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Last Night Blues

Artist: Lightnin' Hopkins
Album: Last Night Blues
Genre: Blues
Source: CD
Year: 1960
Ripper: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality: Lossless, (avg. compression: 56 %)
Channels: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Ripped by: e313 on 12/9/2011
Posted by: e313 on 2/26/2012
Included: NFO, PLS, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers: Front


Tracklisting

1. Rocky Mountain - 5:00
2. Got To Move Your Baby - 4:04
3. So Sorry To Leave You - 4:24
4. Take A Trip With Me - 5:08
5. Last Night Blues - 5:18
6. Lightnin' Stroke - 4:57
7. Hard To Love A Woman - 4:03
8. Conversation Blues (Voc. Sonny Terry) - 3:51

Playing Time: 36:49
Total Size: 178.22 MB




Outside of Blind Lemon Jefferson, 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.

Terry's contributions really add a lot to these tunes, threading a high, lonesome whine on the downtempo tunes and a chugging, propulsive shuffle on the faster ones. Hopkins is, of course, one of the kings of the blues boogie, but he's equally compelling on the slow blues, and he never missteps throughout this fine set. All told, this dynamite disc represents what the blues should be: stripped-down, soulful, and full of truth.

Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 26, 1960.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.


Personnel

Lightnin' Hopkins - vocals, guitar
Sonny Terry - harmonica, whoops & hollers
Leonard Gaskin - bass
Belton Evans - drums



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