Lightnin' Hopkins Lyrics

Sam "Lightnin’" Hopkins (, 1912 — , 1982) was a country blues guitarist, from Houston, Texas, United States. Life Born in Centerville, Texas, Hopkins' childhood was immersed in the sounds of the blues and he developed a deeper appreciation at the age of 8 when he met Blind Lemon Jefferson at a church picnic in Buffalo, Texas. That day, Hopkins felt the blues was "in him" and went on to learn from his older (somewhat distant) cousin, country blues singer Alger "Texas" Alexander. Hopkins began accompanying...Read more »