A portrait of the great texas bluesman, lightnin hopkins. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins the official. Wild and wacky laws grade 23 emmas valentines day mystery grade 3. Jan reid is author of eight books, including the recently published texas tornado. Or if dancing was taught her by hopkins or vestris. It isnt remotely unique, joining a long list of club recordings by all three, although the original lp on the davon and. Click here for tab and audio clips this weeks harmonica lesson will show you how to play the solo from shotgun. Throughout his career, lightnin hopkins, born sam john hopkins, was prolific.
Deep texas bluesthe early blues of lightnin hopkins 2 dvd set. Brazilian pianist, eliane rodrigues, literally taking the performance below the stage. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of stardust records. Blues lesson tab by blues exercises spur 1 electric. The film begins depicting hopkins as a young boy at the point that he decides to become a musician and goes on to show lightnin as an adult in 1970, performing his very own version. The lesson includes a brief history on blues and two easy licks in the style of lightnin hopkins. Hawkins also shows how hopkins most likely set the stage for many great electric blues players with his style hopkins played both acoustic and electric blues. November 23, 1926 september 1, 2005, born robert lee burnside, was a north mississippi hill country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lived much of his life in and around holly sprin.
When you hear someone say texas blues guitar you may immediately think of stevie ray and jimmie vaughn or maybe freddie king. Reluctant reader books a message from rover grade 23 meet dr. In this blues guitar lesson teacher, eric madis, teaches a couple of key blues licks in the style of lightnin hopkins. Last night blues by lightnin hopkins 25218054829 cd. Chords for blues guitar lesson lightnin hopkins licks. Structure of the song bring me my shotgun by lightnin hopkins. Like the 12barblues and turnarounds, this lesson is a must. Lightnin, who knew blind lemon jefferson as a child, is jimmie vaughns favorite guitarist. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins full documentary. Sam lightnin hopkins was a very influential texas blues musician whose songs have inspired everyone from the likes of jimi hendrix and stevie ray vaughn to the red hot chili peppers, and many points in between. This gives the piece a bit of a different feel and is a signature hopkins trick.
His guitar technique could be simply structured or quite complicated, but never appeared to be strained or out of place. The making of the blues according to lightnin hopkins by les blank written for the program ix. Full text of the oxford book of light verse internet archive. Blues lesson tab by blues exercises songsterr tabs with rhythm. Lightnin hopkins shotgun blues lyrics songmeanings.
Yes, i said, go bring me my shotgun oh, bring me back some shells yes, i said, go bring me my shotgun oh, bring me back a pocket full of she. In this acoustic blues guitar lesson i want to show you a cool piece taken from my acoustic blues course. Improvising the blues on the piano is a lot easier than you might think. Lightnin hopkins guitar lesson trouble in mind part 2. Shotgun blues by kenny wayne shepherd on amazon music. It isnt remotely unique, joining a long list of club recordings by all three, although the original lp on the davon and horizon labels was obscure enough that collectors may. Jazz on the screen reflects the opinions of its author, david meeker, and not the views of the library of congress. Sam lightning hopkins was one of the original texas bluesmen. A lesson in blues guitar, life, and eight ball pool by michael hawkeye herman. Deep texas bluesthe early blues of lightnin hopkins 2.
These licks can be played over the blues shuffle from the previous lesson. Lightnin hopkins and the blues lightnin hopkins user. If you want to write a blue song like this one should you really look at the 12 bar blues and its chord progressions. In this lesson well look at the rhythm pattern used by kenny wayne shepherd in his song shotgun blues from. Yes i said, go bring me my shotgun, go and bring me back some shells yes i said go bring me my shotgun, go and bring me back a pocketful of shells yes if i dont get some competition, you know theres gonna be trouble here yes you know my woman tried to quit me, when i aint done nothing wrong she done put me out of doors babe, and i even aint got no home i said go, bring me my shotgun, whoa. Ive been looking for a quality music book of the great lightnin hopkins with extensive tablature. Its a great way for beginners to sound very cool, without having to be as good as oscar peterson. Our website profiles many bands and offer an abundance of free resources. In this lesson i want to show you a slow blues lick that is played over the v and iv chords.
The blues, by any definition it seems that the blues just have to be a bit. If you arent familiar with hopkins read this book,and then listen to his wonderful blues. Where should a beginner of the blues start in order to write awesome songs. Buy lightnin hopkinss album titled last night blues to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. They were catfishing, eating rib sandwiches, killing snakes, going to rodeos and dances and church, feeling the blues, playing the blues, and making the most of life.
The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins 1969 directed by. Shotgun blues guns n roses tablature l tied note h hammer on p pull off b bend br bendrelease pb prebend vibrato slashs solo. This lick can be used as a great intro when playing acoustic blues on guitar on draws from robert johnson and eric claptons style playing. Blank reveals lightnins inspiration, and features a generous helping of classic blues. Blues accordin to lightnin hopkins library of congress. Go bring me my shotgun you know i just got to start shootin again you know im gonna shoot my woman cause shes foolin around with too many men yes bring me my shotgun yes man and a pocket full. Eric madis, teaches a couple of key blues licks in the style. Check out shotgun blues by lightnin hopkins on amazon music. Having patience a lesson for bashful lovers hazing. Blues guitar lesson lightnin hopkins licks youtube. He infused his country sensibility and singular personality into every song he sang.
Includes performances at an outdoor barbeque and a black rodeo. The times and music of doug sahm, university of texas press, 2010 reid is perhaps best known as the author of the improbable rise of redneck rock, da capo press, 1977 which traced the rise of the outlaw country scene in austin, texas in the 1970s. Jan 12, 2010 the lesson includes a brief history on blues and two easy licks in the style of lightnin hopkins. Check out the video clip below for an excellent 30miniute documentary, capturing the life of legendary blues singerguitarist sam lightnin hopkins. The great texas bluesman lightnin hopkins is captured brilliantly in this deeply moving film. In this lesson, im focused on hopkins approach to the 12bar bluesthe basis for much of his material. Once upon a time, hawkeye got to sit down with lightning and take a guitar lesson and how hes passing the baton. And then you tell me bout singin the blues you get what you pay for an freedoms real high priced an while your rippin off children somebodys fuckin your wife its never made a difference its only how you survive i got the shotgun blues shotgun blues i said i dont know what i did but i know i gotta move i got the shotgun blues shotgun. Blues for beginners lightnin hopkins blues guitar lesson. No worries, hopkins to me is the direct link from the delta to rock music.
Blues activities, worksheets, printables, and lesson plans. Lightin hopkins is the platonic ideal of a bluesman. Amongst the many older blues musicians i saw perform and learn from in the late 1960s and early 1970s was sam lightnin hopkins. Shotgun blues guitar tab by kenny wayne shepherd with free online tab player. An acceptance, on being presented with a handsome bookmark. His style included advanced techniques such as hitting and slapping the body of the guitar while playing traditional blues forms. I hope he continues to put out quality material like this. Lightnin hopkins is the star of this live recording, made at an august 1961 concert at the ash grove in hollywood featuring hopkins, sonny terry and brownie mcghee with big joe williams sitting in on three numbers. The film includes interviews and a performance by hopkins. The liner notes summarize hopkins place in the blues world pages 1112. Vintage guitar magazine presents tom feldmann tom feldmann demonstrates one of lightnin hopkins trademark riffs on his collings 002h, in standard tuning. In this lightnin hopkins lesson well take a look at a super important characteristic of his playing.
Be as may, with the exception of blues, as the grand ole pry is of singular. He was also key in developing the unmuted sound of texas blues rhythm guitar playing. Using an acoustic guitar, lets take a look at this approach in our travels down the time line of this. Willie bryant with the tab smith sextette apollo 1945. Guitar in the styles of lightnin hopkins, blind blake, mississippi john hurt, blind boy fuller and big bill broonzy. Not everyone was going to san francisco in the summer of love 1967. Shellac 10 lightnin hopkins shotgun blues rollin blues 1950, shellac discogs. Learn blues guitar from eric madis with an intermediate guitar lesson for licks by lightnin hopkins.
That was followed in 1963 by greenback dollar and thunder n lightnin. The first lick will feature a simple single note blues melody. The fact that this comes in a practical spiral bound book only adds to its value. The solos in this would slot straight into any zeppelin, stones or hendrix tune without missing a beat. At a time when bigcity blues was electrifying the world, lightnin brought us back to the basics.
Feb 23, 2018 in this lesson, im focused on hopkins approach to the 12bar bluesthe basis for much of his material. Learn blues guitar from hawkeye herman with an intermediate guitar lesson for lightning hopkins. For anyone who wants to know what both sam lightnin hopkins or po lightnin as he sometimes called himself and his music were likeread this book. Chords for bring me my shotgun lightnin hopkins lesson.
Lightnin sam hopkins was one of the towering geniuses of american music. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins 1969 directed. On the making of the blues according to lightnin hopkins. The first has 3 audio files and 2 videos of hopkins playing, while the second has 12 audio files and 2 more videos. A lesson in blues guitar, life, and eight ball pool sam lightnin hopkins. We offer an overview of his career, a discography and recommend his best cds. Blues lesson guitar tab by blues exercises with free online tab player. Lightnin hopkins guitar tuning the famous texas blues man sam lightnin hopkins was the mr cool of the blues and had a massive influence on a lot of guitarists. Hopkins and his style of blues were unique,even in his era. Now an entire book has been written about presleys time in the. Blues turnarounds turnarounds you can remember turnarounds in e. Those not wellacquainted with the blues may be forgiven for not knowing hopkins.
The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins the official bob. Nov 17, 2014 in this lightnin hopkins lesson well take a look at a super important characteristic of his playing. Start learning blues guitar in the style of eric clapton, bb king, srv and more with these free blues guitar lessons. Shotgun blues interactive tab ver 3 by guns n roses. Blues accordin to lightnin hopkins contributor names les blank, skip gerson director created published usa. Apr 29, 2009 in this blues guitar lesson teacher, eric madis, teaches a couple of key blues licks in the style of lightnin hopkins. Blues hoot by lightnin hopkins 894231269028 cd barnes. Lighnin hopkins is another key figure in the development of texas blues. Sam hopkins centerville, texas with hopkins brothers and thunder n lightnin with wilson smith. I do a bit of research on each artist and ive got the bare bones of his story grandpa was a slave who hanged himself, dad murdered when he was 3, say a black guy hanging from the tree outside the court house as a school kid, working in the fields at 8, met blind lemon at 8 and took to the road. Notice how hopkins often stays on the i chord rather than turning around to the v the way most 12bar blues jams turn around.
Shotgun blues by junior wells harmonica lesson youtube. His response was the book, here i stand, written with lloyd l. Lightnin hopkins guitar lesson trouble in mind part 1 duration. Thou shalt not bear false witness like the blues theres one, at least. The international festival of ethnographic films nuoro, sardinia, italy, 1998 i grew up in tampa, florida in a white, uppermiddle class home and distinctly remember the first live music. Bring me my shotgun by lightnin hopkins is a blues song but is it really a 12 bar blues. Shotgun blues tab by kenny wayne shepherd kenny overdriven. From start to finish, the blues accordin to lightnin hopkins, does nothing but show hopkins perform, talk and fish and yet, by the end, we have a full picture of the man and his music. Blues guitar legend lightnin hopkins, dan bowden on. The second lick has a ringing bass note paired with a riff thats played on higher strings. If youre just browsing, scroll to the bottom of this page and listen to the audio example to get an idea of what this lesson is about. If you love lightnin hopkins and wish to study his guitar style, this is the book. The invisible presence, buried deep in every one of their guitar riffs, is the true king of texas blues, lightnin hopkins.
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