The track, “Blues Jumped a Rabbit,” is out this week as part of the new Mack McCormick archive three-box set of 66 songs featuring Hopkins. The project is set for release this summer on August 4. The ...

On April 3rd, Craft Recordings brings Bluesville back with AAA vinyl from John Lee Hooker and Lightnin’ Hopkins. No studio ...

Arriving September 13th, both albums will be available on audiophile-quality 180-gram vinyl, CD and hi-res digital. Both will go on sale on September 13, 2024 and are available to pre-order today.

Texas blues singer/guitarist Sam "Lightnin'' Hopkins could lay claim to the authentic blues, having worked in the cotton fields for years. He turned electric in the 1950s, and toggled between acoustic ...

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 ...

Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting April 5th, 2001 - Buy Lightnin Hopkins Rare Performances 19601979 DVD ...

Chris Strachwitz appeared to be on a snipe hunt: A German immigrant living in California who traveled halfway across the country to Houston looking for a blues singer. On his first visit to Texas, ...

Both Rocks Off and our predecessor in the music editor’s chair have written about what a travesty it is that there is no official marker honoring perhaps the most famous and influential musician to ...

A crowd that overflowed the weather-proof tent – although, thankfully, it never actually rained – came out to witness the dedication of the official Texas State Historical marker in legendary Third ...

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