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DeVinck, Richard, ed. Lightnin’ Hopkins: Vital Blues Guitar: Authentic Tablature Transcriptions Off the Original Recordings. Ojai, CA: Creative Concepts, 1992.

Drummond, Paul. Eye Mind: The Saga of Roky Erickson and The 13th Floor Elevators, The Pioneers of Psychadelic Sound. Port Townsend, WA: Process, 2007.

Drust, Greg. Mojo Hand: The Lightnin’ Hopkins Anthology. USA: Rhino R2-71226, 1993.

Edwards. David Honeyboy. The World Don’t Owe Me Nothin’. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 1997.

Escott, Colin and Tony Rounce. Lightnin’ Hopkins: Fishing Clothes: The Jewel Recordings, 1965–1969. UK: Westside WESD228, 2001.

Evans, David. “Lightnin’ Hopkins.” The NPR Curious Listener’s Guide to Blues. New York: Perigee, 2005.

Filene, Benjamin. Romancing the Folk: Public Memory and American Roots Music. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2000.

Ford, Robert. A Blues Bibliography. Florence, KY: Routledge, 2007.

Gates, J. Y. and H. B. Fox. A History of Leon County. Centerville: Leon County News, 1936.

Goldberg, Joe. Lightning: The Blues of Lightnin’ Hopkins. Bluesville BV-1019, 1960.

Goldsmith, Peter J. Making People’s Music: Moe Asch and Folkways Records. Washington: Smithsonian Press, 1998.

Govenar, Alan. Meeting the Blues: The Rise of the Texas Sound. New York: Da Capo, 1995.

———. Living Texas Blues. Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985.

———. Texas Blues: The Rise of a Contemporary Sound. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2008.

———. The Early Years of Rhythm and Blues: The Photography of Benny Joseph. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2004.

Govenar, Alan B. and Jay F. Brakefield. Deep Ellum and Central Track: Where the Black and White Worlds of Dallas Converged. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, 1998.

Hall, Michael. “Mack McCormick Still Has the Blues,” Texas Monthly (April 2002).

———. “Let There be Lightnin’,” Texas Monthly (June 2007).

Hancock, Hunter. “Huntin’ With Hunter: The Story of the West Coast R&B Disc Jockey,” Blues & Rhythm, no. 166 (February 2002): 12–14.

Hentoff, Nat. Lightnin’ Hopkins: Blues Train. Mainstream MDCD 901, 1991.

———. Lightnin’ Hopkins: Lightnin’ in New York. USA: Candid 8010, 1960.

———. Lightnin’ Hopkins: The Blues. USA: Mainstream MRL 311, 1973.

———. “A Long Way from Houston.” Reporter (December 8, 1960): 63–64, 66.

Hobus, André. “Lightnin’ Hopkins.” Jazz, Blues & Co no. 28/29 (1979): 12–13.

Holt, John, Paul Oliver, and Frank Scott. Lightnin’ Hopkins. Texas Blues Society (December 1965).

Holt, John. “Lightnin’ Hopkins Discography.” Pts. 1–6. Blues World no. 12 (January 1967): 24-26; 13 (March 1967): 6–9; 14 (May 1967): 11–14; 15 (July 1967): 18–21; 16 (September 1967): 4–7; 18 (January 1968): 27—29.

———. “Nothin’ But the Blues.” Blues World no. 3 (June 1965): 2–4.

Leadbitter, Mike. Lightnin’ Hopkins: King of Dowling Street. UK: Liberty LBL 83254, 1969.

———. Lightnin’ Hopkins: Lonesome Lightnin’. UK: Polydor 2941 005, 1973. Entry in Robert Ford, A Blues Bibliography. Florence, KY: Routledge, 2007.

———. “Mike’s Blues: Hopkinstipation.” Blues Unlimited no. 69 (Jan 1970): 21.

———. Nothing But the Blues. London: Hanover Books, 1971.

Leon County Historical Book Survey Committee, ed. History of Leon County, Texas. Dallas: Curtis Media Coporation, 1986.

Lewis, Grover. “Lookin’ for Lightnin’: A Blues Odyssey.” Village Voice (c.1969). Reprinted in Blues World no. 24 (July 1969): 2–9. Reprinted again in eds. J. Reid and W. K Stratton’s Splendor in the Short Grass: The Grover Lewis Reader. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2005.

Lewis, Paul. “Blues on the Silver Screen: Two Films About Lightnin’ Hopkins.” Blueprint no. 68 (November 1994): 19.

Lewis, Stan and Richard DeVinck. Lightnin’ Hopkins: The Ultimate Texas Bluesman. Ventura, CA: Bluetab Entertainment, 1995.

Lomax, John A. “Lightning Hopkins.” Space City News 1, no. 2 (June 19, 1969): 17–18.

Louis, Big Joe. Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins: Jake Head Boogie. UK: Ace CDCHD