{"title":"Lightnin' Hopkins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSam Lightnin' Hopkins was born in Centerville, Texas, March 15th, 1912. When he was around 10 years old, Lightnin' met Blind Lemon Jefferson (one of the most popular blues performers of that era). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis encounter was to have a profound effect on Hopkins. He lived the life of a bluesman, even serving time on a Texas road gang in the late ?30s. His first recording was made November 4th, 1946 for Aladdin Records. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe went on to become one of the most popular and widely recorded bluesmen of the post war era. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLightnin' Hopkins died in Houston on January 30th, 1982.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lightnins-boogie-live-at-the-rising-sun-celebrity-jazz-club-remastered","title":"Lightnin's Boogie - Live at The Rising Sun Celebrity Jazz Club","description":"","brand":"Lightnin' Hopkins","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":39517475274912,"sku":"0068944830350","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":39517517578400,"sku":"0068944915125","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/products\/0129af80-ba36-4e04-9efe-4a672cab479515615347368382923336-LARGE_5086507c-aff1-4872-9435-74c9c3b4028f.jpg?v=1616181983"},{"product_id":"lightnins-boogie-live-at-the-rising-sun-celebrity-jazz-club-remastered-1","title":"Lightnin's Boogie - Live at The Rising Sun Celebrity Jazz Club (Remastered) - Vinyl LP","description":"Remastered rare recording from the Justin Time Essentials Collection \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeluxe 2LP gatefold package - 180 gram vinyl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn June 23, 1977, Sam ‘Lightnin’ Hopkins walked onto a small stage in a smoke \u0026amp; whisky filled club in Montreal and proceeded to lay down arguably his last great performance before his death 5 years later.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Lightnin’s Boogie – Live at The Rising Sun Celebrity Jazz Club” – remastered and available on vinyl for the first time – reveals a master blues man in full control of his many talents and working the crowd to “Get Up Off O’ Yo’ “.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLightnin’ Hopkins is considered one of the greatest blues guitarists and singers of all time and, according to the New York Times, “perhaps the greatest single influence on rock guitar players.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Lightnin' Hopkins","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":39730724798624,"sku":"068944915118","price":36.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/products\/0129af80-ba36-4e04-9efe-4a672cab479515615347368382923336-LARGE_595d5e08-a98d-4f6d-8056-04ebf6cc5dbf.jpg?v=1618320639"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/collections\/LightninHopkins.jpg?v=1616161993","url":"https:\/\/justin-time-records.myshopify.com\/collections\/lightnin-hopkins.oembed","provider":"Justin Time Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}