''Blues in My Bottle'' is an album by

Lightnin' Hopkins Samuel John "Lightnin" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list o ...

, released in 1961 on

Bluesville Records Bluesville Records was an American record label subsidiary of Prestige Records, launched in 1959, with the primary purpose of documenting the work of the older classic bluesmen passed over by the changing audience. Such bluesmen as Roosevelt Sykes, ...

.Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography
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Reception

The

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review noted: "He was at his best when unaccompanied, as on this Prestige date recorded in 1961. Though he usually played electric guitar, the Texas blues titan performed on this release with an acoustic, and the result is most rewardin". ''

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'' wrote that "Lightnin' chanting the R&B hit 'Wine Spode-o-dee' on ''Blues in My Bottle'' is no more than a couple of minutes of fun, but it neatly demonstrates his range of reference, coming straight after 'Buddy Browns Blues', a reminiscence of Texas Alexander".

Track listing

#"Buddy Brown's Blues" (

Alger "Texas" Alexander Alger "Texas" Alexander (September 12, 1900 – April 18, 1954) was an American blues singer from Jewett, Texas. Some sources claim that he was the cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins, but no direct kinship has been established. It has also been asserted ...

) #" Wine Spodee-O-Dee" (

Stick McGhee Granville Henry "Stick" McGhee (March 23, 1918 – August 15, 1961) was an American jump blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his blues song "Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee", which he wrote with J. Mayo Williams Note: Accordi ...

J. Mayo Williams Jay Mayo "Ink" Williams (September 25, 1894 – January 2, 1980) was a pioneering African-American producer of recorded blues music. Some historians have claimed that Ink Williams earned his nickname by his ability to get the signatures of t ...

) #"Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On" (Traditional) #"DC-7" (Hopkins) #"Death Bells" (Hopkins) #"Goin' to Dallas to See My Pony Run" (Traditional) #"Jailhouse Blues" (Traditional) #"Blues in My Bottle" (Traditional) #"Beans, Beans, Beans" (Traditional, Hopkins) #"Catfish Blues" (Traditional) #"My Grandpa Is Old Too!" (Hopkins)

References

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