Lightnin' Hopkins - In New York / Pure Pleasure

Lightnin' Hopkins was one of the most recorded artists in the blues, and the present recordings were made at a key moment in his career. By 1960, at age 48, he was no longer just a star in the black community;

he was emerging as a folk legend. His deeply personal music not only reflected the experiences of people of color but touched the general public. Chris Strachwitz, who recorded Hopkins frequently, called his

records "little listening snapshots of one of the great folk poets to emerge from African-American developments in Texas." When Hopkins died in 1982, he had produced more than 600 such 'listening snapshots.

' From this rich body of work, Candid Session is one of his finest and most intimate.

Lightnin' Hopkins (voc, g, p)

Title

Side A

1. Take It Easy

2. Mighty Crazy

3. Your Own Fault, Baby, To Treat Me The Way You Do

4. I've Had My Fun If I Don't Get Well No More

Side B

1. The Trouble Blues

2. Lightnin's Piano Boogie

3. Wonder Why

4. Mister Charlie

5. Black Cat