Name: Last Night Blues
Brand: Hopkins, Lightnin'
SKU: 120425
Price: 11.6 USD
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Last Night Blues

Rating

Album: Last Night Blues
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Rocky Mountain	More Info...	4:58
2)	Got To Move Your Baby	More Info...	4:02
3)	So Sorry To Leave You	More Info...	4:21
4)	Take A Trip With Me	More Info...	5:06
5)	Last Night Blues	More Info...	5:16
6)	Lightnin's Stroke	More Info...	4:55
7)	Hard To Love A Woman	More Info...	4:01
8)	Conversation Blues	More Info...	3:51

Album: Last Night Blues
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Rocky Mountain	More Info...	4:58
2)	Got To Move Your Baby	More Info...	4:02
3)	So Sorry To Leave You	More Info...	4:21
4)	Take A Trip With Me	More Info...	5:06
5)	Last Night Blues	More Info...	5:16
6)	Lightnin's Stroke	More Info...	4:55
7)	Hard To Love A Woman	More Info...	4:01
8)	Conversation Blues	More Info...	3:51

Performer Notes

Personnel: Lightnin' Hopkins; Sonny Terry (vocals, guitar), Leonard Gaskin (bass); Belton Evans (drums).
Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 26, 1960. Includes original release liner notes by Mack McCormick.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Outside of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lightnin' Hopkins may be Texas's most distinctive and influential blues export. His easy, fluid fingerpicking and witty, extemporaneous storytelling are always a delight, and his performances on LAST NIGHT BLUES are no exception. The album is spare and acoustic, with Hopkins's voice and guitar accompanied by minimal percussion and Sonny Terry's harmonica.
Terry's contributions really add a lot to these tunes, threading a high, lonesome whine on the downtempo tunes and a chugging, propulsive shuffle on the faster ones. Hopkins is, of course, one of the kings of the blues boogie, but he's equally compelling on the slow blues, and he never missteps throughout this fine set. All told, this dynamite disc represents what the blues should be: stripped-down, soulful, and full of truth.

Professional Reviews

Living Blues (Jan/Feb 93, pp.84-85) - "...there's a relaxed intimacy and trust here born of musicians sharing a similar vision and experience in the blues....lyrically, Hopkins' ability to poetically improvise without noticeable limits keeps each song interesting..."