Lightnin` Hopkins/Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues

Artist:

Hopkins, Lightnin`

UPC:

025218054829

See Also:

Rush, Otis Carr, Leroy Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee - Walk On Louisiana Red/Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee/Lightnin` Hopkins/Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - The Rising Sun Collection

Description:

Personnel: Lightnin` Hopkins; Sonny Terry (vocals, guitar), Leonard Gaskin (bass); Belton Evans (drums).
Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 26, 1960. Includes original release liner notes by Mack McCormick.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Outside of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lightnin` Hopkins may be Texas`s most distinctive and influential blues export. His easy, fluid fingerpicking and witty, extemporaneous storytelling are always a delight, and his performances on LAST NIGHT BLUES are no exception. The album is spare and acoustic, with Hopkins`s voice and guitar accompanied by minimal percussion and Sonny Terry`s harmonica.
Terry`s contributions really add a lot to these tunes, threading a high, lonesome whine on the downtempo tunes and a chugging, propulsive shuffle on the faster ones. Hopkins is, of course, one of the kings of the blues boogie, but he`s equally compelling on the slow blues, and he never missteps throughout this fine set. All told, this dynamite disc represents what the blues should be: stripped-down, soulful, and full of truth.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Rocky Mountain
2. Got to Move Your Baby
3. So Sorry to Leave You
4. Take a Trip With Me
5. Last Night Blues
6. Lightnin`s Stroke
7. Hard to Love a Woman
8. Conversation Blues

Album Information

Release Date:

10/15/1992

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Texas/W. Coast Blues

Label:

Original Blues Classics

Producer:

The Sound Of America

Catalog Number:

548

Original Release Year:

1961

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mono

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