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One of the quintessential Texas bluesmen, Lightnin' Hopkins played in a variety of settings, but some of his finest recorded moments took place with just him and his guitar. COUNTRY BLUES, recorded for the Tradition label in 1960, captures Hopkins at his acoustic, stripped-down best. From the snaking "Long Time," through the mournful "Prison Blues Come Down on Me," to the sprightly "Till the Gin Gets Here," COUNTRY BLUES draws a straight line back to the roots of rural tradition. Price Change Eff.5/1/2 Recorded in 1960. Includes liner notes by Mark McCormick. Personnel: Lightnin' Hopkins (vocals, guitar); Luke Miles (vocals). Liner Note Author: Mack McCormick. Editors: Mack McCormick; Roger Kash. Photographer: Samuel Charters. Personnel: Lightnin' Hopkins (vocals, guitar); Luke "Long Gone" Miles (vocals). Down Beat (1/98, p.55) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "As idiosyncratic a guitar stylist who ever played blues....all the material...is packed with Hopkins' primitive power..."
Dirty Linen (6-7/96, p.73) - "...The remastered versions [of COUNTRY BLUES] sound marvelous..."
Sing Out! (4-5-6/96, pp.144-145) - "...Hopkins is at the top of his form throughout, which is to say that this is as good as postwar acoustic blues got....among the essential discs for any serious blues collection."

1 Long Time S
2 Rainy Day Blues 
3 Baby! 
4 Long Gone Like a Turkey Through the Corn 
5 Prison Blues Come Down On Me 
6 Backwater Blues (That Mean Old Twister)
7 Gonna Pull A Party 
8 Bluebird, Bluebird 
9 See See Rider
10 Worrying My Mind 
11 Til the Gin Gets Here 
12 Bunion Stew 
13 You Got to Work to Get Your Pay 
14 Go Down Old Hannah 
15 Hear My Black Dog Bark 

Label Tradition
Orig Year 1960
Discs 1
Release Date Feb 06, 1996
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Mixed
Producer Mack McCormack; David Greenberg (Reissue); Paul Klein (Reissue); Rama Barwick (Reissue)
Engineer Mack McCormack
Recording Time 42 minutes
Personnel Lightnin' Hopkins - vocals, guitar
Luke "Long Gone" Miles - vocals

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