''Texas Blues Man'' 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 Texas in late 1967 and released on the
Arhoolie label.
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Reception
''The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings
''The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings'' is an encyclopedia of blues music albums released on CD.
Content
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'' wrote that the album contains "powerful performances with a resonant electric guitar filling the studio," but that "it was no more than an average Hopkins album."
Track listing
All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins
# "Tom Moore Blues" – 5:01
# "Watch My Fingers" – 2:48
# "Little Antoinette" – 3:38
# "Love Like a Hydrant" – 3:58
# "Cut Me Out Baby" – 3:27
# "Take a Walk" – 2:37
# "Slavery" – 5:29
# "I Would If I Could" – 3:19
# "Bud Russell Blues" – 4:32
# "At Home Blues" – 3:07
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
Production
* Chris Strachwitz
Chris Strachwitz (born July 1, 1931) is a German-born American record label executive and record producer. He is the founder and president of Arhoolie Records, which he established in 1960 and which became one of the leading labels recording a ...
– producer
References
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Lightnin' Hopkins albums
1968 albums
Arhoolie Records albums