Lightning Hopkins - Houston's King Of The Blues (Historic Recordings 1952-1953) download free

Tracklist

A1	Sad News From Korea
A2	Let Me Fly Your Kite
A3	She's Almost Dead
A4	Gone With The Wind
A5	Ain't It A Shame
A6	My Mama Told Me
A7	Moanin' Blues
B1	The War Is Over
B2	Highway Blues
B3	Bad Things On My Mind
B4	I'm Wild About You Baby
B5	Merry Christmas
B6	Policy Game
B7	Happy New Year
B8	Leavin' Blues

Credits

• Bass – Donald Cooks
• Cover – Laura Roberts
• Drums – Connie Kroll (tracks: B1 to B7)
• Edited By, Photography By [Cover Photo], Liner Notes – Chris Strachwitz
• Tap Dance – L.C. Williams (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Vocals, Guitar – Lightning Hopkins*
• Written-By – Sam Hopkins*

Notes

Side A: with Donald Cooks - bass; and L.C. Williams - tap dancing, Houston, TX 1952/53?
Side B: with Donald Cooks - bass; and Connie Kroll - drums, Houston, TX July 1953
Last title on each side is from a different session ca. 1952.
All royalties paid to Anette Chaules, widow of Sam "Lighting" Hopkins.

Actual recording dates and original label/issue/credits per Alan Governar's book "His Life And Blues"

A1 Sad News From Korea [Summer 1951, Mercury 8274] credited as Lightening Hopkins
A2 Let Me Fly Your Kite [Summer 1951, Mercury 8274] credited as Lightening Hopkins
A3 She's Almost Dead [Summer 1951, Mercury 8293] credited as Lightening Hopkins
A4 Gone With The Wind [Summer 1951, Mercury 8293] credited as Lightening Hopkins
A5 Ain't It A Shame [Summer 1951, Mercury 70081] credited as Lightening Hopkins
A6 My Mama Told Me [Summer 1951, Mercury 70081] credited as Lightening Hopkins
A7 Moanin' Blues [November 1953, TNT 8003] credited as Lightin' Hopkins (misspelled)

B1 The War Is Over [July 29, 1953, Decca 28841] credited as Lightening Hopkins
B2 Highway Blues [July 29, 1953, Decca 48312] credited as Lightening Hopkins
B3 Bad Things On My Mind [July 29, 1953, Decca 48321] credited as Lightening Hopkins
B4 I'm Wild About You Baby [July 29, 1953, Decca 48321] credited as Lightening Hopkins
B5 Merry Christmas [July 29, 1953, Decca 48306] credited as Lightening Hopkins
B6 Policy Game [July 29, 1953, Decca 28841] credited as Lightening Hopkins
B7 Happy New Year [July 29, 1953, Decca 48306] credited as Lightening Hopkins
B8 Leavin' Blues [November 1953, TNT 8003] credited as Lightin' Hopkins (misspelled)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Side A runout etched): BC 30A
• Barcode (Side B runout etched): BC 30B