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The Roots of Lightnin' Hopkins

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982

Producer

Charters, Samuel Barclay, 1929-2015

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Penitentiary blues --Bad luck and trouble --Come and go home with me --Trouble stay 'way from my door --See that my grave is kept clean --Goin' back to Florida --Reminescences of Blind Lemon --Fan it --Tell me, baby --She's mine.

Track Information

101 Penitentiary Blues / Guitar. 102 Bad Luck and Trouble / Guitar. 103 Come and Go with Me / Guitar. 104 Trouble Stay Away from My Door / Guitar. 105 See That My Grave is Kept Clean / Guitar. 201 Going Back to Florida / Guitar. 202 Reminiscences of Blind Lemon / Guitar. 203 Fan It / Guitar. 204 Tell Me, Baby / Guitar. 205 She's Mine / Guitar.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5701b40fb-9f29-4d64-8c52-30e901e84b2e

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-4961 Verve Folkways.9000

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Verve/Folkways

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Houston (Tex.), United States, Texas.

General

Biographical notes by Samuel Charters on container. Performer(s): Blues songs; sung by Hopkins accompanying himself on guitar.

Place

Texas
United States
Houston (Tex.)

Topic

Blues (Music)
Guitar
African Americans

Performer

Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982

Producer

Charters, Samuel Barclay, 1929-2015

Culture

Americans

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Extent

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-4961

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171786005-2

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