LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS - The Last Concert | Full Album (1981)
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- Sam Hopkins passed away on Janury 30, 1982 at the age of 69. A mere 61 days after his last performance. If you're a blues fan I don't think I need to mention how important this recording is.
- Instrumental Blues
- I Was Dreaming
- Katie Mae
- Instrumental Blues #2
- My Babe
- Black and Evil
- Mr. Charlie
- Instrumental Blues #3
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Rock Me Baby
- Lightnin' Hopkin' Last Jam
Lightnin' Hopkins - His Last Concert | Full Album (1981).
Date: December 01, 1981.
Venue: Tramp's, New York, USA.
Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 - January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist, from Centerville, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
The musicologist Robert "Mack" McCormick opined that Hopkins is "the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act".
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As a teenage vagabond musician I hitched a ride with a black truck driver (about 1970) from Wildwood, Florida. As we started out he put in an 8 track tape. "Hey Lighting Hopkins." I yelled over the pounding roar of the diesel. "How a white boy like you know Lightning Hopkins?" "He's one of my heroes." I said. "He's my uncle" the driver said. Later when we stopped to eat I saw on the door of his Allied Van Jimmy Hopkins... He was indeed Lighting's nephew.
Wonderful story.
cool story bro
I am Mexican.First time o hear the blues I was 13 years old in Mexico City and I fall in love for this beautiful music since then.And I have the privilege to see all this guys in concert 2 years on the road in the Auditorium National of Mexico City.Muddy waters, John lee hoker , B B king , Coco Taylor , Sonny Terry and Browny Mc guee , Sony Boy Williamson , and many more.That was in 1979 and 1981.Thank God for let me be witness of this event in my life.
Beautiful.
isn't music supposed to be for those who enjoy it...what ever genre that it's categorized as...no judgment...😊
...yes, you should be proud...I am, I'm glad I got it at a very young age...😊
Músicas mais que beautiful!
I was walking out of a convenient store and saw a CD on the rack and said that must be some awesome blues. It had a picture of Lightnin’ Hopkins on the cover. A totally random act and purchase. That was 25 years ago. I put it in my CD player and was amazed and loved him ever since.
I dreamed I was rich
Woke up without a dime
I dreamed I loved a woman
But you know that woman was not mine
Thanks dude. I might put that on a tee shirt
@@robertbentzel6881 anything you start makin over 10,000
Split it with me
@@neilsthepoet I don’t know what your talking ‘ bout
@@robertbentzel6881 i want buy that t shirt
❤
I been listening to Lightnin for 50 years; he is the master of the blues.
That’s my great uncle
Been listening to Lightning since 1960 - saw him in a jazz club in NYC one time in '62, and 10 years later later in a rock club in San Francisco. His single of Mojo Hand, on the Fire label, was the only country blues record I remember being a hit on R & B radio stations that normally wouldn't program country blues at all. I guess that was the early 60's ? I don't remember what year it came out. I still have the 45 single though.
@@bobaldo2339 making me jealous! What a great memory thanks for sharing!
I am in good company here , have been listening him for the past 57 years :. Come to Istanbul guys we ll jam :)))))
Many years ago, I walked into this old music store for the first of many times to come. Baltimore's Walker's Music Store. The front of the shop was where you could listen to old recordings in sound booths. 33 and 78 spedd tecords. They had all the early blues guys. Pretty much everything from the early times to current 1950s records. It was blues history heaven.
Back of the store was sheet music. They had a lot, and could get anything you wanted. If you could read music, this was treasure.
Second floor had the string instrument room. A giant glass enclosed cabinet protected a fine collection. Some new, many old. A few ancient ones. Guitars, basses, banjos, mandolins, violins... If you visited often, you could hear some amazing music. If you hung out, you might get to play with some really fine musicians. Old guys and new.
I was lucky to find my first serious guitar in this room. A '52 les paul. It was pretty beat, but sounded so good.
Third floor was the music rooms. They offered classes, if you had the money.
An old upright honkey tonk piano sat up there. Occasionally, you'd hear someone playing it.
There was an old black painted set of pearl drums up there in one room. Pre-WWII symbols. Small kit, but perfect. I heard Charlie Watts play them one night. Memorable.
Mr. Fred Walker's Music Store was a haven for musicians of all kinds. I loved my time there; it's where I fell in love with blues and jazz music. The old musicians were always willing to share music.
I love these old sorties in the comments sections.
@@itsthatsebguy93 So do I. They are truly a pleasure as is the music.
sOUNDS LIKE Heaven to me, ill put it on my list . Thks.
I do believe this was the longest RUclips Post I've ever read in full ( At least while remaining interested, and I'm still trying to picture that place) That all sounds incredible. PreWar Cymbals Charlie Watts, damn. Awesome
Beautiful memories. Thank you for sharing. Wish life were more that way now
I'm almost in tears listening to this, because artists like litnin Hopkins were the true innovators of all modern music and they've been swept under the rug and forgotten about. This is so beautiful to listen to. Thank you for putting this out there!
Classicjam 1 thanks for the comments! I’m the fourth generation of uncle lightning and I feel the same brother
Hopefully not , I’m 54 and have just discovered him . Just fantastic . I bet he was such a cool guy to be around . Lightning Hopkins you will always live on !!
For everybody who loves his music I highly recommend reading 'Lightnin' Hopkins
- His Life and Blues'
@@blackjrewing324 Really??? amazing! wonder if you have any blues within :)
I feel the same exactly way about Lightnin brother.
I think Thelonious Monk probably said it best..."A Genius is the one most like himself"... Lightnin Hopkins voice and guitar are completely the heart and soul of Sam Hopkins..
Yes
I was there at Tramps. it was a club off Union Square. If I recall correctly, Hopkins did 6 sets, two a night for three nights. I caught two sets. Thirty-nine years ago. Wow.
My absolute favourite!!! Love to Lightnin`🙂 I listen to Lightnin` every day. Now I learn my granddaughter, 8 months old, to appreciate the real thing: The Blues!
Very cool. Lightnin for me was that cool Uncle that taught me how to play guitar and taught me the admiration of a big Black Caddilac, with them white wall tires...
Can you please post your playing. It will be like seeing him again...
NOW THIS IS HEARTFELT MUSIC, NOT THE POP,RAP CRAP MUSIC THEY LISTEN TO NOW,IT,S NOT EVEN REAL MUSIC, GIVE ME B.B,F.KING ALBERT KING,A.COLLINS,JIMI,SRV. NEED I SAY MORE.🎸😎🎵🔊 BOB.
MY BROTHER YA SAID IT ALL 👍🎶🎸
Give it a rest grandad, plenty of good music is being produced now (just as plenty of crap was produced in the 50s - 70s)
The blues is the universal thing, i'm from Finland and i heard Lightnin' for the first time when i was about sixteen years old in the early 80's and been listening to him ever since. He's the greatest. :-)
Lighting is one bad man he is The real deal I have been playing The harp for forty years nobody makes music like this anymore
@@richardsciacca924 He was The Baddest, still he made some of the most beautiful music ever on this earth. :-)
@@sriiski you got that right 👍
@@Purlyday I've been wondering that by myself too. I'm glad that I found old blues and country back then. There were a few radio programs In Finland that played this stuff. :-)
@@Purlyday No problem. All the good for you. :-)
Listen to the sustain and wonderful tone he produces effortlessly... similar to the way he effortlessly connects with his audience by the end of the second song and builds on that connection between each song. Im not certain i could have lived the life he did and come out of it able to bond with an audience in such an honest, open and light hearted manner. Lightning Hopkins remains a true American treasure, what a talented muscian and down to earth individual.
Tell us about the life he lived, he was a respected performer.
I was lucky enough to get tickets for this show. Tramps was The hangout for rockers then. MinkdeVille , Keith Richards, etc.
This is why I have mad respect for these cats. Not even Throat/Larynx Cancer could hold lightnin' down. He sounds so tired and sick, but only true bluesmen understand that this music is healing. No matter what you got going on, the blues can always help ease ones problems. Thank you Mr. Hopkins, inspiring as hell...
You are 100% right. Lightnin's music teaches and has a song for everything.
JD Bluesman,Man you SAID THAT RIGHT,DAMN LIGHTIN WAS THE BLUES and His Music Still ROLLS.I live in Memphis,and back like in the Early Seventies to maybe as late as 83 or so,.I went down on Beale St,very few of my friends would go there,But damn,I COULD not resist that Music and other things,Fury Lewis kind of introduced me to THAT,AND l Miss Him Dearly,Lightin is or was a Lot Like Him.Been addicted to the Blues ,ever since.Memphis in May when Stevie Ray was still with us,l would be in the Blues Tent and Then Stevie would close out the 3 day show,Sunday Night;Got to know Fury Lewis damn well before he passed,gave me TICKETS to THE ROLLLING STONES WHEN FURY,AND ELLA FITZGERALD PLAYED WITH THEM,THAT SHOW AT MID -SOUTH COLISEUM, ALMOST DIDN'T HAPPEN,FURY WENT MISSIN,FOR A WHILE,BUT HE TORE THE HOUSE DOWN THAT NIGHT,THINK IT WAS 1978,SOME GIRLS TOUR,MAYBE TAATOO YOU,DON'T REMEMBER THINGS SO WELL ANYMORE,ANYWAY,TAKE CARE AND STAY WELL AND SAFE!!WALTER BMemphis.🎸☝️👍🇺🇲💯
@@annbugbee5623 Memphis is a beautiful spot. My profile picture is actually a photo of me when I went to Beale St. For the 1st time, met Mr. Sam Wiggins, aka Blacksmoke, and he let me play some. Theres a certain magic down there that just can not be found many other places. Thanks for sharing your story!
@@jdbluesman7305 You Too,Remember Blacksmoke ,MR.SAM.WIGGINS,I saw a lot of the older Bluesmen ,back then,Some were from Chicago and The Delta.Beale Street has definately changed,Now.All the bearded up buildings and such,But to be honest,Memphis has become a Very violent and dangerous place,Such a shame.Hell l LIKED it THE WAY IT USED TO BE,peole minded their own business and such.Anyway,Love your story to.We are pretty much locked down here,This Damn Virus.TAKE CARE AND STAY WELL AND SAFE JD BLUESMEN. Walter B.Memphis. 😛☠🌠🌎💯Magic STILL THEIR THOUGH,But not as Easy To Findso many PEOPLE GONE!!!
maybe the people that robbed them of their masters and publishing rights, made them have to work until death, while leaving their families in poverty and at the same time making their own kids rich.... just maybe.
Proof positive that no matter how fast you can "shred" pentatonic scales, you ain't Sam Hopkins. Lightning really was one of the very best.
God bless you and rest in peace big man. What a soothing tone this man has, and I say ‘has’ cause his voice and music are eternal
Thank GOD someone recorded this last epic show... rest in peace Sam...
They don't make men like Sam Lightnin Hopkins anymore. Lightnin was through with cool before anyone knew what to do with cool.
Lightnin once said: "The Blues is something that the people's can't get rid of because the Blues is kinda hard to explain. Sorry of like death. But whenever you have a dad said feeling about your girl left you, your broke. Man, you can tell the whole wide world you ain't got nothin but the Blues."
If I could say one thing to Lightnin it would be that I want to say thank you for inspiring me to pick up the guitar.
This is the most amazing sound ever in any show ever performed. Everything just all .. perfectly tuned and mellow tempos so they get me drunk. Takes a hell of a tight/loose rhythm crew to blow with Hopkins, just like it did with Hendrix. who's the line-up?
Perfectly tuned???I don't know what key you are listening to ha ha Ha
@@georgebethos7890 u wanna talk??
@@_Ramen-Vac_ man was ready to throw hands
@@Beatboxerskills gonna bring the thunder
*The Blues come in their _own key_ & in every emotion. Kindly don't truncate _your_ keys around Mr.
Hopkins, please.*
Everyone talks about the Three Kings of The Blues, BB, Freddie and Albert and of COURSE they are in their own right but if you want to FEEL the Blues hit you in your chest you need Po’ Lightnin’, Johnny Lee, The Wolf and THE Godfather himself The Muthafuckin’ Mud!
I AGREE WHOLE HEARTEDLY 🎸👏👍
Amen brother
Blues is just a great art form. Total respect. Many variations have come about as for as styles. And the talent is excellent from bar bands to headliners. Blues is the foundation of jazz, rock and impart early country music and bluegrass.
This is an incredible recording no doubt and the musicians on it are great I love this recording. That said Lightnin's best recordings don't have any band. The man was a band unto himself! His soloing style is my very favorite, especially when he was playing without a band. There ain't nobody like Lightnin' around today.
Awesome Lightnin!!!...harmonica player is great,,,but I wish someone would have told him that Lightinin is the star,,,Don't play on top of him.
Definitely one of the greatest Bluesmen of all time! He was in a class of his own & also a class act. Nothing like this around today. RIP Lightnin' you are sorely missed by all.
yes it is still around, I play these blues EVERY DAY and have been for fifty years.
I was there. Legend.
Think Keith Richard's did a SONG or Lightin"s Hopkins Song on the Re-Released TALK IS CHEAP,Second C.D.MY BABE,DAMN ,SURE MISS YOU,NOT MANY OF YOU TRUE BLUESMEN LEFT,NOT LOKE THIS.NOT LIKE THIS,Walter B.Memphis 🎸👍💯🥂
Musicans were really backing him up, you can feel the respect and comprehension behind him. Thanks for sharing
I am 77 years old but 25 in my heart. I remember some of these songs when I danced with my husband. He would be 100 years old this year. I miss him but I have wonderful memories.
❤❤
damn, I'm in love again...😊
thats a big age gap
He was the number one and the best blues man ever. R.I.P Lightnin
He was the last, and certainly one of the very best, of the country bluesmen. I had a chance to visit with him between sets at a gig in (NYC 1962) when I was a young man - a real privilege.
I would agree.
im not died (damn)
Josh white BB King
Bo Diddly Lil Willie. John......
Many more
Albert King MOJO hand
Many more
I first heard Lightnin Hopkins on the Down South Summit LP, with Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry and Big Joe Williams. I saw Lightnin live in a small Cafe in Berkeley, with Sonny Terry. Monumental
Thank you so much for spreading the art of Hopkins. Was such an huge influencer of actually everything we know in the music industry today. Never forget him. Cheers
Yup - its here - its in his feel - its in the emotional connections we hear between songs - everyone deeply in it. Thank you for sharing this recording - it is indeed an important one. These are the creators in every mode and style we creating today go to for inspiration so we can evolve the art to reflect us in the present imagining a better future for more of us. Music has always guided our evolution and when our brave musical innovators stop evolving music so will we as humans stop evolving in my humble opinion.
2019 and this still speaks to me.. That says something..
I’m a harmonica player, but wished this one, stayed home this night
If there's any body out there can make you feel and love the blues.lightin Hopkins could.he was just that good.his singing was out this world and his picking that guitar was insanely great.may God rest his soul.see you later lighting Hopkins but never good bye
Last jam sounds like Hendrix woke up this morning found myself dead, R.I.P. beautiful lighting
I named my son Sam after Lightnin'
Did you name him Sam or Lightnin'?
I named him Sam but I call him Lightnin!!! 😊 he loves it
@@chrisdouglass8377 Do both of you play guitar?
We need to keep the blues alive.Forver!
Cure for the covid-19
If there's any body out there can make you feel and love the blues.lightin Hopkins could.he was just that good.his singing was out this world and his picking that guitar was insanely great.may God rest his soul.see you later lighting Hopkins but never good bye .
He plays much much better than Clapton or Beck but he ranked only #71 in the RS list. That's because he was black in "free" world
Please know somebody the other players? Its the best i heard from him (and had many lps)
What a gem!!! I'm speechless..what a testament ! Thank you my dear friend. God bless you
Old Sam “Lightnin’ has his mojo foeva’ mo’!
He's so much better playing with just himself
DEFINITELY AGREE WITH THAT!!!! WALTER B.MEMPHIS. 🥂👍💯🎸
No need for the wanker on the electric lead guitar. Whoever that was.
@@blewey nope that's for sure
Nobody plays the blues like him.. the true link between rocknroll and blues... and with no credit in the new generations..
Rolling Stone magazine might like to readjust their parameters as to what constitutes a guitar player..?
Lightning is to the guitar what Miles is to the trumpet.
' Instrumental Blues #2 ' is " Trouble in Mind".
I never like their lists. A lot of it is subjective and depends on personal taste. I'd rank Robert Johnson as #1 because he's influenced blues, rock, jazz, and country. But then Son House influenced Robert Johnson. There's a lot of great Latino guitarists who also get left off the list.
@@cottonwoodslim3497 Yes the Latino guitarist,some of tbem,most of them,are most overlooked..And that ain't right,Walter B.Memphis. 😛🌠🌎💯
Of all the records I own that have changed my life, by far one of the most influential is Hopkin's live from the bird cage theatre.
This was my first time stumbling upon his music. Kept me hooked for the full video.
Never heard him play like this. Lots more improvisation than usual. Awesome!
While he may have lost some dexterity, this if anything only pushes him to give a master class in how these so-called "simple" materials can be a source of endless invention and wonder. His vocals are great, too.
The Best Bluesman.
At a hap joint in Clarksdale Miss. Years ago came in and have a drink after a few he seen the guitar hanging on the wall ask the owner if he could try to play. Play it was great . He had a few drinks and played a few. He was great he was there for close to a hour. Then a guy open the bar door and called his name he got up and said thanks and left.
Lightnin' Hopkins - Master of LIFE !
je pense que Lightnin Hopkins a légué sa musique à tous les musiciens de blues dans ce dernier concert !!!!!!!
This is gold. Thanks man.
This is Debra McKnight the Black Knight descendant of Lightnin Hopkins my cousin Patsy Hopkins my great-grandmother doc Hayden my grandfather my mother Bessie Mae Hayden McKnight Esau McKnight senior my father
We have a blues fest locally every fall and this is the area from which he was raised I would love to get a hold of you I would love to see he in Mansell Lipscomb both honored. I live in central Tx, not too far from his home place.
Grande Maestro.... Straordinario eccellenza...2023
este álbum suena muy muy bien!!!! muchas gracias por traer este album a la escucha que me ha hecho sentir bien y algo de consuelo... Infinitas Gracias!!!!
WHEN I WAS A KID I WOULD SIT ON A MILK CRATE IN FRONT OF A CHURCH ON MAXWELL STREET IN CHICAGO LISTENING TO THE GREATEST BLUES PLAYERS
Wolfman's right.lol..this music is rich with so much soul. RIP Lightning.
Keith Richard said Lightnin rocks heavier than Metallica and Black Sabbath
Those that disliked this can go on a one way trip to hell. Hopkins is one of the greats.
Couldn’t agree more! Albert King said “If you don’t dig the blues you’ve got a hole in your soul”. I say if you don’t like Sam “Lightnin” Hopkins you don’t have a soul!
Ya, he is great but these generic dudes behind are him kind of banal, cliche, and tedious.
@@mlwsf AGREED, Mark Putnam!!!!Walter B.Memphis. 🎸☝️👍💯🥂
Thanks for this. It's absolutely a great concert by my favorite blues singer, who grew up 12 miles and a world away from my mother...
oh man, thanks! how have I not heard this? 61 days before he died? goddamn.
Iconic blues musician
this is the most beautiful thing i’ve ever heard
Absolute legend
influence grows and will live on forever - who's playing harmonica?
probably Billy Bizor
@@sintramdragonis4794 Thonk you are right about that,Damn its 4 or 5 A.M.in the mornin,l want to crank it Way Up,quess l WILL go get in the car,and drive around,Gotta be very careful in Memohis.So humble,Love Lightin Hopkins.Walter B.Memphis. 👍🎼🎸💯
4:41 - Profound. Thanks Mr. LH; I've listen your music and poetry in the last 35 years.
(thanks to Blues Café for this treasure).
Jimi and you on my heart.... R. I. P my heros. 🌹💐🎸👏🎼🌈🙏🌷... Jimi 56 Verona
What The Masterpiece !
THIS is blues! Thank you Lightnin!!!!!!!!
Black and im evil
You know the same god that made me, that man made everybody else.... 🥶 chills down my spine
Now I know where Elvis Presley got it from. Before he starts singing If I can Dream he's talking and saying the same God that made me, made him too so help your fellow brother along the way. That video is on RUclips.
If you know him and hear his music u will recognize where some later famous musicians have taken away their music. or they were thieves?
legend in his own time...i just like playin' the blues, makes me feel good...😊
I haven't listened to Lightnin' in years! I've got a fantastic tape of him lurking in my home state across the Atlantic. Some vital and living music from one of the bards of the blues.
TX knows somethin' bout the Blues!
Lightnin fue un excelente maestro del blues ,y es un honor escuchar èsta su ùltima actuaciòn. Soy un fanàtico de su mùsica y es ,para mì, uno de los màs grandes intèrpretes del blues. Gracias por permitirme escuchar parte de su gran obra!!!.
De donde es usted?
@@charliebarcampos776 De Argentina... Por...?.
A True Man of The Blues! Everybodies Blues! Soak your Soul in the Best of the Best Liniment and your Pain Disappears! Lightin Hopkins will not be replaced in this Cruel World. Lord Shine your Sun on this Blues Genius Forever!
Best Medicine Ever!!
This is the music that got me started over 60 years ago. This and Howlin' Wolf's Smokestack Lightnin'...
I followed you 3 years later :)))
I believe it was Mr. Hopkins who was quotes as saying, "country is just the white man's blues". Luckily, the blues don't discriminate!
Lorsque cet album de Lightning ⚡ Hopkins a été livré au publique, j'étais en train de commencer le 2ième année d'uni. When this Last Concert / album was released, I was in my second year, the sophomore year, of Knox College, the Other School of Hard Knox, Knox County, Western Illinois. Surely, an' I ain't callin' nobody Shirley, all the days of my life, I've had the blues 💙, lived the blues.
Happy Juneteenth Day In 2022!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
El Instrumental Blues es la misma musica del tema You Better Run de Motorhead!!!!! oh yeah
Imposible tocar mejor la guitarra. Grande entre los grandes lightnin
Lightin was 69 years old in 1982 when he died in houston texas his home town of esophageal cancer. A protege of Blind Lemon Jefferson, and A Pure Texas Treasure. Sadly missed . definitely my favorite musician.
Mine too Ive been tryin Guitar Lightnin since I first heard it 57 years ago. :))))
ligthning hopkins is awesome
Late great Albert King passed 2 days after his last concert in Los Angeles / also 69.
the sun gonna shine on our life...some days.
Kind of wish this was more of Lightnin' by himself as that cliched bass riff gets tired after twenty minutes or so. Bump ba bump ba bump, ba baba bump. Etc.
I was born at the right time to hear this ...
brilliant, great post love and peace jve
Exceptional! It doesn’t get better than this. This is go telling it on the mountain!
Word
Lightenin had a bullet proof rythem section. They stuck to his ass like glue. Don't believe me? Try to count the bars.
The count doesn't matter, the Story's the thing, just the story and nothing else. The rythm section got to follow the words and they sure know Lightnin well enough to stick him any time... I'd love to see a video of this concert !!!
why can't something like this be in print??????? its fantastic! love the jam at the end, kinda like hendrix at woodstock
I’m whiter than a mother trucking bed sheet but let me spill my guts…these black mother trucking cats invented modern music as we know it through hardship, poverty and mother trucking god fearing love - these cats are the Greek gods in a world gone by ❤️
This is why we have Led Zeppelin and Cream and the Yardbirds etc.
i mean the yardbirds are ok....
Sou brasileiro , Pantanal MS, Hopkins , agradecemos sua existência na terra !
I'm so proud of my taste in music
Jerry ,Jimi , Janis , Johnny W. , Muddy ,Howlin ,Houndog T. ,Lighten , S . TERRY , GEORGE Jones . , + 30 more . Sing a Tune , Dance a Dance ,
So many music aficionados would echo that sentiment but nobody would actually say it. Love it!
@@Birdlives247Tull
@@rickmerritt128 What does Jethro Tull have to do with anything. It sounds like a Saturday night comment.
Wow man heavy