Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins (1912-1982) was a pivotal figure in the evolution of blues--along with John Lee Hooker and a few others
who old-timers will recall as a founding member of early-'80s avant rock/funk/jazz outfit Material
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a search that's so at the center of our very being that our greatest works of art celebrate it
AND OUT COME THE WOLVES
NEW CITY BLUES 3/1/2005 Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins (1912-1982) wasPersonnel: Aubrie Sellers (background vocals); Josh Grange (guitar, steel guitar); Park Chisolm (guitar, banjo); Adam Wright (guitar, ukulele, harmonica, piano, background vocals); Chris Coleman (guitar, keyboards, percussion); Jason Goforth (lap steel guitar, harmonica); Fred Eltringham (drums, percussion); Jason Sellers, Dani Flowers, Grant Vogelfanger, Ice Ann Womack, Frank Rischie (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Jason Lehning. Recording