Lightnin' Hopkins - Shootin Fire (Mono) - Import CD

Credits:

Lightnin' Hopkins

Description:

This rare studio date from Texas blues legend Lightnin Hopkins was recorded on April 11, 1969 at the ACA Recording Studio in Houston. Of the dozen or so songs recorded during this session, a handful were brand-new originals like "Born in the Bottom," "Stinking Foot," and the unusual Pearl Harbor ode "December 7, 1941." Well-established Hopkins tracks like "Shinin Moon" and "Shake That Thing" also got another run-through on this casual, intimate set that features Lawrence Evans on bass, Cedric Hayward on piano, and Ben Turner on drums. While various mixes from this session have leaked out on compilations over the years, the entire session in its original four-track mix has remained unreleased up to this point. Padding out this nice collection are a few other hard-to-find Hopkins gems like "Mistrust My Baby and She Mistrust Me," "Moving on Out When the Saints March In," and "Old House Torn Down." ~ Timothy Monger

Tracklisting:

1.Born in the Bottom
2.Rainy Day in Houston
3.A Man Like Me Is Hard to Find
4.Got a Letter This Morning
5.Moving on Out
6.Shinin' Moon
7.Feel Like Ballin' the Jack
8.Stinking Foot
9.December 7, 1941
10.My Baby Ain't Got No Shoes
11.My Baby Was Crying for Bread
12.My Little Darling
13.Go Ahead/Battle Hymn of the Republic
14.Shake That Thing
15.Mistrust My Baby and She Mistrust Me
16.Moving on Out When the Saints March In
17.Old House Torn Down
18.Baby Please Don't Do Me Wrong
19.Good as Old Time Religion
20.I'm Shootin' Fire