Lightnin' Hopkins_ His Life and Blues - Alan Govenar [145]
“Katie Mae Blues” Aladdin 167
“That Mean Old Twister” Aladdin 167
“Rocky Mountain Blues” Aladdin 168
“I Feel So Bad” Aladdin 168
“I Feel So Bad” (alternate take) Score LP 4022
Note: This was a split session with “Thunder” Smith.
c. May 1947. Quinn Recording Company, 3104 Telephone Rd., Houston, TX.
Producer: Bill Quinn
Vocal/electric guitar with Joel Hopkins, acoustic rhythm gu”itar.
“Short Haired Woman” Gold Star 3131/Modern 20-529
“Big Mama Jump” Gold Star 3131/Modern 20-529
“Short Haired Woman” (alternate take) Dart LP 8000
Note: While some Gold Star sessions may have consisted of four songs or more, sonic differences suggest that usually only two songs were released from a particular session at a time. Unissued titles were later sold to Modern, Dart, and Arhoolie (see below).
c. June 1947. Quinn Recording Company, 3104 Telephone Rd., Houston, TX. Producer: Bill Quinn
Vocal/electric guitar.
“Shining Moon” Gold Star 613/Modern 20-543
“Ida May” Gold Star 613/Modern 20-543
c. July 1947. Quinn Recording Company, 3104 Telephone Rd., Houston, TX. Producer: Bill Quinn
Vocal/electric guitar.
“Mercy” Gold Star 616/Modern 20-552
“What Can It Be” Gold Star 616/Modern 20-552
August 15, 1947. Probably Radio Recorders Studio, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA. Producer: Eddie Mesner
Vocal/electric guitar with Wilson “Thunder” Smith, piano; unknown drums.
“Short Haired Woman” Aladdin 3005
“Big Mama Jump” Aladdin 3005
“Fast Mail Rambler” Aladdin 204
‘Thinkin’ and Worryin’” Aladdin 204
“Down Now Baby” Aladdin 209
“Play With Your Poodle” Aladdin 209
Vocal/electric guitar.
“Lonesome Home” Gold Star 624/Modern 20-568
“Appetite Blues” Gold Star 624/Modern 20-568
c. November 1947. Houston, TX.
Vocal/electric guitar.
“Picture on the Wall” Aladdin 3015
“Woman, Woman” Aladdin 3028
“You’re Not Going to Worry My Life Anymore” Aladdin 3117
“Can’t Get That Woman Off My Mind” Imperial LP 94000
c. February 25, 1948. Commercial Recording Studio, 1120 Chenevert, Houston, TX.
Vocal/electric guitar.
“Sugar Mama” Aladdin 3015
“Nightmare Blues” Aladdin 3028
“Daddy Will Be Home One Day” Aladdin 3117
“Lightnin’s Boogie” Score 4002
“Whiskey Head Woman” Score 4002
“Morning Blues” Aladdin 3035
“Have to Let You Go” Aladdin 3035
“Baby Child” Aladdin 3052
“Changing Weather Blues” Aladdin 3052
“Shotgun Blues” Aladdin 3063
“Rollin’ Blues” Aladdin 3063
“Moonrise Blues” Aladdin 3077
“Honey Honey Blues” Aladdin 3077
“Abilene” Aladdin 3096
“Miss Me Blues” Aladdin 3096
“My California” Aladdin 3262
“So Long” Aladdin 3262
“Mistreater Blues” RPM 388
“I Just Don’t Care” Score LP 4022
“See See Rider” Imperial LP 9180
“Baby You’re Not Going to Make a Fool Out of Me” Imperial LP 9186
“Come Back Baby” Imperial LP 9186
“Someday Baby” Imperial LP 9211
‘Tell It Like It Is” Imperial LP 9211
“Miss Loretta” Imperial LP 9211
“Howling Wolf Blues” Imperial LP 94000
Note: The February 1948 Aladdin sessions probably occurred over several days; only one exact date (February 25) is documented. “Mistreater Blues,” recorded during these sessions, ended up with Bill Quinn and was among the masters he sold to Modern/RPM Records in 1951.
Most LP/CD reissues of the above titles have added reverb not present on the original records.
c. March 1948. Quinn Recording Company, 3104 Telephone Rd., Houston, TX. Producer: Bill Quinn
Vocal/acoustic guitar.
“Walking Blues” Gold Star 634/Modern 20-594
“Lightning Blues” Gold Star 634/Modern 20-594
c. August 1948. Quinn Recording Company, 3104 Telephone Rd., Houston, TX. Producer: Bill Quinn
Vocal/electric guitar.
“No Mail Blues” Gold Star 637/Modern 20-621
“Ain’t It a Shame” Gold Star 637/Modern 20-621
c. September 1948. Quinn Recording Company, 3104 Telephone Rd., Houston, TX. Producer: Bill Quinn
Vocal/electric guitar.
“Tim Moore’s Farm” Gold Star 640/Modern 20-673
“You Don’t Know” Gold Star 640/Modern 20-673
c. September 1948. Quinn Recording Company, 3104 Telephone Rd., Houston, TX. Producer: Bill Quinn
Vocal/electric