Walkin' This Road by Myself explained

Walkin' This Road by Myself
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lightnin' Hopkins
Border:	yes
Released:	1962
Recorded:	July 7, 1961, and February 17 & 20, 1962
Studio:	ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX
Genre:	Blues
Length:	38:31
Label:	Bluesville
Producer:	Mack McCormick, Kenneth S. Goldstein
Chronology:	Lightnin' Hopkins
Prev Title:	Lightnin' Sam Hopkins
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Lightnin' and Co.
Next Year:	1962

Walkin' This Road by Myself is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in Texas and released on the Bluesville label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote: "This album is notable for 'Happy Blues for John Glenn', inspired by media reports of the astronauts successful return to earth from his orbital flight in Friendship 7. The song is not outstanding by Lightnin's standards but it reminds us of one of the reasons why he was an outstanding bluesman".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins except where noted

1. "Walkin' This Road by Myself" – 4:50
2. "Black Gal" – 4:08
3. "How Many More Years I Got to Let You Dog Me Around" – 2:59
4. "Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes" – 2:53
5. "Worried Life Blues" – 3:46
6. "Happy Blues for John Glenn" – 5:21
7. "Good Morning Little School Girl" (Traditional) – 3:06
8. "The Devil Jumped the Black Man" – 4:11
9. "Coffee Blues" – 3:39
10. "Black Cadillac" – 3:38

• Recorded at ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX on July 7, 1961 (tracks 2, 4, 7 & 9) and February 17, 1962 (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10) and February 20, 1962 (tracks 5 & 6)

Personnel

Performance

• Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals
• Billy Bizor – harmonica, vocals (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10)
• Buster Pickens – piano (tracks 5 & 6)
• Donald Cooks – bass (tracks 5 & 6)
• Spider Kilpatrick – drums (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10)

Production

• Mack McCormick, Kenneth S. Goldstein – producer

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-bluesville-1000-series/#bvlp-1057 Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series
2. https://www.bsnpubs.com/fantasy/bluesville/bluesville.html Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography
3. https://www.wirz.de/music/hopkins.htm Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography
4. O'Brien, T. J. Lightnin' Album of the Week: Week 27 March 12, 2011 accessed November 7, 2018
5. Book: Russell, Tony. Smith, Chris. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. 2006. Penguin. London. 978-0-140-51384-4. 279.