Lightnin Hopkins (1912-1982) - Short Haired Woman

Sam "Lightnin" Hopkins (1912-1982) Goldstar Sessions - Short Haired Woman

For the dry version at wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightnin_Hopkins

Lightnin was my first Blues Album purchase in the early 60s. I got it just because I liked his name. Later I learned that I got lucky. He's one of the most individualistic and influential of all the great blues icons. Although he plays and sings with sincere intensity; is no stranger to hard times, Lightnin never loses his love of life, or his sense of whimsy. I feel his music, deep in my nervous system and now that I'm grown, I know what he was trying to tell me.

Thanks Lightnin

Snaps

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Lightnin
• Hopkins
• Blues
• Folk
• Short
• Haired
• Woman

[ironbar2007]

is that peter green in the front row at 1.51

[synapsecracklepop]

@ironbar2007 Good catch.  Dead ringer if it's not.

[bluesman0000]

Man lightnin was one super cool cat. his playing and sound puts him, for me anyway, up there with the all time great origional blues men.

[bluelibra65]

~~ i first heard this by buddy guy and junior wells, ~~ so cool to hear it by it's originator, ~ full circle.

[GrisGrisOnUrDoorStep]

Texas blues will live on forever

[dlnrchrdsn238]

great presentation.. congrats keep it up ..

[TheEigenspace]

Nice.

[spoonbred]

This HAS to be the inspiration for (5th Ward TX's own) Willie D's Baldhead Hoes....I know it!!!!!

[JolietJakeBlues1981]

I've been learning some Lightnin licks lately and there's some sweet ones in this.

Thanks for putting it up, love his style.

[AKI3TAN]

It's very good story ,your comment in the early 60s.

[rockradstone]

Hey Snaps---Thank you for posting this tune.

I like what you wrote about Lightnin'---he can really reach out and git ya. His influence has been felt by many. (Johnny Winter, the Vaughan Bros., ...too many to list!)

Back about 1966 I found an early album by him ("The Roots of Lightnin' Hopkins)---it's the real thing---real music to my ears.