Texas bluesman Lightnin’ Hopkins career was both long and fruitful. He performed live for six decades and recorded for over 30 years amassing a catalogue that was larger than almost any of his contemporaries. Not only was he prolific but he was also a great raconteur and a very good live performer with an ‘act’ honed to perfection at pre-war dances and parties. His guitar playing was unconventional, some have even called it ragged, but it is not as a guitarist that he will be remembered. Somehow the way he set his songs seemed totally apposite and it gave everything he did an authenticity that few others were ever able to match.
01- Mojo Hand 03:33
02- Gamblers Blues 04:01
03- Fishing Clothes 03:40
04- Mr. Charlie, Pt. 1 02:20
05- Mr. Charlie, Pt. 2 02:39
06- Evil Hearted Woman 02:43
07- Lightnin' Jump 02:29
08- Ride In You New Automobile 04:13
09- Little School Girl 04:49
10- Death In The Family 04:57
11- Late In The Evening 02:49
12- Born In The Bottoms 05:25
13- I Feel Like Balling The Jack 02:54
14- Go Ahead 03:12
15- I Wonder Where She Can Be Tonight 04:02
16- Moving Out 03:35
17- Crying For Bread 05:48
18- Rainy Day In Houston 05:03
19- Lonesome Life 03:30
20- Pine Gum Boogie 03:30
21- How Does It 02:42
22- Got A Letter This Morning 02:52
23- My Daddy Was A Preacher Man 04:04
24- Stinking Foot 02:54
25- Walking And Walking 03:17
26- Balling The Jack 02:53
27- The World's In A Tangle 03:19
28- Last Affair 02:59
29- Lonesome Dog Blues 02:41
30- Found My Baby Crying 03:59
31- Move On Out, Pt. 1 02:56
32- Morning Blues 04:39
33- Wig Wearing Woman 03:44
34- Gamblers Blues 04:01
35- Rock Me Baby 04:55
36- War Is Starting Again 03:02
37- Play With Your Poodle 02:02
38- Old Man 00:57
39- Good As Old Time Religion 03:15
40- You're Too Fast 03:44
41- Love Me This Morning 03:24
42- Got Me A Louisiana Woman 02:57
43- I'm Comin' Home 02:51
44- Breakfast Time 03:12
45- Lightnin' Strikes One More Time 02:51
46- You Just Got To Miss Me 04:01
47- A Man Like Me Is Hard To Find 04:42
48- Mini Skirt 03:09
49- Backwater Blues (This Mean Old Twister) 02:46
50- Vietnam War 03:46
51- Wake Up The Dead 02:46
