''Mojo Hand'' 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 ...
, recorded in 1960 and released on the
Fire
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label in 1962.
[O'Brien, T. J]
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Reception
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reviewer Tim Sheridan stated: "This album, recorded for Fire Records, is especially interesting because it casts Hopkins in a more R&B-flavored environment. This obvious effort to get a hit makes for some excellent blues; moody and powerful performances play throughout. There's even a charming novelty Christmas blues".
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'' wrote that "Lightnin' is focussed and businesslike and delivers a strong and varied sequence of songs; the bassist and drummer unobtrusive but very much there".
Track listing
All compositions credited to Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins,
M. Robinson and
C. Lewis
# "Mojo Hand" – 2:55
# "Coffee for Mama" – 3:25
# "Awful Dreams" – 4:50
# "Black Mare Trot" – 3:55
# "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" – 2:38
# "Glory Be" – 4:25
# "Sometimes She Will" – 2:30
# "Shine On, Moon!" – 4:17
# "Santa" – 3:44
Personnel
Performance
*
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 ...
– guitar, vocals, piano
*Unknown musician – bass
*Delmar Donnell – drums
Production
*
Bobby Robinson –
producer
References
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Lightnin' Hopkins albums
1962 albums
Fire Records albums