Lightning Hopkins with His Brothers Joel and John Henry / with Barbara Dane is an album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins recorded in Texas and California in 1964 and released on the Arhoolie label.[1] The original album was split with one side featuring tracks with Hopkins and His Brothers and the other performances with Barbara Dane.[2] In 1991 through Smithsonian Folkways, Arhoolie released the Hopkins Brothers tracks on CD as The Hopkins Brothers: Joel, Lightning & John Henry with additional unreleased recordings,[3] then in 1994 the tracks with Barbara Dane were released as Sometimes I Believe She Loves Me with unreleased tracks.[4]
Lightning Hopkins with His Brothers Joel and John Henry / with Barbara Dane | ||||
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Live album by Lightnin' Hopkins, Joel Hopkins, John Henry Hopkins and Barbara Dane | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | February 1964 and June 18, 1964 | |||
Venue | Waxahachie, TX and The Cabale, Berkeley, CA | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 42:09 | |||
Label | Arhoolie F 1022 | |||
Producer | Chris Strachwitz | |||
Lightnin' Hopkins chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editAll compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins except where noted
Side one
edit- "See About My Brother John Henry" – 4:19
- "Hot Blooded Woman" (John Henry Hopkins) – 2:03
- "Black Hannah" – 6:00
- "I Walked from Dallas" (Joel Hopkins) – 3:47
- "Going Back to Baden-Baden" – 4:18
Side two
edit- "Sometimes She Loves Me" – 4:51
- "You Got Another Man" – 3:38
- "I'm Going Back, Baby" (Hopkins, Barbara Dane) – 5:28
- "Mother Earth" – 5:36
- "Jesus Won't You Come By Here" (Traditional) – 2:07
- Recorded in Waxahachie, Texas, in February 1964 (tracks 1–5) and at The Cabale, Berkeley, California, on June 18, 1964 (tracks 6–10)
Personnel
editPerformance
edit- Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals
- John Henry Hopkins – guitar, vocals (Side One)
- Joel Hopkins – guitar, vocals (Side One)
- Barbara Dane – guitar, vocals (Side Two)
Production
edit- Chris Strachwitz – producer
References
edit- ^ Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography accessed November 26, 2018
- ^ Discogs album entry accessed November 26, 2018
- ^ Smithsonian Folkway Recordings: The Hopkins Brothers album details accessed November 26, 2018
- ^ Smithsonian Folkway Recordings: The Hopkins Brothers album details accessed November 26, 2018