Lightning Hopkins* - Sings The Blues Brazil 45 Boxset Vol. 6 bass (1970–1983) ● [a=Rick Davies]

bass (1970–1983) ● [a=Rick Davies] – vocals

spanning in total over a near 30-year time frame

and bassists

first on his own and then through [l=Rykodisc]

Count Basie & His Orchestra - The Best of the Roulette Years (RSD

Lightning Hopkins* - Sings The Blues Brazil 45 Boxset Vol. 6 bass (1970–1983) ● [a=Rick Davies]American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born: 15 March 1912, Centerville, Leon County, Texas, USA. Died: 30 January 1982, Houston, Texas, USA. In 1920, Hopkins met the legendary [a=Blind Lemon Jefferson] at a social function and got a chance to play with him. His cousin was [a=Texas Alexander]. While they were playing together in Houston in 1946, he was discovered by Lola Anne Cullum of Los Angeles' [l=Aladdin Records]. Hopkins first