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Ritz, David. Blues Masters: The Very Best of Lightnin’ Hopkins. Rhino R2 79860, 2000.

Rogers, Lelan. Lightnin’ Hopkins: Freeform Patterns. International Artist IA-LP-6, 1968.

Rotante, Anthony. “Sam ‘Lightnin” Hopkins Discography.” Discophile no. 45 (December 1955): 3–7; Discophile no. 46 (April 1956): 11; Discophile no. 47 (April 1956): 3-7; Discophile no. 56 (October 1957): 18; Discophile no. 59 (April 1958): 8–9.

Russell, Tony, ed. “Lightnin’ Hopkins.” The Blues Collection no. 31 (1992).

Rye, Howard and Alan Balfour. “Lightnin’ Hopkins: The Aladdin Recordings.” Collectors Items no. 30 (June 1985): 12–13.

Sharp, Ken. “Backstage Pass: It Don’t Come Easy for Ringo Starr,” Goldmine (May 22, 2008.)

Shaw, Arnold. Honkers and Shouters: The Golden Years of Rhythm and Blues. New York: Collier Books, 1978.

Slaven, Neil. Lightnin’ Hopkins: All the Classics, 1946–1951. UK: JSP SPCD 7705, 2003.

Smith, Charles Edward. “Lightnin’ Strikes Thrice.” Saturday Review 43 (December 3, 1960): 60.

Sokolow, Fred. “Lightning Strikes.” Acoustic Guitar no. 26 (September/October 1994): 84, 90–91.

Spanckeren, Kathryn van. “Folk Poetry through Film: Film-Maker Les Blank and Bluesmen Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mance Lipscomb.” Tampa Review 1 (1988): 65–67.

Stewart-Baxter, Derrick. “Blues in the Country.” Jazz Journal 12, no. 4 (April 1959): 3–4.

Strachwitz, Chris. The Hopkins Brothers: Sam, Joel and John Henry. Arhoolie D-340, 1991.

———. Lightning Hopkins. Blues Classics BC-30, 1984.

———. “Lightnin’ Hopkins Discography.” Jazz Monthly 5, no. 9 (November 1959): 25–26; no. 10 (December 1959): 13–14.

———. Lightnin’ Hopkins: Early Recordings. Vol. 1. USA: Arhoolie R-2007, 1975. Vol. 2. Arhoolie R-2010, 1971.

———. Lightnin’ Hopkins: Po’ Lightnin’. Arhoolie 1087, 1983; Arhoolie CD 403, 1995.

———. Lightnin’ Hopkins: The Gold Star Sessions. Vol. 1. Arhoolie CD-330, 1990. Vol. 2. Arhoolie CD-337, 1990.

———. Lightnin’ Sam Hopkins. USA: Arhoolie F 1011, 1962.

———. Lightning Hopkins with His Brothers Joel and John Henry. Arhoolie F 1022, 1966. Templeton, Ray.

“Lightnin Hopkins: A Short Introduction.” Blues & Rhythm no. 24 (November 1986): 14–15.

———. “Lightnin’ in Bluesville.” Blues & Rhythm no. 67 (February 1992): 8–9.

Titon, Jeff Todd. Early Downhome Blues: A Musical and Cultural Analysis Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1979.

———. “Reconstructing the Blues: Reflections on the 1960s Blues Revival,” in Transforming Tradition:

Folk Music Revivals Examined, edited by Neil V. Rosenberg, p. 225. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1993.

Tonneau, Serge. “Discography.” Rhythm & Blues Panorama no. 32 (December 1964).

Waterman, Dick. “Lightning Hopkins” in Between Midnight and Day, New York: Thunder Mouth, 2003.

Welding, Pete. “Jazznotes: Lightnin’ Hopkins.” Coda 3, no. 10 (February 1961): 26–28.

———. “Lightnin’.” Down Beat 28, no. 15 (July 20, 1961): 15, 64.

———. Lightnin’ Hopkins: The Complete Aladdin Recordings. Aladdin/EMI CDP-7-96843-2, 1991.

West, Sarah Ann. Deep Down Hard Blues: A Tribute to Lightnin’ Hopkins. Lawrenceville, GA: Brunswick, 1995.

Wheat, John. “Lightnin’ Hopkins: Blues Bard of the Third Ward” in Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African American Folklore, edited by Frances E. Abernethy, Patrick B. Mullen, and Alan B. Govenar. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, 1996. White, Tony Joe. Lightnin’ Hopkins: California Mudslide (And Earthquake). Vault LP SLP-129, 1969; UK:

Ace CDCHM 546, 1994. Wilds, Mary. “Sam ‘Lightnin” Hopkins” in Raggin’ the Blues. Greensboro, NC: Avisson, 2001. Wolfe, Charles and Kip Lornell. The Life and Legend of Leadbelly. New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Wilson, John S. “Lightnin’ Hopkins Rediscovered.” New York Times (August 23, 1959): B8. Wood, Roger and James Fraher. “Learning About Lightnin’: The Soil Beneath My Feet” in Down in Houston. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2003.

Obituaries

Billboard 94 (February 13, 1982): 72.

Black Perspective in Music 10, no. 2 (Fall 1982): 228.

Coda no. 183 (April