Lightnin’ Hopkins. A Texas blues legend who taught a new generation to play the blues. He was a cousin to Texas Alexander, shared the stage with Blind Lemon Jefferson, inspired the likes of T-Bone Walker, Bob Dylan and Led Zepplin and was a truly fabulous dresser. More recently, Hopkins became an inductee to Rolling Stone magazine’s top 100 guitarists of all time. Here he is at his best.
The Emotions.
Koko Taylor.
Betty Wright.
Cannon’s Jug Stompers. 1929. A little known Jug Stompers song, supposedly about Germantown, TN, a place where a young man could once make something of himself.
Eddie Floyd.
Bobby Bland.
James Brown.
It’s been a very long time since this blog has been up and running. Since we last spoke, I went out and got myself a journalism degree and even got a paid gig or two. Still, I have not forgotten the important things in life. Look forward to more “Bound for Glory,” starting soon. In the meantime, i’ll make up for lost time with a favourite of mine by Little Willie John.
The Ikettes with Ike Turner.
