Sam "Lightning" Hopkins- The King of Blues / Rock- Early Street and Bar Performances- 1960




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Summary: There was Muddy, Wolf, Magic Sam, T-Bone Walker, John Hurt, Willie Dixon and a whole galaxy of Blues masters who gave us gifts we cannot repay. The late, legendary journalist Lester Bangs once noted 'but before them all, Lightnin' Hopkins was playing what we know today as Rock and Roll.' 3 1/2 min