Lightnin' Hopkins_ His Life and Blues - Alan Govenar [158]
“Move On Out, Pt. 1” Jewel LP 5000
“Back Door Friend” Jewel LP 5000; (45) 788
“Fishing Clothes” Jewel LP 5000; (45) 788
“Morning Blues” [a.k.a. “Moaning Blues”] Jewel LP 5000
“Gambler’s Blues” Jewel LP 5000
“Wig Wearing Woman” Jewel LP 5000; (45) 796
“Move On Out, Pt. 2” Jewel LP 5000; (45) 796
Blue Lightnin’ was released in 1967.
Note: The Blue Lightnin’ LP contains two tracks from Modern—“Lonesome Dog Blues” and “Last Affair.”
Various Artists—The Second Annual Berkeley Blues Festival, Concert and Dance
April 15, 1966. Live at the Berkeley Blues Festival, Berkeley, CA. Producer: Chris Strachwitz
Vocal/guitar with Francis Clay, drums.
“Last Night” Arhoolie LP 1030
“Going to Louisiana (Mojo Hand)” Arhoolie LP 1030
“Black Cadillac” Arhoolie LP 1030
“Short Haired Woman” Arhoolie LP 1030
“Lightnin’s Boogie” Arhoolie LP 1030
“If You Don’t Want Me” Arhoolie CD 484
“I Feel So Good” Arhoolie CD 484
The Second Annual Berkeley Blues Festival, Concert and Dance was released in 1967.
Note: This various artists LP includes performances by Mance Lipscomb and Clifton Chenier.
Texas Blues Man
December 18, 1967. 3124 Gray, Apt. 14 (Hopkins’s apartment), Houston, TX. Producer: Chris Strachwitz.
Vocal/electric guitar; electric bottleneck guitar*.
“Tom Moore Blues” Arhoolie LP 1034
“Watch My Fingers” Arhoolie LP 1034
“Little Antoinette” Arhoolie LP 1034
“Love Is Like a Hydrant” Arhoolie LP 1034
“Cut Me Out Baby” Arhoolie LP 1034
“Take a Walk” Arhoolie LP 1034
“Slavery” Arhoolie LP 1034
“I Would If I Could”* Arhoolie LP 1034
“Bud Russell Blues” Arhoolie LP 1034
“At Home Blues” Arhoolie LP 1034
“Gin Bottle Blues” Arhoolie CD 403
“I’m Leaving You Now” Arhoolie CD 403
Texas Blues Man was released in 1968.
Free Form Patterns
January 3 and 4, 1968. International Artists Studios, 5628 Brock St., Houston, TX. Producer: Lelan Rogers
Vocal/electric guitar with Elmore Nixon, piano*; Billy Bizor, harmonica/vocal**; Earl “Duke” Davis, bass; Danny Thomas, drums.
“Mr. Charlie Pt. 1” International Artists LP 6
“Mr. Charlie Pt. 2” International Artists LP 6; (45) 127
“Give Me Time to Think” International Artists LP 6
“Mr. Dittas’ Grocery Store” International Artists LP 6
“Open Up Your Door”* International Artists LP 6
“Cooking’s Done” International Artists LP 6
“Got Her Letter This Morning” International Artists LP 6
“Rain Falling” International Artists LP 6
“Mini Skirt”* International Artists LP 6
“Fox Chase”** International Artists (45) 127
“Black Ghost” International Artists LP 13
“Interview” International Artists LP 13
Free Form Patterns was released in 1968.
Note: First pressings of Free Form Patterns have a lettered cover with liner notes by Lelan Rogers; Lightnin’s name is misspelled “Lightin’” throughout. The rarer second pressings have a painted portrait cover, unattributed liner notes, and corrected spellings.
The flipside of International Artists (45) 127 is credited to Billy Bizor.
Talkin’ Some Sense
January 17, 1968. ACA Recording Studio, 1017 Westheimer, Houston, TX. Producer: Don Logan
Vocal/electric guitar with George “Wild Child” Butler, harmonica; Elmore Nixon, piano; Lawrence Evans, bass; unknown drums.
“Uncle Stan, the Hip Hit Record Man” Jewel LP 5001, (45) 825
“Long Way from Home” Jewel LP 5001
“I’m Tired of Trouble” Jewel LP 5001
“Vietnam War Pts. 1 & 2” Jewel LP 5001
“Lightnin’ Strikes One More Time” Jewel LP 5001
“Walkin’ Blues” Jewel LP 5001
“Talkin’ Some Sense” Jewel LP 5001
“Lonesome Lightnin’” Jewel LP 5001
“My Suggestion” Jewel LP 5001
“You’re Gonna Miss Me” Jewel LP 5001
“The Purple Puppy” Jewel LP 5001
“Racetrack” Westside (UK) CD 228
“My Money Is What You Want” Westside (UK) CD 228
Talkin’ Some Sense was released in 1968.
Lightnin’ Hopkins Strikes Again!
April 11 and 12, 1968. ACA Recording Studio, 1017 Westheimer, Houston, TX. Producer: Roy Ames
Vocal/electric guitar with Cedric Haywood, piano; Lawrence Evans, bass; Ben Turner, drums.
“Born in the Bottom” Home Cooking LP 102
“Mojo Hand” Home Cooking LP 102
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