403 Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins (1911-1982) “T-Model Blues” 1949

One of the “important Texas artists [who] contributed substantially to the development of electric blues and R&B during the mid-twentieth century.” Sam Hopkins “was inspired to play music at an early age by his musician father and brother, as well as by blues greats Blind Lemon Jefferson and Texas Alexander. Hopkins got his nickname ‘Lightnin’ in 1946, when he recorded with piano player Wilson ‘Thunder’ Smith, and the duo was billed as ‘Thunder’ and ‘Lightnin’” (Gary Hartman, The History of Texas Music, 2008). 

Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins “T-Model Blues”