''Last Night Blues'' is an album by the blues musician

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 ...

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, recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography
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Reception

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stated: "Lightnin' Hopkins may be Texas's most distinctive and influential blues export. His easy, fluid fingerpicking and witty, extemporaneous storytelling are always a delight, and his performances on ''Last Night Blues'' are no exception. The album is spare and acoustic, with Hopkins's voice and guitar accompanied by minimal percussion and Sonny Terry's harmonica ... this dynamite disc represents what the blues should be: stripped-down, soulful, and full of truth". ''

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'' awarded the album 3 stars, noting: "Sonny Terry's contributions to ''Last Night Blues'' is entirely and discreetly responsive".

Track listing

All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins except where noted # "Rocky Mountain" – 4:57 # "Got to Move Your Baby" – 4:01 # "So Sorry to Leave You" – 4:21 # "Take a Trip With Me" – 5:04 # "Last Night Blues" – 5:16 # "Lightnin's Stroke" – 4:55 # "Hard to Love a Woman" – 4:00 # "Conversation Blues" (Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry) – 3:50

Personnel

Performance

– guitar, vocals *

– harmonica, vocals *

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* Belton Evans – drums

Production

* The Sound of America – producer *

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References

{{Authority control Lightnin' Hopkins albums Sonny Terry albums 1961 albums Bluesville Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio