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One of the best early efforts to pair the great Sam Lightin Hopkins with accompaniment – in this case, the rollicking drums of Spider Kilpatrick – bring just a little bit of early 60s boogie to Sam's charismatic blues! The electric guitar and bluesy storytelling style of Sam sounds great in all recording situations if you ask us, but this pared down duo style with Spider works really well. A great early Arhoolie album from Sam & Spider. Includes "Meet You At The Chicken Shack", "Once Was A Gambler", "Ice Storm Blues", "Do The Boogie", "Goin' Out", "California Showers" and more.

A really nice later set from legendary Texas blues titan Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins – done up for the Jewel label with a bit of the spark that was missing from the hit & miss work he did earlier in the decade for Bluesville! Blue Lightnin' also has a down and dirty style in spots, too – such as on the sinister "Back Door Friend" – the kind of thing that might have put off the academic market his previous label was shooting for! Other titles include "Found My Baby Crying", "Move On Out" (parts 1 & 2), "Fishing Clothes", "Gamblers Blues", "Wig Wearing Woman", "Last Affair", "Daddy Was A Preacher", "Jail House Blues", "I Hate I Got Married", "Lovin' Arms" and more.