New vinyl reissue remastered from the original 1959 master tapes, packaged in classic folkwaysstyle tipon jackets with original liner notes. And if you havent already seen it, look up the blues according to lightnin hopkins, a documentary on youtube. Hopkins playing an acoustic guitar with an electric pick up backed by a threepiece. Bring me my shotgun lightnin hopkins lesson duration. This is the kind of old school southern blues as it starts off slow and steady and goes a little everywhere, fast boogie, slow, heavy rhythm and heavy memphis. He has also put out dvds on mance lipscomb and blind willie mctell. Apr 07, 2016 bring me my shotgun lightnin hopkins lesson trailer.
Lightnin hopkins his blues 2cd 2010 ace records uk. Blues guitar lesson lightnin hopkins licks duration. The fact that this comes in a practical spiral bound book only adds to its value. Rolling stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. John lee hooker was born in 1917 in coahoma county, mississippi, and learned to play guitar from his stepfather, willie moore, who, conveniently for john lee, was friends with blind lemon. In this second dvd lesson devoted to the guitar playing of lightnin hopkins, ernie hawkins dives into lightnins early catalogue from the aladdin and gold star. Deep texas blues 2dvd set the early blues of lightnin hopkins by ernie. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins 1969 the great texas bluesman lightnin hopkins is captured brilliantly in this deeply moving film. Product description superb vinyl compilation by one of the most prestigious bluesmen in the history of the genre, lightnin hopkins, featuring the legendary cuts mojo hand, shake that thing, and, of course, bring me my shotgun. Jun 24, 2014 listen to your favorite songs from blues masters. Lightnin hopkins tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including baby please dont go, big mama jump, black ghost blues, blues in the bottle, bring me my shotgun. Download free and accurate pdf guitar tabs for lightnin hopkins songs made from power tab files. Whether you have that rhino comp or not, his blues released in conjunction with alan govenars 2010 hopkins biography lightnin hopkins, his life and blues works well as an overview of the most important stretch of his career.
Since then i have purchased many blues albums by various artists but strangely not by sam so when amazon suggested this after a recent purchase of a john. Lightnin hopkins guitar tuning the famous texas blues man sam lightnin hopkins was the mr cool of the blues and had a massive influence on a lot of guitarists. Bring me my shotgun lightnin hopkins mean old twisterbackwater blues lightnin hopkins needed time lightnin hopkins first shot. Lightnin hopkins shotgun blues rollin blues vinyl discogs. Where should a beginner of the blues start in order to write awesome songs. Lightnin hopkins sam hopkins was born on march 15, 1912 in centerville, texas. I owned one album on cassette and played it untill it wore out and the day came when my tape player chewed it up.
Blues guitar lesson lightnin hopkins licks youtube. Of all the influential texas blues men, none were more prolific than sam lightnin hopkins, who over the course of his career, recorded for nearly 20 different labels. Hopkins, lightnin bring me my shotgun the essential. Hopkins intense guitar and heartfelt poetic lyrics are a compelling combination and this 2cd set contains many of his finest recordings. Finally, i know theyre piano players, but if you like lightnin and the wolf, you would probably really.
With the tabs in hand youll learn these songs much faster and easier. In this blues guitar lesson teacher, eric madis, teaches a couple of key blues licks in the style of lightnin hopkins. Blank reveals lightnin s inspiration, and features a generous helping of classic blues. Lightnin hopkins guitar tab books, instruction dvds, solos, licks, arrangements, video lessons. Lightnin hopkins, born in texas he spent his life playing his own special brand of country blues and became popular. With the aid of a little gin and a borrowed acoustic guitar.
Deep texas bluesthe early blues of lightnin hopkins 2 dvd set. Lesson pack tabs volume 2 these 10 tabs 23 pages accompany the lesson videos 265 minutes listed below. Lightnin hopkins all the classics 1946 1951 2003, cd. Texas bluesman samuel lightnin hopkins musical career was reignited by this 1959 release. Bring me my shotgun interactive tab by lightnin hopkins. Lightnin hopkins discography is so massive that an anthology is bound to miss out on what some might consider to be highlights of his work, or only be able to offer a relatively limited percentage of his significant output. Includes performances at an outdoor barbeque and a black rodeo.
Deep texas bluesthe early blues of lightnin hopkins 2. Drawing from an expectedly impressive assortment of the many labels for which the bluesman recorded, it does. Lightnin hopkins guitar tab books, instruction dvds, solos. Katie mae guitar chords and lyrics, as performed by sam lightning hopkins. Bring me my shotgun lightnin hopkins lesson trailer. Using an acoustic guitar, lets take a look at this approach in our travels down the time line of this. Eric madis, teaches a couple of key blues licks in the style. Go bring me my shotgun you know i just got to start shootin again you know im gonna shoot my woman cause shes foolin around with too many men yes bring me my shotgun yes man and a pocket full. The original is tuned down a whole step in the key of d. Lord have mercy as sam hopkins sings from dont wake me one of the great old blues song from the album. In deep with blues masters john lee hooker and lightnin.
All i want out of life is to play like lightnin, but i just dont have enough blues in me. Learn blues guitar from eric madis with an intermediate guitar lesson for licks by lightnin hopkins. Although the complete aladdin recordings title is probably inaccurate this bargain collection with excellent notes by pete welding, is a superb introduction to lightnin hopkins. His guitar technique could be simply structured or quite complicated, but never appeared to be strained or out of place. And davis has also plumbed the depths of another great blues player, lightnin hopkins, on deep texas blues. Hopkins, lightnin lightnin hopkins his blues amazon. Lightnin hopkins strums the blues releases discogs. His compulsive guitar playing and harsh, emotive voice made him one of the last great country blues singers. The lesson includes a brief history on blues and two easy licks in the style of lightnin. Feb 15, 2010 lightnin hopkins style licks is a free video lesson on acoustic blues guitar by roger hurricane wilson. If you love lightnin hopkins and wish to study his guitar style, this is the book. Jeff massey is back to teach us how to play some lightnin hopkins twelvebar blues.
This was for a blues book i pitched that fell thru before publication. Jimmy reed, tbone walker, and lightnin hopkins in a dvd lesson of exceptional quality. His blues style,no matter if its traditional,solo acoustic country blues,or in a band setting with electrified instruments,didnt really change much. Last night blues is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins with sonny terry recorded in 1960 and released on the bluesville label the following year. When you subscribe you gain unlimited access to view all tom feldmann guitar lessons in the lesson library at. Lightnin hopkins cds overview biography songs similar artists cds vinyl books. Blues for beginners lightnin hopkins blues guitar lesson. I find it hard to believe theres no other book on this seminal texas blues artist. Those not wellacquainted with the blues may be forgiven for not knowing hopkins. Texas bluesman sam lightnin hopkins cuts loose on 17 classics, including points of brilliance like the ray charlesstyled have you ever loved a woman and the forgotten texas blues christmas cut santa.
Almost universally referred to as the postwar king of texas blues, lightnin hopkins enjoyed a virtually continuous recording career from his first visit to a recording studio in 1946 until his death in 1982. Understanding how many of these techniques can be combined will open up infinite musical possibilities. This 2dvd set is a followup to his first volume on the style of hopkins. Or if you need beginner guitar lessons online, try. Lightnin hopkins shotgun blues rollin blues 1950, shellac. Lightnin plays the tune and then ernie analyzes it lick by lick. Talking blues original book cover painting mojohand. Hopkins brothers john henry and joel were also talented bluesmen. A true poet of the blues, lightnin hopkins was a master of tall, tongueincheek tales, often made up on the spot in the recording studio.
The film includes interviews and a performance by hopkins. Lightnin hopkins the complete aladdin recordings discogs. Lightnin hopkins style acoustic guitar lesson ep088. Mel bay when you hear someone say texas blues guitar, you may immediately think of steve ray and jimmie vaughn or maybe freddie king. His style included advanced techniques such as hitting and slapping the body of the guitar while playing traditional blues forms. Chords for lightnin hopkins guitar lesson trouble in mind. If you want to write a blue song like this one should you really look at the 12 bar blues and its chord progressions.
In 1920, at the age of eight, hopkins met and played with the legendary blind lemon jefferson, even becoming jeffersons guide for a short time. Apart from being a blues guitar virtuoso, ernie hawkins is the foremost guitar style imitator of all the blues giants. Lightnin hopkins biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The resulting film, the blues accordin to lightnin hopkins, is a gorgeous 31minute poem of a movie, a series of snapshots from his life as well as a look at an era fast disappearing. In this lesson, hawkeye will bring together much of what he has taught in this lesson series and apply it to the style of lightnin hopkins. In this edition of in deep, well be taking a look at the guitar work of two essential early blues guitar masters. The guitar of lightnin hopkins dvd grossmans guitar. Ive been looking for a quality music book of the great lightnin hopkins with extensive tablature. The 1959 recordings that put lightnin back on the map, includes penitentiary blues, bad luck and remembrances of blind lemon. Bring me my shotgun guitar pro tab by lightnin hopkins. A portrait of the great texas bluesman, lightnin hopkins. Features remembering the legacy of 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.
Lightnin hopkins blues guitar tuning texas blues master. Its only to be expected for a musician whose career lasted six decades, and whose recorded output was so profuse often for several labels simultaneously that the neophyte is hard pressed to determine which of. Find lightnin hopkins song information on allmusic. Its easy to hear that players like buddy holly, carl perkins, and scotty moore owe a considerable debt to lightnin hopkins style which is what attracted me to this video in the first place. Blues guitar legend lightnin hopkins, dan bowden on. Lightnin hopkins style acoustic guitar lesson ep088 description although lightnin hopkins was best known for playing fingerstyle guitar, this lesson is a series of lightnin hopkins guitar licks, played with a pick on acoustic guitar although you could do this with electric as well. Hand painted by grego anderson, sole proprietor of mojohand. The first song on this album, im going to build me a heaven of my own, adescribes an encounter with a bearded man claiming to be jesus christ. He was also key in developing the unmuted sound of texas blues rhythm guitar playing. Structure of the song bring me my shotgun by lightnin hopkins. Lightnin hopkins strums the blues is an album by blues musician lightnin hopkins featuring tracks recorded between 1946 and 1948 which were originally released as 10 inch 78rpm records on the aladdin label. This lesson features rare video footage of lightnin from the 1950s and 1960s. Many years ago sam lightnin hopkins was my first introduction to the blues.
The guitar of lightnin hopkins dvd grossmans guitar workshop. This album crackles with energy and emotion, one of my favorites. Lightnin hopkins country blues by lightnin hopkins. Lightnin s blues, baby please dont go, mojo hand, take me back, hurricane beulah, baby scratch. These licks can be played over the blues shuffle from the previous lesson. Official, artistapproved versionthe best guitar chord songs on the web. Should you need a printout of the song, pdf versions without banners or adverts are available from the link at the bottom of most song pages. The invisible presence, buried deep in everyone of their guitar riffs, is the true king of texas blues, lightnin hopkins.
Ultimate guitar pro is a premium guitar tab service, available on pc, mac, ios and android. Bring me my shotgun by lightnin hopkins is a blues song but is it really a 12 bar blues. Listen to your favorite songs from blues train by lightnin hopkins now. The late sam lightnin hopkins was without a doubt one of the finest blues artists,not just in texas,but in the entire history of the blues idiom. Lighnin hopkins is another key figure in the development of texas blues. May 01, 2010 the late sam lightnin hopkins was without a doubt one of the finest blues artists,not just in texas,but in the entire history of the blues idiom.
Blues train by lightnin hopkins on amazon music unlimited. This video presents a wonderful opportunity to go the source of texas blues and learn from the master who inspired generations of guitar heroes. Guitar lessons available by subscription are not for download and do. Hopkins cousin, the great bluesman, texas alexander, was another influence.
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