Lightnin' and the Blues | ||||
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Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | April 1954 | |||
Studio | Houston, Texas | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 30:56 Original LP release | |||
Label | Herald HLP 1012 | |||
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Lightnin' and the Blues is a 12-inch LP album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, collecting twelve tracks recorded in 1954 that were originally released as 7-inch singles on the Herald Records label.[2][3] Since its original release, Lightnin' and the Blues has been reissued several times including in 2001[1] and later in 2016 when it was expanded to a 30 song track-list. The material Hopkins recorded with Herald Records in 1954 has also been released under various other compilations, including Collectables Records' two volumes The Herald Recordings[4] and The Herald Recordings Vol. 2.[5][6]
All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins
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