Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues (1961)

A1 Rocky Mountain 		
A2 Got To Move Your Baby 		
A3 So Sorry To Leave You 		
A4 Take A Trip With Me 		
B1 Last Night Blues 		
B2 Lightnin's Stroke 		
B3 Hard To Love A Woman 		
B4 Conversation Blues (Vocals – Sonny Terry)

Lightnin' Hopkins – vocals, guitar
Sonny Terry – harmonica
Leonard Gaskin – bass
Belton Evans – drums

Outside of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lightnin' Hopkins may be Texas's most distinctive and influential blues export. His easy, fluid fingerpicking and witty, extemporaneous storytelling are always a delight, and his performances on LAST NIGHT BLUES are no exception. The album is spare and acoustic, with Hopkins's voice and guitar accompanied by minimal percussion and Sonny Terry's harmonica.

Terry's contributions really add a lot to these tunes, threading a high, lonesome whine on the downtempo tunes and a chugging, propulsive shuffle on the faster ones. Hopkins is, of course, one of the kings of the blues boogie, but he's equally compelling on the slow blues, and he never missteps throughout this fine set. All told, this dynamite disc represents what the blues should be: stripped-down, soulful, and full of truth. ---allmusic.com

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