Lightnin’ Hopkins embodied the blues. His singing, guitar playing, his physical appearance, personality, and demeanor, were the blues. One of the most recognizable bluesmen to come out of Texas, ...

Chris Strachwitz appeared to be on a snipe hunt: A German immigrant living in California who traveled halfway across the country to Houston looking for a blues singer. On his first visit to Texas, ...

The track, “Blues Jumped a Rabbit,” is out this week as part of the new Mack McCormick archive three-box set of 66 songs featuring Hopkins. The project is set for release this summer on August 4. The ...

Arriving September 13th, both albums will be available on audiophile-quality 180-gram vinyl, CD and hi-res digital. Both will go on sale on September 13, 2024 and are available to pre-order today.

You don’t get the nickname “Lightnin’” for no reason, especially when you’re a blues artist. Born March 15, 1912, in Centerville, Texas, Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins became one of the most ...

A crowd that overflowed the weather-proof tent – although, thankfully, it never actually rained – came out to witness the dedication of the official Texas State Historical marker in legendary Third ...

Texas blues singer/guitarist Sam "Lightnin'' Hopkins could lay claim to the authentic blues, having worked in the cotton fields for years. He turned electric in the 1950s, and toggled between acoustic ...