***** Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mojo Hand: The Lightnin’ Hopkins Anthology (Rhino): To do full justice to the great Lightnin’ Hopkins, who died in 1982, you would need a pretty big boxed set. But although ...

You don’t get the nickname “Lightnin’” for no reason, especially when you’re a blues artist. Born March 15, 1912, in Centerville, Texas, Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins became one of the most ...

The mid-tempo blues shuffle, which can be heard above, finds the two guitar greats trading licks on the song, which was recorded by Lightnin' Hopkins in the early '60s. “If it wasn’t for Johnny I’d ...

Lightnin' Hopkins was "Laidback, mildly mysterious and the epitome of street corner cool" according to informative liner notes. Well, there is a lot of Hopkins (1912—1982) music coming at you on The ...

In this edition of ‘T’ for Texas Tuesday, we will highlight a Texas blues legend who, like most blues musicians, was never given his due until he had already passed away. In an effort to, just maybe, ...

Legendary Texas bluesman Lightnin' Hopkins achieved an effortlessly iconic look with shades, a fedora, a cardigan, a dangling cigarette and gold teeth. Hopkins' manner also made for colorful stories ...