the anthology certainly leans heavily on the Houston-based blues great Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins. "Battleground Korea" opens with his "War News Blues" and including two more of his songs ...

especially when you’re a blues artist. Born March 15, 1912, in Centerville, Texas, Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins became one of the most significant blues players of the early and mid ...

But then a co-worker at a record store played some Hopkins for him. "Listening to that record was my path back to roots music: blues, country and rock," Timmins says. "Lightnin's playing seemed to ...

After a film on jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie, Blank arrived at the blues, and Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins, then a 55 year-old roué biding his time in rural Texas. Although initially keen on ...

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 ...

Alan Govenar's book Lightnin' Hopkins: His Life and Blues mentions Hopkins's gigs at Third Ward blues clubs like the Sputnik Bar and Irene's. For a while, he lived at a place called "Mama's Place ...