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Sam Hopkins was a Texas country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never appreciably altered his mournful Lone Star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and electric guitar. Hopkins' nimble dexterity made intricate boogie riffs seem easy, ...more

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  • Give Me Central 209 (Hello Central)
  • Life I Used to Live
  • Lightnin's Boogie

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  • Harry's Blues Lyrics Online: Lightnin' Hopkins page
  • Harry's Blues Online: Lightnin' Hopkins page
  • Lightnin' Hopkins at The Music Box
  • Straight Blues Review
  • Vote for Lightnin' Hopkins into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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