Albert Collins, Freddie King, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb: Texas Blues Guitar featuring Albert Collins, Freddie King, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Released 01/01/1996
The Lone Star State boasts many cultural riches, and its gifts to the blues tradition are among its most exemplary treasures. The range of Texas blues guitar styles, both rural and urban, is captured in this collection of fourteen performances by four legendary Texas bluesmen. Blazing 1991 performances by the great Albert Collins (three songs) generate a heat which belies his Iceman moniker. Freddie King cooks at full boil in a 1972 set which includes his signature song "Going Down" and two others. Rare 1960 footage of Lightnin' Hopkins (four songs) shows how intense the downhome acoustic Texas blues could be. A 1968 performance by Mance Lipscomb traces the blues tradition to its work song taproot with "Captain, Captain" and three others. Alternately stark and celebratory, the Texas blues of these performances comprise a legacy as expansive as the Lone Star State's legendary vistas.
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