"Baby, Please Don't Go" is a blues song first recorded by Big Joe Williams in 1935. It is related to a group of early 20th century blues and work songs that include "Alabama Bound", "Another Man Done Gone", and "Don't Leave Me Here", and "Turn Your Lamp Down Low". Here is the great version of that song by Sam "Lightnin' Hopkins. + Informações

BIOGRAPHY WRITTEN BY ME: sammynyman.blogspot.com Sam John Hopkins (March 15, 1912 -- January 30, 1982) better known as Lightnin' Hopkins, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Houston, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine included Hopkins at number 71 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarist of all time.. + Informações

Part 1 of a film showing Life & the Blues in Rural Texas in 1967. Featuring Lightning Hopkins, Billy Bizor ,Mance Lipscome, Ruth 'Blues' Ames & the People of Texas,also on this channel...'The Sun's gonna Shine' ,also by Lightnin'. + Informações

EL SR. LIGHTNING HOPKINS , LLEGA HASTA LO MAS PROFUNDO DEL ALMA BLUSERA , INTERPRETANDO "GOIN DOWN SLOW ". + Informações

Texas blues guitar giant Lightnin' Hopkins performs "Hurricane Beulah" and "Baby, Scratch My Back" in this clip from 1960. From the DVD "Lightnin' Hopkins: Rare Performances 1960-1979." More info at www.guitarvideos.com. + Informações

Lightning hopkins doing an awesome version of mojo hand. + Informações

The great bluesman Lightnin' Hopkins LIVE. Not sure of the exact title of the song however, so please correct me if I am wrong! Enjoy!. + Informações

lightning hopkins version. + Informações

Gin Bottle Blues by Lightnin Hopkins. Check out my other videos!. + Informações

from BRUNSWICK EP "This Is The Blues".. + Informações

Part 2 of a film showing Life & the Blues in Rural Texas in 1967. Featuring Lightning Hopkins, Billy Bizor, Mance Lipscome, Ruth'Blues'Ames & the people of Texas. also on this channel..'.The sun's gonna shine' ,also by Lightnin'. + Informações

Take it Axolotl. + Informações

I managed to score a couple of RPM label Lighning Hopkins. The surprising thing is that they play super clean. Mostly, these 78s came from juke boxes are are usually beaten up. But not these. Enjoy.. + Informações

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Stevie Ray Vaughan sits down, speaks about and plays the styles of T Bone Walker and Lightnin' Hopkins. 1985.. + Informações

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Born In The Bottoms from Lightnin' Hopkins Rainy Day In Houston.. + Informações

Born Mar 15, 1912 in Centerville, TX Died Jan 30, 1982 in Houston, TX Sam Hopkins was a Texas country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never appreciably altered his mournful Lone Star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and electric guitar. Hopkins' nimble dexterity made intricate boogie riffs seem easy, and his fascinating penchant for improvising lyrics to fit whatever situation might arise made him a beloved blues troubadour. Hopkins' brothers John Henry and Joel were also talented bluesmen, but it was Sam who became a star. In 1920, he met the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson at a social function, and even got a chance to play with him. Later, Hopkins served as Jefferson's guide. In his teens, Hopkins began working with another pre-war great, singer Texas Alexander, who was his cousin. A mid-'30s stretch in Houston's County Prison Farm for the young guitarist interrupted their partnership for a time, but when he was freed, Hopkins hooked back up with the older bluesman. The pair was dishing out their lowdown brand of blues in Houston's Third Ward in 1946 when talent scout Lola Anne Cullum came across them. She had already engineered a pact with Los Angeles-based Aladdin Records for another of her charges, pianist Amos Milburn, and Cullum saw the same sort of opportunity within Hopkins' dusty country blues. Alexander wasn't .... + Informações

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Good Song. + Informações

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Recorded for the Jewel label off the record "Fishing Clothes". 1965 - 1969.. + Informações

Another clean RPM 78 from Lightning Hopkins. Blues guitarist and master.. + Informações

little boy blue by lightning hopkins. + Informações