His guitar technique could be simply structured or quite complicated, but never appeared to be strained or out of place. The lesson features rare video footage of lightnin from the 1950s and 1960s. The complete prestigebluesville recordings in 1991 before being reissued on bluesville as a single cd in 1993. Lightnin went on to record many more songs in the 60s. Ive been looking for a quality music book of the great lightnin hopkins with extensive tablature. The invisible presence, buried deep in every one of their guitar riffs, is the true king of texas blues, lightnin hopkins.
By the time of his death in 1982, sam lightnin hopkins was likely the most recorded blues artist in history. I have purchased a few teach yourself books in the past and have had. Samuel john lightnin hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from centerville, texas. Rolling stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Buy lightnin hopkinss album titled strums the blues to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. In only the second biographical book on seminal blues guitaristsinger hopkins see sarah ann west, deep down hard blues, 1995, govenar traces hopkins long, twisting route to worldwide fame. Mojo hand follows lightin hopkinss life and music from the acoustic country blues that he began performing in childhood, through the rise of 1950s rock n roll, which nearly derailed his career, to his reinvention and international success as a pioneer of electric folk blues from the 1960s to the 1980s. All the basics, many of the secrets, and tricks of lightnin s deeply accomplished, deceptively simple acoustic texas boogie guitar style are feetured. Although lightnin hopkins was best known for playing fingerstyle guitar, this lesson is a series of lightnin hopkins guitar licks, played with a pick on acoustic guitar although you could do this with electric as well. I find it hard to believe theres no other book on this seminal texas blues artist. I know there was one by dan bowden, published by mel bay, but its out of print. Shop and buy the guitar of lightnin hopkins sheet music. Live at acl lightning hopkins sings going to louisiana.
Strums the blues by lightnin hopkins 8547027252 vinyl. If you love lightnin hopkins and wish to study his guitar style, this is the book. The album was one of the first 12 inch lp collections of lightnin hopkins material to be released. When a music historian found the blues legend in 1959, lightnin hopkins hadnt played the acoustic guitar in a long time. In deep with blues masters john lee hooker and lightnin hopkins. Mojo hand lyrics, trouble in mind lyrics, short haired woman lyrics, baby please dont go lyrics, santa fe blues lyrics, shake that thing. Lightnin hopkins might easily be seen as the father of rock and roll guitar playing. Lightnin hopkins tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including baby please dont go, big mama jump, black ghost blues, blues in the bottle, bring me my shotgun. Born in 1912 to a poor sharecropping family in the cotton country. Jan 11, 2008 hi all, im trying to locate a tab book of lightnin hopkins signature licks. I did replace the bass figures in measures 58 with some lead licks.
On this page youll find all my free tabs pdfs the videos for these tabs are on the page free guitar tabvideos if you like the free tabs on this page, please consider donating via paypal using the button below. Along the way, hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never altered his mournful lone star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and. Leaving home when still a child, hopkins spent most of his life pursuing the sexanddrinksandblues lifestyle that preceded the sexanddrugsand. These licks can be played over the blues shuffle from the previous lesson. This fivedisc collection from londons jsp records brings together 126 sides that lightnin hopkins tracked for the aladdin, modernrpm, and gold star labels at the very start of his recording career. The guitar of lightnin hopkins dvd grossmans guitar workshop. Leaving home when still a child, hopkins spent most of his life pursuing the sexanddrinksandblues lifestyle that preceded the sexanddrugsandrocknroll model, at least in the popular imagination. The swarthmore concert, subtitled king of the blues, is a live album by blues musicians lightnin hopkins recorded at the swarthmore college folk festival in 1965 and originally released as part of the seven cd box set lightnin hopkins.
Lightnin hopkins style licks is a free video lesson on acoustic blues guitar by roger hurricane wilson. Feb 23, 2019 basically this is lightnin hopkins style, medium tempo 2, from the book blues guitar legends by kenny sultan. Lightnin hopkins book of signature licks stefan grossmans. Lightnin hopkins style acoustic guitar lesson ep088. John lee hooker was born in 1917 in coahoma county, mississippi, and learned to play guitar from his stepfather, willie moore, who, conveniently for john lee, was friends with blind lemon. Lightnin hopkins biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Aug 22, 2018 in this edition of in deep, well be taking a look at the guitar work of two essential early blues guitar masters. May 01, 2010 in only the second biographical book on seminal blues guitaristsinger hopkins see sarah ann west, deep down hard blues, 1995, govenar traces hopkins long, twisting route to worldwide fame. Lightnin hopkins is arguably the greatest texas blues star of the 1960 s era. In this edition of in deep, well be taking a look at the guitar work of two essential early blues guitar masters. Guitar of lightnin hopkins stefan grossmans guitar workshop.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lightnin hopkins. This brilliant new biographythe first book ever written about himilluminates the many contradictions of the man and his myth. Acoustic guitar contributor orville johnson teaches a lesson in the style of blues fingerpicking legend lighntin hopkins. Mojo hand the life and music of lightnin hopkins by timothy. Learn blues guitar from eric madis with an intermediate guitar lesson for licks by lightnin hopkins. Upon its initial release, it was a pivotal part of the blues revival and helped respark interest in hopkins. Jan 25, 2016 the greatness of lightnin hopkins duration.
Jan 01, 2010 by the time of his death in 1982, sam lightnin hopkins was likely the most recorded blues artist in history. Lightnin hopkins style acoustic guitar lesson ep088 description although lightnin hopkins was best known for playing fingerstyle guitar, this lesson is a series of lightnin hopkins guitar licks, played with a pick on acoustic guitar although you could do this with electric as well. Lightnin hopkins biography, albums, streaming links. Note that the entire lesson is based on an alternate tuning. Sam hopkins proved very elusive as he thought either the police or collection agents. The invisible presence, buried deep in everyone of their guitar riffs, is the true king of texas blues, lightnin hopkins. From the late 1980s, other herald tracks began appearing on collections like the herald recordings 1954 and the herald recordings. While little is known of what actually transpired during. When you hear someone say texas blues guitar you may immediately think of stevie ray and jimmie vaughn or maybe freddie king. In deep with blues masters john lee hooker and lightnin.
May 18, 2009 from lightnin s first album after he wasrediscovered in houston texas by sam charters and mack mccormick. Before it was recorded, the bluesman had disappeared from sight. The twentysix sides that lightnin issued on herald took his music to a new level. The guitar of lightnin hopkins by ernie hawkins, david. Guitar of lightnin hopkins available in dvd ship this item temporarily out of stock online buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Samuel john lightnin hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist, from centerville, texas. Lightnin hopkins strums the blues is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins featuring tracks recorded between 1946 and 1948 which were originally released as 10 inch 78rpm records on the aladdin label. While little is known of what actually transpired during these sessions, the results were phenomenal.
Feb 08, 2018 samuel john lightnin hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist, from centerville, texas. When a music historian found the blues legend in 1959, lightnin hopkins hadnt played the acoustic guitar in. Acoustic guitar lesson lightnin hopkinsstyle lesson youtube. Rolling stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time the musicologist robert mack mccormick opined that hopkins is the embodiment of the jazzandpoetry spirit. There is a total dearth of detail about the man, his life, and his impact on the blues. The fact that this comes in a practical spiral bound book only adds to its value. Lightnin and the blues is a 12inch lp album by blues musician lightnin hopkins, collecting twelve tracks recorded in 1954 that were originally released as 7inch singles on the herald records label. Hi all, im trying to locate a tab book of lightnin hopkins signature licks. His life and blues kindle edition by govenar, alan. The hopkins brothers, thunder n lightnin viewing all lightnin hopkins. Lightnin hopkins tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction dvds. Lightnin hopkins blues guitar legend book by lightnin.
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