The King of the Blues explained

The King of the Blues
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lightnin' Hopkins
Cover:	The King of the Blues.jpg
Released:	1965
Recorded:	December 1964
Studio:	Houston, Texas
Genre:	Blues
Length:	35:30
Label:	Pickwick/33
Chronology:	Lightnin' Hopkins
Prev Title:	My Life in the Blues
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Blue Lightnin'
Next Year:	1965

The King of the Blues is an album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins recorded in Texas in late 1964 and released on the Pickwick/33 label.^{[1] [2]} The album was also released as Let's Work Awhile on Blue Horizon in 1971.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins

1. "This Time We're Gonna Try" – 3:58
2. "Christmas Time Is Coming" – 3:52
3. "Come On Baby, Let's Work Awhile" – 3:13
4. "The Jet" – 3:26
5. "I Don't Need You Woman" – 3:50
6. "I Wish I Was a Baby" – 3:36
7. "The Crazy Song" – 3:06
8. "Lightnin's Love" – 4:48
9. "Take It If You Want To" – 2:35
10. "How Have You Been?" – 4:06

Personnel

• Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals

Notes and References

1. https://www.wirz.de/music/bizor.htm Wirz' American Music: Billy Bizors discography
2. http://forbiddeneye.com/labels/pickwick.html Forbidden Eye: Pickwick Records Discography
3. https://www.wirz.de/music/blhoriz.htm Wirz' American Music: Blue Horizon Records discography