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Lightnin' Hopkins
The Complete Prestige / Bluesville Recordings
Compil. US 1991 on Prestige Bluesville label
Blues (Texas Blues)
1-1 to 1-8: recorded October 26, 1960, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Originally issued on Bluesville 1029. 1-9 to 1-18: recorded November 9, 1960, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Originally issued on Bluesville 1019. 2-1 to 2-4: recorded July 13, 1961, ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX. Originally issued on Bluesville 1057. 2-5 to 2-15: recorded July 26, 1961, ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX. Originally issued on Bluesville 1045. 2-16 to 2-21: recorded January 1962, ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX. Originally issued on Bluesville 1070. 3-1 to 3-4: recorded February 17, 1962, ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX. Originally issued on Bluesville 1057. 3-5 to 3-9: recorded February 17, 1962, ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX. Originally issued on Bluesville 1061. 3-10 & 3-11: recorded February 17, 1962, ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX. Originally issued on Bluesville 1070. 3-12: recorded February 20, 1962, ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX. Originally issued on Bluesville 1070. 3-13 & 3-14: recorded February 20, 1962, ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX. Originally issued on Bluesville 1057. 3-15 to 3-19: recorded February 20, 1962, ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX. Originally issued on Bluesville 1061. 4-1 to 4-8: recorded live at the Second Fret, Philadelphia, PA. Originally issued on Prestige/Folklore 14021. 4-9 to 4-16: recorded June 4, 1963, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Originally issued on Bluesville 1073. 4-17 & 4-18: recorded May 4, 1964, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Originally issued on Prestige 1086. 5-1 to 5-13: recorded in concert April 6, 1964, Swarthmore College Folk Festival, Swarthmore, PA. Previously unissued. 5-14 to 6-2: recorded May 4, 1964, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Originally issued on Prestige 1086. 6-3 to 6-12: recorded May 4 and 5, 1964, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Originally issued on Prestige 7377. 6-13 to 6-18: recorded December 2, 1964, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Originally issued on Prestige 7370. Digital mastering at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley. Booklet printed by the Queens Group, Inc., Long Island City, NY. ℗ & © 1991, Fantasy, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.
Musicians
 | Lightnin' Hopkins voc, g, 1912-1982 US interviewee, vocals, guitar, written by, album by, arranged by |
 | Eric Thompson , transferred by, digital transfer |
 | Danny Kopelson , edited by, transferred by, digital transfer |
 | Leonard Gaskin b, 1920-2009 US bass |
 | Belton Evans dr, US drums |
 | Sonny Terry h, voc, 1911-1986 US harmonica, harmonica, vocals |
 | Donald Cooks b, US bass |
 | Spider Kilpatrick , drums |
 | Billy Bizor h, voc, 1913-1969 US harmonica |
 | Edwin Goodwin Pickens p, voc, *1916 US piano |
 | Herbie Lovelle dr, 1924-2009 US drums |
 | Samuel B. Charters g, b, bvoc, 1929-2015 US producer, interviewer |
Producers
| Phil Carroll art direction |
| Bill Belmont compilation producer |
| Jamie Putnam design, additional design |
| Jerri Linn design, additional design |
| Georgia Gillfillan design, package design |
| Joe Tarantino mastered by, digital mastering |
| Rudy Van Gelder engineer, recording engineer |
| Ozzie Cadena supervised by |
| Kenneth S. Goldstein producer |
| Mack McCormick producer, supervised by |
| Esmond Edwards engineer, recording engineer |
| Shel Kagen supervised by |
| Samuel B. Charters supervised by, producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 26, 1960 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 2 | Rocky Mountain | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:55 | |
| 3 | Got To Move Your Baby | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:59 | |
| 4 | So Sorry To Leave You | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:18 | |
| 5 | Take A Trip With Me | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:03 | |
| 6 | Last Night Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:14 | |
| 7 | Lightnin's Stroke | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:53 | |
| 8 | Hard To Love A Woman | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:59 | |
| 9 | Conversation Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:49 | |
| 10 | November 9, 1960 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 11 | Automobile Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:30 | |
| 12 | You Better Watch Yourself | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:56 | |
| 13 | Mean Old Frisco | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:39 | |
| 14 | Shinin' Moon | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:04 | |
| 15 | Come Back Baby | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:25 | |
| 16 | Thinkin' 'Bout An Old Friend | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:05 | |
| 17 | The Walkin' Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:21 | |
| 18 | Back To New Orleans | Lightnin' Hopkins | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | 3:17 |
| 19 | Katie Mae | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:01 | |
| 20 | Down There Baby | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:05 | |
| 21 | July 13, 1961 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 22 | Black Gal | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:05 | |
| 23 | Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:42 | |
| 24 | Good Morning Little School Girl | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:05 | |
| 25 | Coffee Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:37 | |
| 26 | July 26, 1961 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 27 | Buddy Brown's Blues (98 Degree Blues) | Lightnin' Hopkins | Texas Alexander | 4:03 |
| 28 | Wine Spodee-O-Dee | Lightnin' Hopkins | J. Mayo Williams, Stick McGhee | 2:59 |
| 29 | Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On | Lightnin' Hopkins | Amos Easton | 4:15 |
| 30 | DC-7 | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:28 | |
| 31 | Death Bells | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:51 | |
| 32 | Goin' To Dallas To See My Pony Run | Lightnin' Hopkins | Traditional | 3:47 |
| 33 | Jailhouse Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams | 3:15 |
| 34 | Blues In The Bottle | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:11 | |
| 35 | Beans, Beans, Beans | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:23 | |
| 36 | Catfish Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:14 | |
| 37 | My Grandpa Is Old Too! | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:00 | |
| 38 | January 1962 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 39 | T Model Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:46 | |
| 40 | Jackstropper Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:22 | |
| 41 | You Cook All Right | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:15 | |
| 42 | You Never Miss Your Water | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:36 | |
| 43 | Let's Do The Suzie Q | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:39 | |
| 44 | Smokes Like Lightning | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:13 | |
| 45 | February 17, 1962 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 46 | How Many More Years I Got To Let You Dog Me Around | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:58 | |
| 47 | Black Cadillac | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:39 | |
| 48 | Walkin' This Road By Myself | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:48 | |
| 49 | The Devil Jumped The Black Man | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:09 | |
| 50 | My Baby Don't Stand No Cheating | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:04 | |
| 51 | You Is One Black Rat | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:27 | |
| 52 | The Fox Chase | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:16 | |
| 53 | Mojo Hand | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:18 | |
| 54 | Mama Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:12 | |
| 55 | My Black Name | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:56 | |
| 56 | Ida Mae | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:26 | |
| 57 | February 20, 1962 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 58 | Prison Farm Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:30 | |
| 59 | Worried Life Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:53 | |
| 60 | Happy Blues For John Glenn | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:18 | |
| 61 | Sinner's Prayer | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:43 | |
| 62 | Angel Child | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:31 | |
| 63 | I Got A Leak In This Old Building | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:17 | |
| 64 | Pneumonia Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:27 | |
| 65 | Have You Ever Been Mistreated | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:03 | |
| 66 | May 17, 1962 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 67 | Blues Is A Feeling | Lightnin' Hopkins | 7:55 | |
| 68 | Me And Ray Charles | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:20 | |
| 69 | In The Evening | Lightnin' Hopkins | Don Raye, Leroy Carr | 3:16 |
| 70 | Ain't It Crazy | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:24 | |
| 71 | Last Night I Lost The Best Friend I Ever Had | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:28 | |
| 72 | Everything | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:55 | |
| 73 | I Work Down On The Chain Gang | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:04 | |
| 74 | Meet Me In The Bottom | Lightnin' Hopkins | Brownie McGhee | 2:27 |
| 75 | June 4, 1963 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 76 | Business You're Doin' | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:16 | |
| 77 | Wake Up Old Lady | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:21 | |
| 78 | Stranger Here | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:45 | |
| 79 | Don't Embarrass Me, Baby | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:17 | |
| 80 | Little Sister's Boogie | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:27 | |
| 81 | Goin' Away | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:40 | |
| 82 | You Better Stop Her | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:37 | |
| 83 | I'm Wit' It | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:56 | |
| 84 | May 4, 1964 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 85 | Let's Go Sit On The Lawn | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:14 | |
| 86 | I Woke Up This Morning | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:50 | |
| 87 | April 6, 1964 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 88 | Baby, Please Don't Go | Lightnin' Hopkins | Big Joe Williams | 2:09 |
| 89 | My Black Cadillac | Lightnin' Hopkins | 1:44 | |
| 90 | It's Crazy | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:32 | |
| 91 | Mojo Hand | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:02 | |
| 92 | My Babe | Lightnin' Hopkins | Willie Dixon | 2:20 |
| 93 | Short Haired Woman | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:52 | |
| 94 | Mean Old Frisco | Lightnin' Hopkins | Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup | 1:53 |
| 95 | Trouble In Mind | Lightnin' Hopkins | Richard M. Jones | 2:44 |
| 96 | The Twister | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:04 | |
| 97 | Green Onion | Lightnin' Hopkins | 1:31 | |
| 98 | Sun Goin' Down | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:20 | |
| 99 | Come Go Home With Me | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:28 | |
| 100 | I'm A Stranger | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:07 | |
| 101 | May 4, 1964 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 102 | I Got Tired | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:36 | |
| 103 | I Like To Boogie | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:52 | |
| 104 | I Asked The Bossman | Lightnin' Hopkins | 6:41 | |
| 105 | I'm Taking A Devil Of A Chance | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:53 | |
| 106 | Just A Wristwatch On My Arm | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:34 | |
| 107 | I Was Standing On 75 Highway | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:08 | |
| 108 | Get It Straight | Lightnin' Hopkins | 1:27 | |
| 109 | May 4-5, 1964 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 110 | I'm Going To Build Me A Heaven Of My Own | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:53 | |
| 111 | My Babe | Lightnin' Hopkins | Willie Dixon | 3:19 |
| 112 | Too Many Drivers | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:26 | |
| 113 | I'm A Crawling Black Snake | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:47 | |
| 114 | Rocky Mountain Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:48 | |
| 115 | I Mean Goodbye | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:00 | |
| 116 | The Howling Wolf | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:50 | |
| 117 | Black Ghost Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:29 | |
| 118 | Darling, Do You Remember Me? | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:37 | |
| 119 | Lonesome Graveyard | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:26 | |
| 120 | December 2, 1964 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 121 | I Don't Want To Do Nothing To You | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:32 | |
| 122 | You Is One Black Rat | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:08 | |
| 123 | Got Nowhere To Lay My Head | Lightnin' Hopkins | 6:27 | |
| 124 | Just Boogyin' | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:22 | |
| 125 | Take Me Back | Lightnin' Hopkins | 2:09 | |
| 126 | I Was Down On Dowling Street | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:10 | |
| 127 | Lightin' Hopkins As Interviewed By Samuel Charters December 2, 1964 | Lightnin' Hopkins | ||
| 128 | I Growed Up With The Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:00 | |
| 129 | My Family | Lightnin' Hopkins | 4:23 | |
| 130 | I Learn About The Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 6:15 | |
| 131 | I First Come Into Houston | Lightnin' Hopkins | 3:19 | |
| 132 | I Meet Texas Alexander | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:11 | |
| 133 | They Was Hard Times | Lightnin' Hopkins | 6:03 | |
| 134 | I Do My First Record And Get My Name | Lightnin' Hopkins | 6:30 | |
| 135 | My Thoughts On The Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | 5:22 |
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