Lightnin' Hopkins - Baby Please Don't Go
Wham Bam Sam playing the much covered Big Joe Williams classic. Lightnin' plays the guitar solo with the love and freedom that Jerry Lee sometimes plays a piano solo. It looks so effortless - amazing. The only negative thing I can think of is that his quiff wasn't as pomped as it sometimes was.
Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand 1962
I've seen five peice bands who couldn't boogie like this mutha.
Clip from The Blues According to lightnin' Hopkins
Has the blues ever been more powerful than Lightnin' and Howlin' Wolf. This five minute clip comes from the brilliant 1967 documentary dedicated to Lightnin' Hopkins. Check him out 30 seconds in, that quif I mentioned is just a comb away.
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