Lightnin' And The Blues (studio album)
by Lightnin' Hopkins

Lightnin' And The Blues by Lightnin' Hopkins
Year: 1960
Overall rank: 58,244th   
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72/100 (from 13 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1960 (199th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (3,197th)
Award Best albums of all time (58,244th)

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Lightnin' Hopkins bestography

Lightnin' And The Blues is ranked 12th best out of 39 albums by Sam Hopkins on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sam Hopkins is Lightnin' Hopkins which is ranked number 5062 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 269.

Lightnin' Hopkins album bestography « Higher ranked (50,022nd)
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Overall rank: 58,244th | 1960s rank: 3,197th | 1960 rank: 199th

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From 03/22/2020 21:12 | #249018
Ahh...
The legend of Lightnin' Hopkins...from humble beginnings in Centerville, Texas to meeting Blind Lemon Jefferson at the age of 8... to a lifetime of music before his death in 1982 from esophageal cancer. Simply a legend. A series of sides recorded in 1954 for Herald Records in Houston and released as 7 inch singles, this album was compiled and released in 1960 (despite its 1955 listing here). "Lightnin' and the Blues" is a great album full of soul, great songs, and lively acoustic blues guitar.

Best tracks: Evil Hearted Woman, Sick Feelin' Blues, and Blues for my Cookie.
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