Autobiography in Blues | |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | Lightnin' Hopkins |
Cover: | Autobiography in Blues.jpg |
Released: | 1960 |
Recorded: | February 16 & 26, 1959 |
Studio: | Houston, TX |
Genre: | Blues |
Length: | 43:33 |
Label: | Tradition |
Producer: | Mack McCormick |
Chronology: | Lightnin' Hopkins |
Prev Title: | Country Blues |
Prev Year: | 1959 |
Next Title: | Down South Summit Meetin' |
Next Year: | 1960 |
Autobiography in Blues is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in 1959 and released on the Tradition label the following year.[1] [2] [3] [4]
AllMusic stated: "Not having recorded commercially for several years, Lightnin' was in serious mood, resulting in a set of masterful performances that carried more weight than his later, frequently arbitrary sessions". The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings awarded the album 3 stars, calling it a "satisfying example of Lightnin' in a private setting" and noting that "the recording lends warmth to both voice and acoustic guitar".[5]
All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins and Mack McCormick except where noted