Legendary Houston bluesman, Sam Lightnin Hopkins was an icon of American music. This CD compiles the crème of his 1946-1948 recordings for the Los Angeles-based Aladdin Record company remarkable solitary blues recorded in the fully formed individual style on which he would build a life-long career. Lightnins guitar style was compelling old, yet new. His ad-libbed chord changes and stop-time rhythms, produced the hit, Katie May right out of the gate. Hopkins scored national R&B hits for Aladdin with his Shotgun Blues, Short Haired Woman - Essential, evocative Texas blues rooted in a tradition going back to Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Willie Johnson..........