Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Lightnin' Hopkins - Saga Blues: Houston Town Blues (2008)

Texas is, like Mississippi, the cradle of the blues. In the same way as John Lee Hooker offered an alternative to the sophistication of B.B. King at the end of the Forties, Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins distinguished himself from the orchestral style of T-Bone Walker by preserving the raw truth in original Texas blues. A regular sight in the bars of Houston’s Third Ward district, Hopkins claimed to be the spokesman for everyone in the workers’ community with nostalgia for his rural origins. His flurries on guitar and improvised refrains carried a deeply moving message that made him one the great poets of his time.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Katie Mae Blues (3:05)
1.02 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Short Haired Woman (2:26)
1.03 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Let Me Play With Your Poodle (2:38)
1.04 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Come Back Baby (2:42)
1.05 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Big Mama Jump (Little Mama Blues) (2:45)
1.06 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Baby Please Don't Go (2:51)
1.07 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Untrue Blues (3:03)
1.08 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Henny Penny Blues (2:08)
1.09 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Contrary Mary (2:43)
1.10 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - I Wonder (Why) (2:32)
1.11 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Let Me Fly Your Kite (4:03)
1.12 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - You're Not Goin' To Worry My Life Anymore (2:56)
1.13 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin's Boogie (2:49)
1.14 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Shotgun Blues (2:42)
1.15 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Black Cat Bone (2:58)
1.16 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Tim Moore's Farm (2:42)
1.17 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Coffee Blues (2:45)
1.18 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Give Me Central 209 (3:00)
1.19 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Papa Bones Boogie (2:35)
1.20 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Long Way From Texas (3:05)
1.21 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - Sad News From Korea (2:59)
1.22 - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins - One Kind Of Favor (3:02)