Lightnin' Hopkins_ His Life and Blues - Alan Govenar [149]
“Bad Boogie” (Ace 516) retitled “My Little Kewpie Doll” on Herald 520 and Herald LP 1012.
“Wonder What is Wrong with Me” (Ace 516) was edited and retitled “Lightnin’ Don’t Feel Well” on Herald 520.
Two songs from these sessions were also retitled and reissued on Parade in the late 1950s / early 1960s: “Bad Boogie” retitled “Work with Me and I’ll Work with You” on Parade 8020, and “Walkin’ the Streets” retitled “Street Walking Woman” on Parade 8020.
Herald LP 1012 (Lightnin’ and the Blues), which technically may not qualify as a reissue, was released in 1960.
The Rooster Crowed in England
1954. ACA Sound and Film Studio, 5520-22 Washington Ave., Houston, TX.
Vocal/piano.
“Met the Blues on the Corner” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“Goin’ to Galveston” 77(UK) LP 12/1
Vocal/acoustic guitar.
“Hello, England!” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“Beggin’ Up & Down the Streets” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“When the Saints Go Marching In” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“Hard Headed Children” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“Dig Me in the Morning” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“Have You Ever Seen a One-Eyed Woman Cry?” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“Black Snake” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“How Many Days Must I Wait” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“If You Ever Been Mistreated” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“Back to Arkansas” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“Children’s Boogie” 77(UK) LP 12/1
“Blues for Queen Elizabeth” 77(UK) LP 12/1
The Rooster Crowed in England was released (in the United Kingdom only) in early 1960. It was issued with a two-page insert by Mack McCormick.
Note: “Met the Blues on the Corner” and “Goin’ to Galveston” are sourced from an ACA acetate acquired by Mack McCormick.
Lightnin’ Hopkins
January 16, 1959. 2803 Hadley Street (Hopkins’s apartment), Houston, TX. Producer: Sam Charters
Vocal/acoustic guitar.
“Penitentiary Blues” Folkways LP 3822
“Bad Luck and Trouble” Folkways LP 3822
“Come, Go Home with Me” Folkways LP 3822
“Trouble Stay ‘Way From My Door” Folkways LP 3822
“See That My Grave Is Kept Clean” Folkways LP 3822
“Goin’ Back to Florida” Folkways LP 3822
“Reminiscences of Blind Lemon” (speech) Folkways LP 3822
“Fan It” Folkways LP 3822
“Tell Me, Baby” Folkways LP 3822
“She’s Mine” Folkways LP 3822
“One Kind Favor” RBF LP LP 202
(incomplete alternate take of “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean”)
Lightnin’ Hopkins was released in 1959. It was issued with a four-page insert by Sam Charters.
Country Blues
February 16 and 26, 1959. Houston, TX. Producer: Mack McCormick
Vocal/acoustic guitar. Luke “Long Gone” Miles, vocal assistance*.
“Long Time” Tradition LP “1035
“Rainy Day Blues” Tradition LP 1035
“Baby!”* Tradition LP 1035
“Long Gone Like a Turkey Thru the Corn (Long John)” [sic] Tradition LP 1035
“Prison Blues Come Down on Me”* Tradition LP 1035
“Backwater Blues (That Mean Old Twister)” Tradition LP 1035
“Gonna Pull a Party” Tradition LP 1035
“Bluebird, Bluebird” Tradition LP 1035
“See See Rider” Tradition LP 1035
“Worrying My Mind” Tradition LP 1035
“Till the Gin Gets Here” Tradition LP 1035
“Bunion Stew” Tradition LP 1035
“You Got to Work to Get Your Pay” Tradition LP 1035
“Go Down Old Hannah” Tradition LP 1035
“Hear My Black Dog Bark” Tradition LP 1035
Country Blues was released in early 1960.
Autobiography in Blues
February 16 and 26, 1959. Houston, TX.
Producer: Mack McCormick
Vocal/acoustic guitar.
“In the Evening, the Sun is Going Down” Tradition LP 1040
“Trouble in Mind” Tradition LP 1040
“Mama and Papa Hopkins” Tradition LP 1040
“The Foot Race Is On” Tradition LP 1040
“That Gambling Life” Tradition LP 1040
“When the Saints Go Marching In” Tradition LP 1040
“Get Off My Toe” Tradition LP 1040
“75 Highway” Tradition LP 1040
“Bottle Up and Go” Tradition LP 1040
“Short Haired Woman” Tradition LP 1040
“So Long Baby” Tradition LP 1040
“Santa Fe Blues” Tradition LP 1040
Autobiography in Blues was released in early 1960.
Various Artists—A Treasury of Field Recordings, Volume 1
July 13, 1959. Houston, TX. Producer: Mack McCormick
Vocal/acoustic guitar.
“Corinne, Corinna” 77(UK) LP 12/2/Candid LP 8026
A Treasury of Field Recordings, Volume One was released in