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Lightnin' Hopkins: His Life and Blues

Alan Govenar

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Description:By the time of his death in 1982, Sam Lightnin’” Hopkins was likely the most recorded blues artist in history. This brilliant new biographythe first book ever written about himilluminates the many contradictions of the man and his myth. Born in 1912 to a poor sharecropping family in the cotton country between Dallas and Houston, Hopkins left home when he was only eight years old with a guitar his brother had given him. He made his living however he could, sticking to the open road, playing the blues, and taking odd jobs when money was short. This biography delves into Hopkins’s early years, exploring the myths surrounding his meetings with Blind Lemon Jefferson and Texas Alexander, his time on a chain gang, his relationships with women, and his lifelong appetite for gambling and drinking.Hopkins didn’t begin recording until 1946, when he was dubbed Lightnin’” during his first session, and he soon joined Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker on the national R & B charts. But by the time he was rediscovered” by Mack McCormick and Sam Charters in 1959, his popularity had begun to wane. A second career emergednow Lightnin’ was pitched to white audiences, not black ones, and he became immensely successful, singing about his country roots and injustices that informed the civil rights era with a searing emotive power.More than a decade in the making, this biography is based on scores of interviews with Lightnin’s lover, friends, producers, accompanists, managers, and fans.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lightnin' Hopkins: His Life and Blues. To get started finding Lightnin' Hopkins: His Life and Blues, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: By the time of his death in 1982, Sam Lightnin’” Hopkins was likely the most recorded blues artist in history. This brilliant new biographythe first book ever written about himilluminates the many contradictions of the man and his myth. Born in 1912 to a poor sharecropping family in the cotton country between Dallas and Houston, Hopkins left home when he was only eight years old with a guitar his brother had given him. He made his living however he could, sticking to the open road, playing the blues, and taking odd jobs when money was short. This biography delves into Hopkins’s early years, exploring the myths surrounding his meetings with Blind Lemon Jefferson and Texas Alexander, his time on a chain gang, his relationships with women, and his lifelong appetite for gambling and drinking.Hopkins didn’t begin recording until 1946, when he was dubbed Lightnin’” during his first session, and he soon joined Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker on the national R & B charts. But by the time he was rediscovered” by Mack McCormick and Sam Charters in 1959, his popularity had begun to wane. A second career emergednow Lightnin’ was pitched to white audiences, not black ones, and he became immensely successful, singing about his country roots and injustices that informed the civil rights era with a searing emotive power.More than a decade in the making, this biography is based on scores of interviews with Lightnin’s lover, friends, producers, accompanists, managers, and fans.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lightnin' Hopkins: His Life and Blues. To get started finding Lightnin' Hopkins: His Life and Blues, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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