Last of the Great Blues Singers explained

Last of the Great Blues Singers
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lightnin' Hopkins
Cover:	Last of the Great Blues Singers.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	1950–51
Genre:	Blues
Length:	34:22
Label:	Time
Producer:	Bob Shad
Chronology:	Lightnin' Hopkins
Prev Title:	Lightning Hopkins Sings the Blues
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Lightnin' and the Blues
Next Year:	1960

Last of the Great Blues Singers, also released as Vol. 1 Blues / Folk Series, The Blues and Blues Train, is a 12-inch LP album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins featuring tracks recorded between 1951 and 1953 that were originally released as 10-inch 78rpm records on Bob Shad's Sittin' in With label.^{[1] [2] [3]} The album was one of the earlier collections of Lightnin' Hopkins material to be released. In 2004 a CD collection, , was released by Legacy Recordings containing all of the recordings Hopkins made for the Sittin' in With label.

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "Classic sides from Hopkins' 1950–1951 stint with Bobby Shad's Sittin' in With logo ... include two of his biggest hits, "Hello Central" and "Coffee Blues.".

Track listing

All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins

1. "Hello Central" – 2:55
2. "Coffee Blues" – 2:40
3. "Long Way from Texas" – 2:57
4. "Mad As I Can Be" – 3:07
5. "New Short-Haired Woman" – 2:55
6. "Gotta Move" – 2:45
7. "Everybody's Down On Me" – 2:57
8. "Freight Train" – 2:49
9. "Prayin' Ground Blues" – 2:55
10. "Don't Think I'm Crazy" – 2:45
11. "Dirty House Blues" – 2:55
12. "Everything Happens to Me" – 2:42

Personnel

• Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals
• Donald Cooks – bass (tracks 5, 7, 8 & 11)

Notes and References

1. http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/time.pdf Both Sides Now: Discography of the Time Label
2. https://www.wirz.de/music/hopkins.htm Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography
3. O'Brien, T. J. Lightnin' Album of the Week: Week 6 – October 9, 2010 accessed November 22, 2018