunder when you got lightnin.🤟
@nefsjud5 жыл бұрын
Lightning is so cool. Gotta love the man and his music.
@terryferan90282 ай бұрын
See the sun, see the moon, tell me which one sheds more light on you.
@eelson23 жыл бұрын
@ 1:30 .... white lady yawnin'..... Lightnin' glarin' LOL
@eivindgjengstjohansen96254 ай бұрын
Yeah he was pissed off lol
@andrewwilliams95994 жыл бұрын
Holy Mother of God this is INCREDIBLE!!!!
@benificentmillipedius6343 жыл бұрын
That's the Lightnin' Man
@4orrcountry4 жыл бұрын
The blues had a baby - and they called it rock'n'roll. Long before Little Richard and Chuck Berry rocked America, we had legendary bluesmen Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Lightnin' Hopkins, Willie Dixon, Bobby Blue Bland, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Blind Willie McTell and many, many more. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Rosetta_Tharpe.
@ninalisa23034 жыл бұрын
And Buddy Guy :-) Hubert Sumlin, Big Mama Thornton, Arthur Cudrup and go on.. .
@MTB_Skier4 жыл бұрын
The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll by Brownie McGhee. BB King said that back in the 1940s only a few of the originators of the blues was on national TV. It was Brownie and Sonny Terry, and it was Sonny Boy Williamson and Robert Lockwood Jr (stepson of Robert Johnson who died in 1938). (Source: BBC Arena Blues Night Ep1: Sonny Boy Williamson Sings (BBC4), BB King himself). King Biscuit Time (1942, 1952) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZymYMurmKu2YJc.html&feature=emb_title This is silent film from 1942 showing Sonny Boy Williamson II (then known as Willie "Rice" Miller in the Black community) and Robert Lockwood Jr. This is the earliest footage of any kind for a major identified blues man. Together they were playing amplified harp and guitar as early as 1938 (about six years before Muddy Waters even owned an electric guitar). They played it through juke boxes & car radios. Told by Bill Donoghue, aka Fessor Mojo.
@ninalisa23034 жыл бұрын
@@MTB_Skier For me Rock n Roll started with this lady together with this great guy: Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Albert Ammons kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ocmgmrerqda7XYU.html live in 1938
@MTB_Skier4 жыл бұрын
@@ninalisa2303 I agree, And Buddy Guy :-) And all them you´ve mentioned as favorites.
@ninalisa23034 жыл бұрын
@@MTB_Skier MIne also and also one of my favorites is Lightnin Hopkins.. :-)
@mississippibluestravellers54406 жыл бұрын
Good video. I hadn't seen this one before. Thanks for posting this.
@imasportsphileiii64836 жыл бұрын
Mississippi Blues Travellers, thanks for your comment....for if you visit our webpage at ImaSportsphile, you will finds many many vintage music videos that you probably have never seen....that are just as good as this one.....as our Bond Daddy, the original Sportsphile lived in Austin, TX for many years and saw Lightning Hopkins at Antone's Club on 6th Street many time....and he says that man could really play the blues.
@evelynroberts97986 жыл бұрын
Wearing that hat and that outfit. One bad cat indeed. Older, but still so good.
@4orrcountry4 жыл бұрын
Older blues are SO much better than young blues. More years, more character, more stories.
@virgildixon16314 жыл бұрын
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@fatbowe6 жыл бұрын
..sAW hIM AT A little club off congress ave in Austin,Texas,1965....he played sitting down just like now...;;--)),,,,,,,,,,,
@BoscoWiggins4 жыл бұрын
He has his own distinctive style (the twang) for his blues. So different from the Chicago blues that I grew up on in the 1960's. I love Lightnin's voice too, that smooth drawl. I have several LPs on vinyl from the old days. Still in rotation.
@s.k.sandles70054 жыл бұрын
That’s that twang you only find in East Texas
@jamescollins87944 жыл бұрын
This cat layin it down all smooth and textured. This cat just probably got paid and like every one feared. Went out an bought a fifth and a nice suit. Puttin everyone to shame playin that ax lol
@bandicoot54124 жыл бұрын
For those tone heads, this is it, straight up from the center
@geroldfirl4 жыл бұрын
Never heard him bend like that before. I wonder what year this was?
@marcelvankins15 жыл бұрын
A great performer
@marcelvankins15 жыл бұрын
Simple but true music
@user-qf8tl8rj3d Жыл бұрын
The king of blues
@PabloGarcia-sf7bn Жыл бұрын
That pocket is so deep he can make the whole band sound rushed or late at will. Commanding performance! I wanna play like that when I grow up!
@brianhackert85136 жыл бұрын
lightnin with strat - cool
@imasportsphileiii64836 жыл бұрын
it wasn't the guitar that was cool....it was the man playing that guitar that was cool....cuz we at imaSportsphile are of the opinion that Lightnin could play any guitar and make it sound - cool.
@stevetierney83473 жыл бұрын
Tuned down a half step too.
@annbugbee56233 жыл бұрын
@@stevetierney8347 Yeah,noticed the Thumb pick also,and he is playing with the Index fingers down low,Sounds like 2 guitars, dut it ain't. Wish l had gotten to see Him Live,Great Song,Walter B.Memphis. 😛☠💯
@Marcus-le9ri2 ай бұрын
@@annbugbee5623😂🎉🎉🎉 to j uh it 3:59
@Jiv_Ing578194 жыл бұрын
We have lightnin hopkins an on repeat : -D ; -D
@lawrencelitterini4973 Жыл бұрын
How cool is the name. LIGHTENING HOPKINS.
@paulkersey10073 жыл бұрын
I want to see a movie made about Lightnin Hopkins life.
@MatiShemoeloff3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! The greatest Blues and Rocknroll master. i still dream that i was over there